Fifty members re-enacted the first Club Run of the Norwood Paragon (Postal) CC from Crystal Palace Parade to Epsom Downs on the 3 rd April 1904.

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1 1954 Two new members were elected to the Club in February Ron Stempfer and Gerry Pearl who have continued their membership of the Club to this day. Both were massed-start men of repute with Ron promoting our Open Road Race for many years. The season started with a medium gear 25 on the 7 th March. This day and race, did we but know it, was the start of an era. It was the first race in Norwood Paragon colours of Robin Buchan. It had been snowing in the early hours of the morning and The President, Alan Gordon; riding out from Hevers Avenue in Horley did not expect to see anyone prepared to ride. Eventually he and the Timekeeper, Bill Saggers sent four intrepid souls on their way. One of them, Robin Buchan came back to win the Jim Fox Cup 25 by nearly 6 minutes. His put him in a class of his own as he also took the Handicap by over 4 minutes. John Pocock got closest with a and Gerry Edmunds was 3 rd with a From that day and for the next twenty years Robin Buchan would stamp his authority on every race he rode. Robin was again our fastest rider in the Dartford Whs medium Gear finishing in with Les Ingman close up with and Don Chamberlain going round in It must have been another nasty morning as three of our six riders failed to start the SCCU 25 and the other three recorded times they would like to forget. Doug Godfrey was the best with , (that is nearly 5 minutes slower than his ride in the Mayne Cup 1953), Pete Dalton and Geoff Osborne The Kentish Whs Novices 25 had seven riders entered from the Paragon. The best of these was Brian Newcombe with Gerry Pearl , Jim Deadman , John Cleeve and Ron Stempfer were the other finishers. (Brian Newcombe emigrated to South Australia and rode as a professional on the tracks out there. Unfortunately he was later killed in a road accident). On the same day the older racer took part in the Calleva Medium Gear 25 and produced some impressive times. Les Ingman was fastest of the Paragon riders with ; Robin Buchan crossed the line in , Don Chamberlain and Vin Callanan It was Robin Buchan in charge, again, in the Club 25 on the 28 th March. His beat Don Chamberlain, , by over a minute with Vin Callanan another minute back with a Jim Deadman won the Handicap from Brian Newcombe and Robin Buchan. Fifty members re-enacted the first Club Run of the Norwood Paragon (Postal) CC from Crystal Palace Parade to Epsom Downs on the 3 rd April Tea Stop - Golden Jubilee Club Run

2 On the 4 th April another rider found his form when Brian Stocking won the Apollo Middlemarkers 25 with a that also netted him 1 st on handicap. Alan Sturgess finished in , Pete Dalton , Terry MacManus and John Barclay Messrs Stocking, Sturgess and Dalton collected the team prize. Mixed fortunes met the Club in the Bec 25 the following week. Out of six riders two failed to start, one failed to finish and Bob Shepperd had trouble getting round in 1.10 something. Robin Buchan was our fastest rider in and Ron Palmer recorded In the Delta Longmarkers 25 J Greenfield beat Geoff Osborne by 10 seconds to The Juniors also had a 10 that morning that provided a benefit race for Alan Sturgess. His was over a minute too good for the next three riders. Ray Johnson recorded 27.39, Nick Green and Brian Newcombe A team had been accepted in the Fountain 25 on the Cherry Tree course of whom Robin Buchan was by some way the fastest. His was way ahead of Gerry Edmunds and Bob Shepperd s Les Ingman rode the Charlotteville 50 and was reasonably pleased with his ride except that the winner, Vic Gibbons, finished in Robin produced another good ride in the Marsh 25 when finishing in Ron Palmer completed the course in 1.6 and Don Chamberlain 1.10 that includes time by the side of the road with a puncture. The Clarence Middlemarkers also saw a Paragon Team racing. Brian Newcombe was our fastest rider in from Pete Dalton and T MacManus Over in North London Pete Smith and Frank Fitzearle rode the University Tandem 30 and finished in In the Brentwood 25 Robin was again our fastest rider with a but both Ron Palmer and Don Chamberlain finished with 1.5.s. Robin repeated the ride the following week in the North Bucks 25 with a but this time Don Chamberlain was much closer finishing in Unfortunately Ron Palmer punctured and failed to finish. The SCCU 50 on the 9 th May was also a bad day judging by the times recorded, Harry Corby was fastest with a , Jerry Morritt did and Ron Tugwell Jerry Morritt was marginally faster in the Catford 50 with but he was the only Paragon finisher. John Pocock won a Services 25 in and Robin Buchan produced fastest time in the Dave London 30. He won in with Don Chamberlain 2 nd in and Ron Tugwell 3 rd in The handicap and Dave London Trophy went to Nick Green with a nett Norman Bendoff, , Robin Bucham, , and Ron Stempfer had their own scrap for 2 nd place. Two 25 Teams were out on the 23 rd May. In the De Laune Robin Buchan returned a backed by Ron Palmer with a Unfortunately Don Chamberlain failed to start so another Team race was missed. In the Kent Road Middlemarkers our best rider was Jim Deadman with a Frank Fitzearle recorded , Pete Dalton and Geoff Osborne This was good enough for 2 nd Team prize. In an RAF Services 50 John Pocock recorded a Robin Buchan and Don Chamberlain went off to ride the Ealing Paragon 30 and finished with and respectively. The rest of the Club, or twenty-six of them, rode the Purley to Brighton. It was a close call at the front with Ron Palmer, , just getting the better of Les Ingman, Brian Stocking was a distant 3 rd in Pete Dalton took the Handicap with a nett from Chris Gray, , and Tony Stocking Whitsun arrived and with it a new Club Record! Robin Buchan won the Bellingham 25 in a time of that beat the old record by 29 seconds. Jim Deadman finished in including 2 minutes late start and Brian Newcombe In the Surrey RCC 2 nd Class 25

