Scene December 2020 HULL THURSDAY Road Club
Amanda & Neil
Enjoying some mud: Dave Millson and Doug Jaram at Kings Forest, Thetford
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Club Scene December 2020 HULL THURSDAY Road Club
Contents Front Page: Merry Zwiftness and Mud Fun Club Scene: Don Wilkinson Youth Scene: A love for two wheels Muddy Scene: Muddy Trail Tales Social Scene: Thursday on Thursday and Saturday, Scene 2003, Gerries rides Odds & Sods: Who are you, Einstein’s Cyclists’ Riddle, Joke Time, A Call for Contributions, The 6 Day Circus, Answers to November Word Search Back Page: Youthful Lee Coulson
Thank you to Dave Millson, Jim Sampson, Lee Coulson, Phil McCormick, Ron Nozedar, John Ulyatt, Dave Tyas and Shirley Sutton for contributing to this month’s newsletter. To Neil Dean for proofing and prepping and printing the hard copies.
And thank you to everyone who over the past five years has supported the Scene production by sending me contributions. Please keep it going for Mark Ollerenshaw, our new Scene Editor. Have a lovely Christmas everyone and Best Wishes for 2021.
Amanda Dean, Scene Editor, [email protected]
Don Wilkinson: Jim Sampson
A number of you will remember Don, a stalwart in the geriatrics from the early days. He helped me at the very beginning, some 24 years ago, to get Baz Hewland back on his bike after a heart operation. These ‘bashes’ grew just like Topsy and Don was out every week, rain or shine whatever the weather. He said he had a Wednesday pass from Betty, his wife, but we thought she just locked him out for the day. During this time, perhaps 15 years ago, he had an accident and lost the sight in one of his eyes. This didn’t stop him from his weekly rides. Dapper Don he was called in one of our limericks.
I haven’t seen much of him in the last few years and his daughter called me yesterday to give me some news; not good I’m afraid.
Early this year he developed a growth in his good eye, a cancerous growth as it turns out. This, hopefully, has been dealt with but he’s now lost his sight altogether. Not being able to look after himself he’s had to go into a home, he’s 92. He still is, and always was, compos mentis but he’s developed Charles Bonnet Syndrome, a disease which causes visual hallucinations. It’s not possible to visit him because of Covid, and because his hearing is poor it would be difficult to make contact. Not a nice thing to happen to anyone, particularly this time of year.
Hope we can get together soon, maybe an Easter dinner to make up for the loss at Christmas.
Keep safe everyone and have a nice Christmas – I know it’ll be a quiet one, Jim.
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A Love for Two Wheels... Lee Coulson
Well Thursday members, we all certainly do. Whether it’s only a little or being totally consumed with the love.
We love the freedom. We love the excitement. We love the accessibility. We love the challenges. We love the bike.
My affections for the bike began as a youngster I suppose, getting a ‘croggy’ from my dad. Then ‘racing’ the other kids down the ten foot, around the block, or getting to training for another sport. I would guess really though it wasn’t until commencing secondary school that I started to feel the freedom and excitement the bike offered me. ‘Larking out’ on the bike all day, finding new parks and trails with my mates.
The bike thankfully gave me the freedom to explore sun-baked islands on holidays and filled me with wonderful memories I still cherish today. For some of us, the love of the bike may have lead us into competition and the challenges it brings but for some, that same love will have lead us into exploration of different areas and countries.
We will all have a different story, a different memory. Some may not be from childhood but the story is still important isn’t it? These stories are amazing in their own unique way and I welcome all of you to take a trip down memory lane and share some of them with us. Be it local and recent or from your youth or in a foreign land…
So my challenge to all club members is to dig out an image or two of you showing love for the bike. Share it with Scene from January or if you can’t do that then continue to post it on the club’s social media like a few members have been doing. Let’s show our club off from old and new and be proud of it.
Here are a few of mine from my youth, enjoy and ride safe… (continued on back page).
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Muddy Trail Tales: Dave Millson
Mud Bath on Brantingham Trails: Paul Campbell
Doug Jaram ‘Guns Out’ Kings Forest Thetford
Art Installation near Cottingham. Cool dudes Dave & Doug hanging out.
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Thursday on Thursday: Phil McCormick
With the rule of 6 returning, so could the mid-week ride.
