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This information was added on 22/04/2025
Eric Tremaine
1942-2025
Eric died unexpectedly on April 19th due to complications from surgery.
He leaves his devoted wife Carol, brother Clifford, sister-in-law Marilyn (Gerald) numerous nephews and nieces, extended family, friends and neighbours.
From Northampton, Eric was born into a cycling family, and cycling was a big part of his life, cycling for both pleasure, and as a competitive time triallist. Excelling at long distance, he still holds the 24hr tricycle time trial record of 457.89 miles from 1972, and set a new Lands End to John o' Groats tricycle record of 2 days 6 hours 18 minutes 35 seconds in 1982.
1942-2025
Eric died unexpectedly on April 19th due to complications from surgery.
He leaves his devoted wife Carol, brother Clifford, sister-in-law Marilyn (Gerald) numerous nephews and nieces, extended family, friends and neighbours.
From Northampton, Eric was born into a cycling family, and cycling was a big part of his life, cycling for both pleasure, and as a competitive time triallist. Excelling at long distance, he still holds the 24hr tricycle time trial record of 457.89 miles from 1972, and set a new Lands End to John o' Groats tricycle record of 2 days 6 hours 18 minutes 35 seconds in 1982.
A mechanical engineer specialising in design, he worked at Rolls Royce Aeroengines, Ansty, near Coventry, before moving in 1984 to Canada where he worked at Pratt & Whitney Aeroengines.
Before he left for Canada, Eric was a very active and valued member of his local cycling club, the Leicestershire Road Club. He organised many races on its behalf for many years, took on the role of Treasurer, also for many years, and was elected Club President, and became a Life Member. He was very well known and very much liked in the local and UK National cycling scene.
In Canada he embraced skiing and canoeing with enthusiasm along with his cycling. Very active, Eric was always busy with a project in the house, garden and basement workshop, or for friends and neighbours. There wasn’t much Eric couldn’t do or fix. A gym member for 40 years, a Tacx static cycling trainer in the basement and snow shovelling in the winter helped Eric maintain his strength and fitness until the end.
Eric will be remembered for his quiet gentle manner, sense of humour, modesty and determination.
For almost four decades Eric also made tea and coffee for St. Lawrence Choir rehearsals, where Carol is a singing member. He will be truly missed.
Before he left for Canada, Eric was a very active and valued member of his local cycling club, the Leicestershire Road Club. He organised many races on its behalf for many years, took on the role of Treasurer, also for many years, and was elected Club President, and became a Life Member. He was very well known and very much liked in the local and UK National cycling scene.
In Canada he embraced skiing and canoeing with enthusiasm along with his cycling. Very active, Eric was always busy with a project in the house, garden and basement workshop, or for friends and neighbours. There wasn’t much Eric couldn’t do or fix. A gym member for 40 years, a Tacx static cycling trainer in the basement and snow shovelling in the winter helped Eric maintain his strength and fitness until the end.
Eric will be remembered for his quiet gentle manner, sense of humour, modesty and determination.
For almost four decades Eric also made tea and coffee for St. Lawrence Choir rehearsals, where Carol is a singing member. He will be truly missed.
This information was added on 7/7/2023
Graham ‘Ginger’ Winkworth.
Southgate Cycling Club
Graham sadly passed away on the 7th June.
In 1955, along with Peter Warhurst, who passed away earlier this year, they set RRA records for London to Portsmouth & back, in 6:01:07 and Pembroke to London in 10:44:00.
Southgate Cycling Club
Graham sadly passed away on the 7th June.
In 1955, along with Peter Warhurst, who passed away earlier this year, they set RRA records for London to Portsmouth & back, in 6:01:07 and Pembroke to London in 10:44:00.
Dave Wright
4 March 1930 - 31 December 2024
4 March 1930 - 31 December 2024
Some of you will be aware of the sad news that Dave passed away on New Year’s Eve, after a period of ill health.
Over the last 40+ years there can be very few riders who have been as popular, as well known, and as much at the heart of Kent cycling as Dave. During this period he was a near ever-present at local time trials and social functions, always attending the latter with his wife Barbara. He took on many official roles, including those of Kent Cycling Association Chairman and organiser of the Kent CA’s Roy Enfield Memorial ‘50’. He served on the CTT South East District Committee, and was also a long-standing member of the Tricycle Association. Following his retirement from work, Dave was also a regular at Wednesday Wobblers.