3 John Cleeve recorded On the Whit-Monday the Club had three finishers in the Caterham 50. They were Harry Corby , John Pocock and Jerry Morritt The 13 th June saw Robin Buchan ride the National Championship 25 but he only produced a against the winner, Stan Higginson s Closer to home John Pocock showed that Services life was not al bad by coming 2 nd in the SCCU and Club 100 with a ride that also enabled him to collect 1 st Handicap prize. The other three finishers were Harry Corby , Geoff Huntingdon and Ron Palmer Brian Newcombe did in the Anerley Second class 25. Next week was the Chichester 50 and another Club Record. Les Ingman came 2 nd with a time of ! Don Chamberlain was our other rider who finished with after losing 30 seconds at the Start. Lesser mortals rode the Club 50 and here Jim Deadman collected 1 st place and 1 st handicap with a ride of Ron Tugwell came 2 nd in with John Vallack 3 rd in Harry Corby rode the De Laune 100 and finished in Ten Juniors faced the Timekeeper on the 27 th June and Alan Sturgess showed his potential by finishing fastest in Not that he won easily. Close up were Chris Gray with 25.20, Brian Newcombe, and Ray Johnson J Layton took the Handicap easily with a nett but there was a real scrap for the minor placings. Chris Gray had a nett 25.00, Bruce Smith 25.02, Brian Newcombe 25.08, Alan Sturgess 25.14, and Ray Johnson July came in with another 59 minute ride from Robin Buchan when he came 3 rd in the Kingston RC 25 with Jim Deadman was the only other Paragon rider with Ron Palmer collected 1 st on handicap in the Kentish Whs 100 with a whilst Les Ingman came home with a The 11 th July would not appear to have been a nice day. John Pocock only managed a 4.48 in the South Ruislip 100 and Robin Buchan in the Sydneham 25. We also had two finishers in the Southern Elite 50 with Jim Deadman doing and Pete Greenfield A nothing day. Better success the following week when our team in the Lancing Middlemarkers collected the team prize. Chris Gray was our fastest rider with , (that was also good enough for 3 rd handicap), Pete Dalton a little slower in and Geoff Osborne completed the Team with It was down to the Portsmouth Road for the July Club 25 and a humdinger of a race. Les Ingman finished with the fastest time of 59.29, very close to club record, and Robin Buchan did As an indication of their class Harry Corby, who was 3 rd, was nearly 3 minutes slower than Robin with The Handicap was a Longmarkers benefit as so often happens on a fast morning. John Carver with cleaned up by 1.41 with a nett Pete Greenfield (10 ) was 2 nd with and Chris Gray (6.30) 3 rd with The Open 50 was held on the 1 st August and it was a good day for the Paragon. Les Ingman had a runaway win with a superb , Don Ward (then South Eastern RC but later to join the Paragon) was 2 nd in and Robin Buchan was 3 rd in Don Chamberlain finished in , Jim Deadman and Harry Corby and the Paragon won the Team race by 14. Those that stayed away rode the Camberley middlemarkers and recorded the following times; Pete Greenfield , Pete Wall and Geoff Osborne August 8 th, the Redmon 30 and another win for Les Ingman in a new Club Record time of Robin Buchan also broke the old Record with , Don Chamberlain, the old record holder, finished in and Jim Deadman The Paragon won the Team