Thursday 10th #35. The first ride after lock down and already at 50% capacity for the ride! Paul, Neil and I had a 36 mile ride up and around Hotham. Any more than 6 riders, no one would be turned away. We would just split into two or more groups.
15/12/20 #36, Neil and I bravely decided to go where very few other people go on the Southbank, this included
Winteringham, West Halton, Alkborough and Burton upon Stather before heading back to more familiar territory at Flixborough, where Neil’s bike decided to protest at the route and throw a front wheel puncture.
It’s great to watch someone mend their bike in the December sun.
We finished off the 62 mile ride with a sightseeing trip through Scunthorpe (the steel works is worth a look), and a short stretch of the A18 before Brigg. I don’t think we’ll be replicating that route too soon!
Saturday on Saturday
5/12. A 55 mile ride taking in Autumnal France, or possible Sunk Island, with Neil.
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12/12 Great to see four out today. 42 miles around the Cliffes and Caves.
James and Paul were very strong and Mike looked and sounded far too comfortable riding up South Cave. Watch out for those three next season!
There was talk of a Saturday morning chain gang in the New Year, hope it comes off.
Scene 2003
Many thanks to Ron Nozedar who sent in this Christmas edition front cover of Scene.
All the best to all for Christmas and hopefully for a much brighter 2021. Ron
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OUR DAY WILL COME - RUBY AND THE ROMANTICS (22.11.2020): John Ulyatt
We WONDER when OUR DAY WILL COME to get out on the bike in a group again. Hopefully Wed 3/12 if restrictions are lifted. At the moment we're restricted to going out on our JACK JONES or with a BUDDY GUY.
YESTERDAY was a cold SUNNY day. Not quite NINE BELOW ZERO, more like 9 above and ideal for a morning’s ride.
I set off down Willerby Low Road, up Harland Way and to Skidby where I bumped into Richard and Lyn Mills so had a chat.
Onto Walkington where the TRAFFIC lights don't detect a lone cyclist and as a lack of CARS around I rode cautiously to THE EDGE of the main road and whipped across! NAUGHTY BOY!
Lovely CHERRY (LIPS) Burton came next leading to Etton. MEN AT WORK on the High street certainly causing lots of MUD on the road so caution required.
Up the drag where the S. Dalton church tower slowly reveals itself. A marvellous aspect. Quite a (PIXIE) LOTT of cyclists and (JOHNNIE) WALKERs out which was great to see. A cheery HELLO always brightens up the day.
Took a right at the pond and headed towards Bracken but took a left into Lund. The film 'Lease of Life' was filmed here and Beverley in 1954 starring 2 big stars of the day ROBERT DONAT and ADRIENNE CORRI.
Onto the main road for a few hundred yards before turning off to Middleton on the Wolds. Lovely to see 2 guys collecting GARBAGE from the verges.
The VILLAGE PEOPLE were observing lockdown as I swept through and turned for home via Lund WARREN (MITCHELL) and Holme on the Wold.
Flew past the Church and up the drag, down Warter Lane into the back of Etton. There must have been 20 cyclists of varying shapes and sizes between here and Cherry. All in ones and twos.
David Hought (Pactimo Cycling gear) caught me up here and we chatted till he went over the Westwood home and I came home via Walkington/Skidby and the Low Road.
The MORNING GLORY of a 40 miler. WÜNDERBAR.
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THE VACCINES - TAKE IT EASY (Weds 2.12.2020): John Ulyatt
Great news that THE VACCINES are on their way although we still have to TAKE IT EASY for a few more months.
As we are now in (TRACKS OF MY) TIERS 3, we are allowed to ride in groups of 6 again. My original plan today was to meet SOME OTHER GUYs at Skidby but due to SCHOOL DAYS we took Issy to school whilst WALKING THE DOG which delayed my ride.
I set off alone at 10.40 in DIRE (STRAIGHTS) conditions and went via Willerby Low Road-Harland Way/Walkington loop/Bishop Burton/WILD CHERRY Burton/Etton/(JOE) SOUTH Dalton into Holme.
I crossed the main road a couple of times and returned home more or less the same way. I was IN A MIST from Cherry and on the Low Road I listened to THE RHYTHM OF RAIN cascading down for a couple of miles before reaching home for lunch after a 33 miler. Bumped into your Neil, Dave on the Low Road and had a chat. Where did you get to Dave?