Within the Kent VTTA, Dave was Social Secretary for many years, organising both the annual lunch and the tea party, he was President from 2014 until 2016, and he remained a member of the committee until 2021.
Much of what follows here is based on Dave’s own words, and has been taken from the main eulogy at his funeral, which he himself had written!
Over the last 40+ years there can be very few riders who have been as popular, as well known, and as much at the heart of Kent cycling as Dave. During this period he was a near ever-present at local time trials and social functions, always attending the latter with his wife Barbara. He took on many official roles, including those of Kent Cycling Association Chairman and organiser of the Kent CA’s Roy Enfield Memorial ‘50’. He served on the CTT South East District Committee, and was also a long-standing member of the Tricycle Association. Following his retirement from work, Dave was also a regular at Wednesday Wobblers.
Within the Kent VTTA, Dave was Social Secretary for many years, organising both the annual lunch and the tea party, he was President from 2014 until 2016, and he remained a member of the committee until 2021.
Much of what follows here is based on Dave’s own words, and has been taken from the main eulogy at his funeral, which he himself had written!
Dave was the only son of Esther and Reginald who rode a tandem with the CTC in North London. Dave grew up in South East London and in 1947, aged 17, he too joined the CTC. He had left school three years before this and had started work with the GPO (now BT). After several promotions he progressed through the ranks to be Planning Manager, eventually taking early retirement in 1990.
From 1948 Dave rode with the CTC Hardriders Section where club runs were 100 miles and more. After two years’ National Service he returned to the Hardriders. Then, in 1952, several of the members wanted to try their hand at time trialling, and so they joined the Cambrian Wheelers, based in Woolwich. In his first season Dave rode a club ‘30’, a club ‘25’, a Woolwich CA ‘100’ (where he was in the winning team) and then the KCA ‘12’. He finished this in thirteenth place with 225.246 miles, after riding in wet and windy conditions for most of the day. Long distance events were to become his forte.
The following year Dave tried the North Road ‘24’. He thought this event would be similar to the CTC Tourist ‘24s’ he had ridden and that food would be provided. Feeds were handed up but they were not enough, and at 242 miles Dave was in ninth place but then ran out of calories, and was unable to finish. But the following year, having learnt a lesson, Dave made sure he had helpers for the Catford ‘24’. This time he did very well to finish with 442 miles (only 1 mph slower than the competition record at that time).
Dave continued to improve his times and in 1955 he won the KCA BAR. He also finished second in a KCA 100, two seconds behind the winner! Then, riding with a clubmate, Dave went for the KCA’s London-Folkestone-London tandem record. They were successful and clipped 39 minutes off the previous time.
Dave had another good season in 1956. He won the KCA ‘12’ with 243.092 miles and gained another second place in a KCA ‘100’. Having purchased a tricycle conversion set that winter (to help him in the ice and snow) he rode the Bromley RC ‘50’ in a time of 2-23 on a fixed wheel, and this was believed to be the tricycle record for that course.
This ride had introduced Dave to another branch of the sport and in 1957 he had a bicycle frame professionally welded as a dedicated tricycle and he raced on this for several years. In 1957 Dave broke the KCA Gravesend-Rye-Gravesend tricycle record by 55 minutes with a time of 4.31.23 for the 88 miles.
But Dave’s crowning achievement of 1957 was breaking the RRA London to Portsmouth and back tricycle record. His time of 7-01-58 was 25 minutes faster than A R Chamberlain’s record set in the previous year! Dave’s record lasted 20 years, with Stuart Jackson going just 6 minutes faster with 6-54-58 in 1977, (and Dave Pitt took only two more minutes off in 1979).
In 1957 Dave recorded a time of 4.43 in the Tricycle Association ‘100’, and he recorded 233 miles to win the Tricycle Association ‘12’. In the accompanying KCA event only five bicycle riders went further on the day. He was now riding for the Mercury CC.
The following year Dave achieved his second RRA tricycle record – Pembroke to London. His time of 13-28-00 was 32 minutes faster than A B Smith’s ride in 1947. Dave’s record lasted for 18 years, with Edwin Hargraves (riding from London to Pembroke, but it’s all the same record) reducing the time to 12-28-50 in 1976.
