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THE TRICYCLE ASSOCIATION HANDBOOK March 2015 How the Handbook is arranged and updated The printed version of the Handbook is issued in loose leaf format and arranged alphabetically in sections. It is pre-punched ready for inserting into a ring binder or folder of your choice. The first issue of the 2015 edition is a complete issue and contains all pages. Pages are numbered within each section and each page shows the month and year of issue of the page, thus Section A Page A 1 Issued Mar 2015 Please note that sections K and L, the lists of National and Regional Trophies and their winners, will not be updated on an annual basis, but there is space where the winners can be entered up to 2020 when the next full edition reprint will be published. This information will be found on the website (see below). A full copy of the Handbook as a printable PDF also appears on the Association’s website www.tricycleassociation.org.uk and this is updated as required and includes annual updates of sections K and L, the lists of National and Regional Trophies and their winners. The Members Address List is issued periodically as a separate pamphlet. Please inform the National Secretary of any corrections or errors which are spotted ~ there are bound to be some! CONTENTS The 2015 issue of the Handbook was complete and contained all 82 pages. Subsequent updated pages are listed below. See note on previous page for details of which pages are updated on an annual basis. Instructions for insertion of updated or new pages are on page A2. Item Section Issue dates & Pages (This issue in BOLD) (If blank ~ Mar 2015) Contents and updating instructions A 1-2 pp A1/2 Mar 2016 A Brief History of The Tricycle Association B 1-4 Constitution C 1 Rules: D 1-7 National Administration D 1-2 Membership D 2-3 Subscription D 4 pp D4/5 Mar 2016 Regional Administration D 4-6 General D 6 Rules of Racing D 6-7 pp D6/7 Mar 2016 Responsibilities of Officers and “job specific” members of the N.E.C. E 1-5 The Association’s Regalia F 1 Entries in the Association’s Book of Honour F 2 Honorary Life Members of the Association G 1 Memorials (other than trophies, i.e. seats, etc) H 1 Archives holders - and who to contact to view I 1 National Officials 1928 onwards J 1-2 pp J1/2 Mar 2016 National Trophies and Winners 1928 onwards K 1-16 pp K11/12 Mar 2016 Regional Trophies and Winners 1937 onwards L 1-23 pp L19/20 Mar 2016 International Events L 24-28 Tricycle Competition Records M 1-2 National R.R.A. Tricycle Records N 1-5 Regional R.R.A Associations (brief details) N 5-6 Section A Page A 1 Issued Mar 2016 Instructions for the insertion of new or updated pages will appear on this page as and when they are issued March 2016 issue ~ updating to December 2015: Remove pages: A1/A2, D4/D5,D6/D7,J1/J2,K11,K12,L5/L6,L19/L20. All issued Mar 2015 Insert updated pages: A1/A2, D4/D5,D6/D7,J1/J2,K11,K12,L5/L6,L19/L20. All issued Mar 2016 Section A Page A 2 Issued Mar 2016 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TRICYCLE ASSOCIATION The inaugural meeting of the Tricycle Association took place on 12th December 1928 at the then headquarters of the National Cyclists' Union, but the idea of forming such an association had arisen earlier that year when a group of enthusiasts met at ‘The Crown’, Theale following a Western Roads CC 50. Tricycle entries in some of the Western Roads and other West London promotions had been encouraging and it was proposed by a great tricycling enthusiast named Alec Glass that an organisation be established to allow tricycles to be catered for both socially and competitively. Twenty tricyclists attended the inaugural meeting, as follows: E.S. Hall, W.C. Keen, H.C. Bateman, A.H. Stead, F.R. Fisher, S.H. Young, S.R. Baron, A.R.M. Harbour, A.G. Dymore, A.B. Howard, L.F. Dixon, L.E. Vahey, R.J.J. Coe, C.H. Cooper, M. Draisey, J.H. Wallace, H.H. Froud, H.A. Payne, Sammy Bartleet and A.H. Glass. Following the reading of the notice convening the meeting Sammy Bartleet was elected unopposed to the Chair, a position he occupied until his sudden death in 1943. The first A.G.M. of the T.A. was held at the same venue on 26th January 1929, and the constitution which the Committee had drawn up was ratified. Thus, the Tricycle Association was established. The first official run of the Association took place on Sunday February 24th, 1929 and aroused much public interest, including that of the National Press both in print and pictures. Fourteen tricyclists set off from Hyde Park Corner and proceeded to the ‘Anchor Inn’ at