The day was finished off tonight with Lambs Liver/Sausage and Mash from The Star which was absolutely DELICIOUS.
LET THE GOOD TIMES folks albeit in a few more weeks.
Love to all and keep safe xx
Geriatric Jaunts …. If life happens to get back to normal soon …
06-Jan-21 Ganstead Roundabout
13-Jan-21 Skidby Mill
20-Jan-21 Greenwood Ave
27-Jan-21 Skidby Mill
03-Feb-21 Ganstead Roundabout
10-Feb-21 Skidby Mill
17-Feb-21 Greenwood Ave
24-Feb-21 Skidby Mill
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Who Are You? Dave Millson Answers Page 15
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EINSTEIN’S CYCLISTS’ RIDDLE: Dave Tyas
About 100 years ago a riddle appeared which is usually attributed to Albert Einstein. Unfortunately he wasn’t much of a cyclist, but if he was it might have looked like this:
The Englishman lives in a red house The Swede rides a Bianchi The Dane wears Santini kit The green house is to the left of the white house The green house owner wears Assos kit The time triallist rides a Cervelo bike The yellow house owner rides road races The cyclist in the centre house wears Bioracer kit The Norwegian lives in the first house The cyclo cross rider has a neighbour who rides a Scott bike The cyclist who rides track wears Rapha kit The cyclist who rides a Colnago lives next to the road racer The German races on Zwift The Norwegian lives next to the blue house The cyclo cross rider has a neighbour who wears LeCol kit Who rides a Pinarello?
Post your answers on the club Facebook page. I will confirm the correct answer in the next edition of Scene. Dave Tyas
Joke Time: Shirley Sutton from http://www.laughfactory.com/jokes/joke-of-the-day
One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in stunningly sexy lingerie.
"Tie me up," she purred, "And you can do anything you want."
So he tied her up and went cycling.
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A Call for Contributions .. and an answer: Phil McCormick
You could….
Tell me about one of your recent social or training rides – see Thursday on Thursday. A Zwift race: Never done one, but enjoy the odd GCN indoor training film on u-tube ‘riding’ up those Italian mountains is great. Anything for motivation to get out when it’s cold: Saves you having to put the heating on. Training tips: I think this one is attributable to the 1920s cyclist and one time Hull Thursday member Andy Wilkinson. When one of the pedals comes to the top, push it back down again. Please let me know if these wise words belong to someone else. Nutrition: Anything oat based, or cheap from Stack it High, Sell it Cheap. Bargains for bike kit: Planet X arm warmers. Recipes for homemade back pocket food: Flapjack. 6oz oats 3oz soft brown sugar 3oz marg Jokes (clean ones): A strip of green tarmac goes into a pub. The landlord says to the barman, don’t upset him, he’s a cyclopath. Quiz: Name the two cannibals of the peloton. What do the Manx Missile and the Pocket Rocket have in common. Can you name them both? Get you (and the kids) in Christmas Hats and tinsel for a photo? Couldn’t find a tinsel photo but this is a picture from the Boxing Day 10 a couple of year ago.
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THE 6 DAY CIRCUS: Ron Nozedar
You may remember in the December edition of the Scene 2013 that I mentioned about a six day cycle race that took place in Hull over 100 years ago and promised that I would continue the story at a later date. Browsing through some old club handbooks I came across an article written by Jack McGlone entitled 100 Year Ago in the 1980 handbook.
Now some of our older members may recall this article. For the younger members Jack was the club secretary and treasurer. Jack had many strings to his bow he had an abundance of stories and jokes. He started writing the Hull Thursday History which was recorded in the earlier editions of Scene. Jack was a rough cut diamond he was a popular after dinner speaker and often had the audience in stitches. He was also noted for his immaculate copper plate hand writing.
Referring back to his article 100 Years Ago. Jack wrote about a six day race that was held in Hull at the Rifle Barracks in Londesbrough Street between Monday May 31st and Saturday June 5th 1880. Where Jack got is information from I do not know. It was only last year that I read an article from an interview with Mr George Scaum of the Hull Bicycle Club in an old scrap book that stirred me up to look further into the six day race in Hull. In Jack’s article he mentioned that the six day that took place during May /June 1880 and was the first enclosed provincial 6 day to take place in England. However Mr Scaum also mentioned taking part in a six day during Christmas week 1879. Now after reading the account by Mr Scaum it stirred me up to seek out more information about the six day during the Christmas period 1879.
