CYCLING
HORNBY CLUB The barest of margins separated the first three to finish in the Hornby Cash Cycling Club’s 10 miles out and home race on Monday evening. Starting in bunches a few seconds apart, the riders increased the pace ouickly when the bunches teamed up early in the race In a very fast finish E. Woodgate won the A grade race in 22min 12sec. R. Lucas was second, a fifth of a second behind and K. Sutherland was another. threefifths of a second away in third place. The B grade race was won by R Woodgate in 22min 12.4 sec. D. Hanson was second in 22min 12.6 sec. and K. Kerr third in 22min 13.4 sec. A five miles’ boys' race was won bv . R. Carmichael (3Jmin) in 14min 30sec. T. Bloomfield off the same mark was second , ; in 14min 31sec. and I. Bartlett (4min) i third in 15min 15sec. G. Le Breton (15secj gained fastest time with 12min i ’ 45sec.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27924, 22 March 1956, Page 18
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