Ripley. Over the years the Association made steady progress and, pre-war, a ‘Northern Contingent’ was established. After the war, this eventually became the North West Region. Unfortunately the outbreak of the war in 1939, just ten years after the formation of the Association made the future of the T.A. uncertain, but a skeleton programme was planned, and the Association was able to carry on during these difficult times. This was largely due to the enthusiasm of the then National Secretary, Len Wishart, who worked untiringly and enabled the Association to advance from strength to strength, when it might easily have marked time. The office of President was created in 1944 and the first person to occupy this Section B Page B 1 Issued Mar 2015 Secretary of the Cyclists' Touring Club for over a quarter of a century. GHS, as he was affectionately known, was a member of the Association from its earliest days. Nowadays our Association totals over 500 members, about 25 of these being overseas. The Association is currently divided into eight Regions including one Overseas, each of which (except Overseas) has its own local officers. The overall running of the Association is vested in a National Executive Committee and National Officers. Ever since 1944, when it was first published as ‘The Tricycle Bulletin’ we have had the benefit of our own excellent quarterly magazine, ‘The Tricycle Association Gazette’. In the early days the Association was involved mostly in touring activities, but since 1929 the Association has also promoted its own time trials and currently promotes a full programme each year . The Tricyclist's League was introduced in 1984, in an effort to encourage members to enter events in regions other than their own, and this has been helpful in achieving that end. From its inception in 1928 the Association was confined to male riders of the tricycle and, partly as a consequence of this the Women's Tricycle Association was formed in 1954. At the Tricycle Association A.G.M. in October 1976 the word 'male' was deleted from the Constitution making way for women to join. Since then our lady members have made a significant contribution to the Association on both the competitive and organisational fronts. The need for the W.T.A. had ceased to exist, and later its trophies were donated to the T.A. Many of the Association’s popular members have been commemorated with Memorial Events named after them, including trophies for the Championships: 10 miles ~ Jenny Noad; 25 miles ~ Stan Spelling; 50 miles ~ Bruce Kingsford and 100 miles ~ ‘Fliss’ Beard. The first ever Stan Spelling Memorial Event was a truly memorable occasion. Held in 1973 as a tribute to Stan on a course near Burton on Trent, it attracted a full field of 120 tricyclists, with other entries having to be returned. First presented in 1934, the Bidlake Memorial Plaque is awarded by the Bidlake Committee to just one recipient each year in recognition of outstanding and meritorious performance in cycling competition or administration. It is arguably the most prestigious cycling award in Britain. Seven Association members have received the Plaque: 1943, George Herbert Stancer ~ administration; 1953, John Section B Page B 2 Issued Mar 2015 Arnold; 1956, Ray Booty ~ the first sub-four hour bicycle ‘100’; 1957, Albert Crimes; 1972, Eric Tremaine; 1991, Glenn Longland ~ bicycle, 300+ miles in 12 hours; and 1998, David Duffield. Of these seven only three, Arnold, Crimes and Tremaine have received the plaque for exploits on the tricycle although, arguably, Duffield’s tricycle exploits could have been mentioned in his citation. Probably two of the most talented record breakers we have had in our Association are Albert Crimes and John Arnold. In addition to their individual achievements they formed a unique partnership and established the following RRA records on Tandem Tricycle: 50 miles in 1hour 49 minutes 55 seconds; 100 miles in 3 hours 46 minutes 30 seconds; 257.75 miles in 12 hours; 466.25 miles in 24 hours and, 1000 miles in 2 days 13 hours 59 minutes. In 1953 riding in the National Championship Arnold's 24 hour figures of 457.33 added a staggering 35 miles to Albert Crimes’ existing tricycle record, and was just two miles behind Champion Nick Carter riding a bicycle. In 1954 Arnold would team up with Crimes to set an End-to-End record on the tandem tricycle which may perhaps never be beaten. Albert went on to set a new tricycle End to End Record in 1957, and in 1958, a 1000 miles tricycle record that still stands today.

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