Dave married Barbara in 1960 and over the next few years they had three children. He stopped racing and for many years had little involvement in the sport, other than riding to the station and having occasional letters published in ‘Cycling’.
Then in 1982 Dave decided to make a come-back. Now living in Gillingham, he joined the Medway Velo. He found the going tough at first in time trials, but by the end of the season, he was down to a 1-14 for a ‘25’. Very gradually he improved his times over the next few seasons. And during the period that followed, while in his early 60's, he managed to do a 1-1 ’25’ a 2-5 ‘50’, a 4.27 ‘100’, and 238 miles for a ‘12’. He also won the KCA Vets BAR in 1992.
In 1996, and now living at Kingswood, near Maidstone, Dave became National VTTA ‘100’ champion and the VTTA Kent BAR. And his ‘12’ distance of 191.35 miles at the age of 69 in 1999 remains a VTTA national tricycle age record.
In 2005, aged 75, Dave found that getting up before dawn and driving up to 100 miles each way to events was too much. He retired from racing but carried on riding his bike. Outside of cycling Dave was a freemason, and also a keen motorist. In 2017 (aged 87) he went on an Advanced Driver's course and passed, much to his delight. Then, aged 90 he threw all caution to the wind and treated himself as a last hurrah to a new Mercedes Benz C250 2 litre turbo.
Dave continued to cycle until a few months after his 92nd birthday, and up to this time he was still enjoying a couple of short rides a week.
We offer our deepest condolences to Barbara, to daughters Jackie and Christine, to son Geoffrey and to all family and friends.
Mark Vowells
From 1948 Dave rode with the CTC Hardriders Section where club runs were 100 miles and more. After two years’ National Service he returned to the Hardriders. Then, in 1952, several of the members wanted to try their hand at time trialling, and so they joined the Cambrian Wheelers, based in Woolwich. In his first season Dave rode a club ‘30’, a club ‘25’, a Woolwich CA ‘100’ (where he was in the winning team) and then the KCA ‘12’. He finished this in thirteenth place with 225.246 miles, after riding in wet and windy conditions for most of the day. Long distance events were to become his forte.
The following year Dave tried the North Road ‘24’. He thought this event would be similar to the CTC Tourist ‘24s’ he had ridden and that food would be provided. Feeds were handed up but they were not enough, and at 242 miles Dave was in ninth place but then ran out of calories, and was unable to finish. But the following year, having learnt a lesson, Dave made sure he had helpers for the Catford ‘24’. This time he did very well to finish with 442 miles (only 1 mph slower than the competition record at that time).
Dave continued to improve his times and in 1955 he won the KCA BAR. He also finished second in a KCA 100, two seconds behind the winner! Then, riding with a clubmate, Dave went for the KCA’s London-Folkestone-London tandem record. They were successful and clipped 39 minutes off the previous time.
Dave had another good season in 1956. He won the KCA ‘12’ with 243.092 miles and gained another second place in a KCA ‘100’. Having purchased a tricycle conversion set that winter (to help him in the ice and snow) he rode the Bromley RC ‘50’ in a time of 2-23 on a fixed wheel, and this was believed to be the tricycle record for that course.
This ride had introduced Dave to another branch of the sport and in 1957 he had a bicycle frame professionally welded as a dedicated tricycle and he raced on this for several years. In 1957 Dave broke the KCA Gravesend-Rye-Gravesend tricycle record by 55 minutes with a time of 4.31.23 for the 88 miles.
But Dave’s crowning achievement of 1957 was breaking the RRA London to Portsmouth and back tricycle record. His time of 7-01-58 was 25 minutes faster than A R Chamberlain’s record set in the previous year! Dave’s record lasted 20 years, with Stuart Jackson going just 6 minutes faster with 6-54-58 in 1977, (and Dave Pitt took only two more minutes off in 1979).
In 1957 Dave recorded a time of 4.43 in the Tricycle Association ‘100’, and he recorded 233 miles to win the Tricycle Association ‘12’. In the accompanying KCA event only five bicycle riders went further on the day. He was now riding for the Mercury CC.
The following year Dave achieved his second RRA tricycle record – Pembroke to London. His time of 13-28-00 was 32 minutes faster than A B Smith’s ride in 1947. Dave’s record lasted for 18 years, with Edwin Hargraves (riding from London to Pembroke, but it’s all the same record) reducing the time to 12-28-50 in 1976.