Also as a point of interest, in those days the tracks were usually grass and flat. Not like today’s super-fast wooden banked Velodrome. The machines cumbersome, heavy ordinaries or penny farthings that the rider trundled around on.
You may recall Mr Scaum’s interview in the December edition when he recalled riding in the 6 day during Christmas week 1879, I’ve included an extract from it to refresh you memories.
My first one is limited to the first one held in Hull, in a large temporary building on the Rifle Barracks field, during the Christmas week of 1879. It consisted of a 6 day pro race (14 hours each day) and a 14 hour amateur race. The pro race was won by Waller who was then in his best form. The Amateurs numbered 8, and the days on which they had to ride were drawn for, Saturday falling to my lot. This proved to be a piece of good fortune, as I had the advantage of knowing exactly what was required of win. Shaw only covered 160 odd miles which was beaten by E.W.Stephenson, and later by Tonge with 178 miles. J. T. Hollings lifted the distance to 182 miles, and I further improved it on the Saturday by riding 184. I have sometimes wondered where we should have finished with another week and another 6 riders. The only training that I had was with horizontal bars and skipping rope.
Acknowledgements “The Beginnings - sixday.org.uk”
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The following extracts about the race are from 19th Century press cuttings. Daily Gazette Middlesbrough, Birmingham Daily Post, Hull Packet, and York Herald. Also S.F.Cody U.S Showman poster horse versus cyclist during early 1890s
THE RACE: RIFLE BARRACKS FIELD, LONDESBROUGH STREET HULL 22nd December 1879
In the large shed recently erected for the Hull Christmas Fat Stock Show, a six days bicycle contest was commenced yesterday morning. 14 hours to the day promoted by the Hull Bicycle Club. Six of the best riders of the day entered, their names being G. Waller Newcastle on Tyne, Long distance champion, and winner of the champion belt at the recent contest at the Agricultural Hall, Islington: W. Phillips Coventry, one hundred miles champion: J, C Mercer Llanelli, champion of South Wales: B. Keen, London; J.Nickolls, Willenhall; and Robert Patrick Wolverhampton; all winners of handicaps. Phillips completed his hundredth mile in six hours. Twenty six minutes forty three seconds after the start, the quickest time on record, and Waller completed the same distance one second later.
At noon the respective distances accomplished by each was Waller, 32 miles 2 laps; Phillips, 32 miles 1 lap; Keen, 32 miles 2 laps; Nicholls, 32 miles 2 laps; Mercer 30 miles 15 laps; Patrick, 32 miles 2 laps; Shaw, 30 miles 2 laps. Seventeen laps are reckoned two miles. As I have no further information, I assume that Mr Shaw was an amateur taking part in the daily amateur race.
This reports makes the track size to be 207 yards (17 laps = 2x1, 760 = 3,520 yds) or 189.3 metres per lap.
At eleven o’clock last night the distance accomplished by each was: Waller 176 miles 3 laps (seventeen laps are reckoned two miles) ; Phillips, 174 miles 15 laps; Mercer, 172 miles 13 laps; Patrick, 164 miles 2 laps; Nichols 160 miles 8 laps: and Keen 140 miles 13 laps.
Tuesday 23rd Operations were resumed punctually at ten o’ clock this (Tuesday) morning, the following being the overnight score to credit of each man: Waller 190 miles 5 laps; Mercer, 180 miles ½ laps; Phillips, 180 miles ; Patrick, 172 miles ; Nicholls, 164 miles 16 laps; Keen, 140miles 6 laps. Sharp racing took place during, and Patrick the morning and Patrick succeeded in lapping his opponents several times. At noon to day Tuesday the telegraph board showed, Waller 218 miles 1 lap; Phillips 206 miles 11laps; Mercer 206 miles 3 laps; Patrick, 200 miles 14 laps; Nicholls, 192 miles; keen, 172miles 14 laps.
