Norman’s conquests at Beds Road Club awards

Norman enjoyed a phenomenal year’s cycling, winning numerous events and setting a number of club records along the way.

His haul included the Barker Cup and the Chattell Cup for performances in 25-mile time-trials, his best time being 54.17mins.

He claimed the French Cup for his time over 30-miles and the Matthews Trophy for winning the Club Hill Climb event, as well as the Phillip Moore Memorial Trophy for winning the eight events that contribute to the SPOCO series.

Some of the trophies have been awarded annually since the club’s formation 90 years ago.

Isaac Anstee, meanwhile, in his final year as a Junior rider, also picked up three trophies.

Other winners on the night were Steve and Paula James for strong performances in the SPOCO series, Jon Friend for his fast ‘50’ ride and Michael D’Arcy for his road racing achievements.

Nic Pavlovic was rewarded for a strong winter in the Thetford Forest mountain bike series, Katie Edwards’s cyclo-cross efforts were recognised and Thomas Robb collected his trophy as the overall winner of the summer evening league series.

Richard Forster and Gill McBride, who arranged the event which included a barn dance, also went home with some member and committee nominated trophies.

The riders return to action this Sunday in the first of the reliability ride series, with 120 riders of all abilities expected to tackle the 59 miles of country roads.