Dave married Barbara in 1960 and over the next few years they had three children. He stopped racing and for many years had little involvement in the sport, other than riding to the station and having occasional letters published in ‘Cycling’.
Then in 1982 Dave decided to make a come-back. Now living in Gillingham, he joined the Medway Velo. He found the going tough at first in time trials, but by the end of the season, he was down to a 1-14 for a ‘25’. Very gradually he improved his times over the next few seasons. And during the period that followed, while in his early 60's, he managed to do a 1-1 ’25’ a 2-5 ‘50’, a 4.27 ‘100’, and 238 miles for a ‘12’. He also won the KCA Vets BAR in 1992.
In 1996, and now living at Kingswood, near Maidstone, Dave became National VTTA ‘100’ champion and the VTTA Kent BAR. And his ‘12’ distance of 191.35 miles at the age of 69 in 1999 remains a VTTA national tricycle age record.
In 2005, aged 75, Dave found that getting up before dawn and driving up to 100 miles each way to events was too much. He retired from racing but carried on riding his bike. Outside of cycling Dave was a freemason, and also a keen motorist. In 2017 (aged 87) he went on an Advanced Driver's course and passed, much to his delight. Then, aged 90 he threw all caution to the wind and treated himself as a last hurrah to a new Mercedes Benz C250 2 litre turbo.
Dave continued to cycle until a few months after his 92nd birthday, and up to this time he was still enjoying a couple of short rides a week.
We offer our deepest condolences to Barbara, to daughters Jackie and Christine, to son Geoffrey and to all family and friends.
Mark Vowells
This information was added on 02/09/2025
Vice President Eileen Sheridan
18th October 1923 to 12th February 2023
Dated 12th February.
With thanks to James Shrubsall & Cycling Weekly.
Legendary record-breaking cyclist Eileen Sheridan has passed away, aged 99. Possibly the only rider to be named on the front cover of Cycling Weekly as 'Britain's Greatest Cyclist', she passed away at the weekend just eight months shy of her 100th birthday.
Sheridan's ability against the clock in place to place record breaking propelled her to cycling stardom, and her 1954 Land's End to John o' Groats record set in 2 days, 11hrs, 7min, stood for 36 years, only being beaten by Pauline Strong in 1990.
To read the rest of this Obituary please use the link below
18th October 1923 to 12th February 2023
Dated 12th February.
With thanks to James Shrubsall & Cycling Weekly.
Legendary record-breaking cyclist Eileen Sheridan has passed away, aged 99. Possibly the only rider to be named on the front cover of Cycling Weekly as 'Britain's Greatest Cyclist', she passed away at the weekend just eight months shy of her 100th birthday.
Sheridan's ability against the clock in place to place record breaking propelled her to cycling stardom, and her 1954 Land's End to John o' Groats record set in 2 days, 11hrs, 7min, stood for 36 years, only being beaten by Pauline Strong in 1990.
To read the rest of this Obituary please use the link below
Vice President Eileen Sheridan
18th October 1923 to 12th February 2023
18th October 1923 to 12th February 2023
This information was added on 26/2/2023
Peter Warhurst 1932 – 2023
Peter Warhurst was born in 1933. In 1949, aged 16,
he joined the Southgate C.C.
After only 3 years, in August 1952, he set up a club record, riding the
near 100 miles from Southgate to St Neots and back, in 4hrs 15mins.
His record stood for 11 years until an up-and-coming young rider
managed to beat it by just over a minute.
Peter’s club record breaking continued, on two and three wheels,
until he teamed up with fellow club member Graham Winkworth to
break the club North Mimms to Baldock and back record on tandem.
he joined the Southgate C.C.
After only 3 years, in August 1952, he set up a club record, riding the
near 100 miles from Southgate to St Neots and back, in 4hrs 15mins.
His record stood for 11 years until an up-and-coming young rider
managed to beat it by just over a minute.
Peter’s club record breaking continued, on two and three wheels,
until he teamed up with fellow club member Graham Winkworth to
break the club North Mimms to Baldock and back record on tandem.