Wednesday 24th The success attending this contest at Hull is very considerable, numbers of persons visiting the show each day. At half past 10 on Wednesday night Keen slipped his pedal and fell, and Mercer collided with Keen’s machine and fell also. Both men were stunned for a time, but afterwards remounted only however to finally retire after riding a few laps. On Thursday morning Waller completed his 500th mile, but shortly before noon Patrick headed the champions score. Waller Email: [email protected] Page 13 of 16 Website: www.htrc.co.uk
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immediately returned to the track, and by some smart riding regained the leading position. At noon yesterday the score were Waller 642miles 1 lap; Patrick 632 miles; Phillips,622 miles 9 laps; Nicholls 543 miles 7 ½ laps; Mercer retired 424 miles 1 lap; Keen retired 285 miles 1½ laps.
Information from Thursday and Friday very sparse. Neither Keen or Mercer resumed riding yesterday morning, and have been absent from this track up to the despatch of this message at 9.30 p.m. Waller completed his 700th mile at 5 h 1 min 7 secs; Patrick at 8 hrs 2 min 25 sec; and Philips at 8 hrs 25 sec. Waller has accepted a that he will accomplish two hundred miles within fourteen hours today. At 930 the score stood Waller resting 731 miles 6 ½ laps; Patrick 714 miles 5 laps; Phillips , 710 miles 2 laps Holling Amateur, 150 miles Stuart amateur retired, 56 miles
CONCLUSION York Herald Monday 29th December 1879
The six days bicycle contest which has been held at the artillery barracks, Hull, during the past week terminated on Saturday night, at eleven o’clock amidst a scene of intense excitement. The principal features of interest of the day were Waller’s feat of 200 miles and the amateur’s race of 14 hours.
Waller had accepted a bet of £40 to £20 to run 200 miles in the day, which event was duly placed about the town, and was the means of filling the building to a point of suffocation during the entire evening. He took to the track at nine o’clock in the morning apparently as fresh as when he had started, and his running throughout the day was remarkable for its dash and through going order. At three o’clock he had scored 90 miles he went in for a short rest. Several times during the day he had rested, he knowing full well that he had time in hand. At 10.30, amidst the greatest enthusiasm, he accomplished the 200 miles and then retired from the track. During the day Philips passed Patrick, and at 10 o, clock headed him by 14 miles. Keen and Nicholls also resumed running and showed fair form. After Waller the next point of interest was the amateur’s race of 14 hours. Up to Friday night Hollings, the secretary of the Hull Bicycle Club, was at the top of the tree with 182 miles, considered to be fast running for an amateur and difficult to beat. Scuam was the only man left to do it, and the plucky manner in which he set off, and the go and determination he showed throughout the day and which carried him past the big total reached by Hollins well entitled him to the hearty cheers with which he was greeted all-round the track. During the early part of the evening the rain came down in torrents, forcing through the roof of the temporary building and rendering the track in a slippery condition. With a total of 174 miles Scuam fell, but nothing daunted he soon pulled himself together and resumed the running. As 11 o’clock approached, and Scaum began to creep up to the total of Hollings the excitement grew intense each lap being watched with great interest. The culminating point was reached182 miles were posted, the vast audience breaking out into a thorough cheer at Scaum’s victory. At the stroke of eleven Scaum had run off an even total 184 miles, a feat which may be considered almost extraordinary foe an amateur. Looking at the two men, his figures will certainly bear a favourable comparison with Email: [email protected] Page 14 of 16 Website: www.htrc.co.uk
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Waller’s, and it is to the credit of the Hull Bicycle Club they posses two such formidable opponents as Scaum and Hollings. At the termination of the contest the total were:
Waller 950 miles, 0 laps Phillips 789 miles, 3 laps Patrick 775 miles, 3 laps Nicholls 623 miles, 7 laps Mercer 458 miles, 0 laps Keen 315 miles, 0 laps Scaum (amateur) 184 miles, 0 laps
The following 6 Day that took place during May / June was won by C Terront, France with 860 miles, 5 laps. But that’s another story.
Ron.
Answers to November Scene’s Answers to Dave Millson’s Word Search Who are They Quiz – Page 9 How many did you find?
1. Peter Sagan 2. Mathieu Van der Poel 3. Bradley Wiggins 4. Robert Millar 5. Greg Lemond 6. Victoria Pendleton 7. Mark Cavendish 8. Chris Boardman 9. Laurent Fignon 10. Eddy Merckx
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A Youthful Lee Coulson
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