There followed a number of North & West Home Counties RRA records on tandem with various partners until, in 1955, Peter and Graham decided to attack some National RRA records. They beat the Pembroke to London record by 50 minutes, their time of 11hrs 44mins only being beaten after the Severn Bridge was built. A few weeks later they set a new time for the London to Portsmouth and back record, their time standing for 21 years!
As time went on, Peter devoted more time to marshalling, timekeeping and organising events and this continued after he and wife Pat moved to Bournemouth, where he became a leading light of the Jubilee Wheelers and was President when he sadly died at home, aged 90, on 6th February this year.
Rest in Peace, dear friend. We all remember with pride and affection our relations with you.
Tom Morley
As time went on, Peter devoted more time to marshalling, timekeeping and organising events and this continued after he and wife Pat moved to Bournemouth, where he became a leading light of the Jubilee Wheelers and was President when he sadly died at home, aged 90, on 6th February this year.
Rest in Peace, dear friend. We all remember with pride and affection our relations with you.
Tom Morley
John Taylor
1943-2022
1943-2022
This information was added on 3/7/2022
It is with Great Sadness that we announce the death of John Taylor. Husband of Liz and father to Lynne & Mike. John had been involved in Cycling from his early teens. A long distance time-triallist at heart he lived for 24 hour racing and RRA (Place to Place) records.
John started Bridgtown Cycles in the Early 80’s and has been the guy that sold so many people their 1st ever bike (as well as many more bikes afterwards). He was always charming and free with his advice, he loved to help people and was an advocate for Time Trialling, Cycling in general and specifically for Women in the sport of cycling.
John started Bridgtown Cycles in the Early 80’s and has been the guy that sold so many people their 1st ever bike (as well as many more bikes afterwards). He was always charming and free with his advice, he loved to help people and was an advocate for Time Trialling, Cycling in general and specifically for Women in the sport of cycling.
His inspiration led both of his children to race and Lynne through hard work, determination and the support of her father become the greatest long distance rider of her generation only losing her Lands End to John O’Groats record last year after holding it for the previous 20 years. Lynne still retains the 1000 Mile record. John was always excited by new developments in cycling technology and training methodology and nutrition. He had a thirst for knowledge right up to his last days. We recall with smiles when the very first mountain bike available in the UK was put in the shop window. The debate it created, the questions that where asked and the shaking of the heads that pronounced Dad had gone mad and would have to give it away as no one would ever buy one. How wrong they were and how right he was.
When John retired from the Shop and his son Mike took over he didn’t rest on his Laurels. An avid cycling Historian John undertook the task of documenting the history of Lands End to John O’Groats record breaking and the history of 24 hour Time trialling. He wanted very much to get the stories and anecdotes down about these iconic events and the heroic riders before they were lost to time. John was the font of knowledge with regards to the End to End and has been integral in many successful attempts helping design the route, advise on approach and all aspects of such an epic undertaking. He has worked tirelessly as a member of the RRA Committee as well as the CTT and 24 hour fellowship, often acting as a catalyst for positive change and equality. John also undertook to write the 24 Hour fellowship Journal. A mixture of historical cycling essays, interviews and reviews of modern day superstars, a celebration of those that commit their time and energies to put on such amazing events and occasionally a controversial topic or two just to stimulate the grey cells and open up debate.
John passed the final timekeeper and handed in his number on Saturday 25th June 2022 at 9.50pm. Liz, Lynne and Mike were by his side.
When John retired from the Shop and his son Mike took over he didn’t rest on his Laurels. An avid cycling Historian John undertook the task of documenting the history of Lands End to John O’Groats record breaking and the history of 24 hour Time trialling. He wanted very much to get the stories and anecdotes down about these iconic events and the heroic riders before they were lost to time. John was the font of knowledge with regards to the End to End and has been integral in many successful attempts helping design the route, advise on approach and all aspects of such an epic undertaking. He has worked tirelessly as a member of the RRA Committee as well as the CTT and 24 hour fellowship, often acting as a catalyst for positive change and equality. John also undertook to write the 24 Hour fellowship Journal. A mixture of historical cycling essays, interviews and reviews of modern day superstars, a celebration of those that commit their time and energies to put on such amazing events and occasionally a controversial topic or two just to stimulate the grey cells and open up debate.
John passed the final timekeeper and handed in his number on Saturday 25th June 2022 at 9.50pm. Liz, Lynne and Mike were by his side.