4 race. Pete Dalton and Pete Greenfield rode the Eltham Paragon 25 and recorded and respectively. The Club 25 miles Record went again on the 15 th August when Robin Buchan won the Farnborough 25 with Les Ingman was riding and winning the Addiscombe 50 finishing with a time of Jim Deadman did and John Pocock a The only results we have for the 22 nd August are Jim Deadman, , and Pete Greenfield, , in the SCCU 50. Robin Buchan won the London Centre 4000m individual pursuit Championship beating Alan Jackson (De Laune) in the Final with a time of On the 29 th August the fast men went north to the Southgate 25 and Les Ingman produced another under the hour ride to tie for 1 st place with backed by Robin Buchan, , and Don Chamberlain, , the Paragon won the Team race. We had four other hopeful riding the West Kent 25 with Brian Stocking being the fastest of these with , John Carver finished in that enabled him to collect the 1 st Handicap award, Chris Gray did and Brian Newcombe Another 11 riders took part in the Club 50. Pete Dalton was fastest with , Harry Corby was 2 nd in , John Pocock was 3rd in and John Vallack 4 th in Pete s ride won him the handicap by over 5 minutes with a nett from Pete Greenfield, , and John Vallack, Yet another Club Record on the 5 th September when the fast squad rode the Becontree Whs 25. Robin Buchan broke his own Record with and then Les Ingman finished in to break Robin s new record and to win the event. Don Chamberlain backed these two with a and the Paragon won the Team race with an aggregate of Pete Greenfield also did a personal best in the Rodney 50 with a Only one man finished the SCCU and Club 12 hours event on the 14 th September. Harry Corby running out time with miles. Don Chamberlain and Gerry Edmunds rode the 29 th Whs 25 and recorded and respectively. On the Portsmouth Road the Club got half a win when Robin Buchan paired up with Dave Hill (Kentish Whs) to win the Epsom Tandem 30 in The pair did it again in the Old Portlians Tandem 30 when they won that event with a After the successes of the year the weather caught up with everyone for the Redhill 50. Les Ingman was our fastest rider when he collected 3 rd place with a ride. Robin Buchan lost 1.09 at the Start but still only managed Don Chamberlain finished in and Harry Corby This years Mayne Cup had 38 entries, 31 Starters and 27 Finishers and was held as an Inter- Club with the Kentish Whs. It was another not very nice day. Robin Buchan was fastest in followed by Maurice Jefferies, , Chris Gray , Harry Corby , Terry Dixon and Jim Deadman It was a bit close at the front of the field! With 6.30 handicap Terry Dixon became Man of the Day to collect the Mayne Cup by 14 seconds from John Carter, to 59.20,with Chris Gray 3 rd in There were another six riders within the next minute on Handicap. The next four weeks belonged to Les Ingman. On the 10 th October he won the Club Hill Climb on Ranmore Common. On the 17 th he came 4 th in the Catford Hillclimb with then on the 31 st he won the National Hill Climb Championship.

5 Club Time Trial Results Scratch Result 25 h/c Handicap Result Medium Gear 11 Entries Starters 4 Finishers 1 Buchan R Buchan R Scratch Pocock JP Pocock JP Edmunds G Edmunds G MacManus T MacManus T Scratch Result 25 h/c Handicap Result Jim Fox Cup 22 Entries Starters 19 Finishers 1 Buchan R Deadman J Chamberlain D Newcombe B Callanan V Buchan R Godfrey D Greenfield P Deadman J Fitzearle F Newcombe B Godfrey D Edmunds G Chamberlain D Shepperd WR Callanan V Fitzearle F Cleeve J Corby H Edmunds G Vallack J Vallack J Dalton P Dalton P Dennis J Corby H Cleeve J Hill A MacManus T Shepperd WR Greenfield P MacManus T Purkiss P Dennis J Hill A Osborn T Osborn T Purkiss P T.T. Scratch Result 30 h/c Handicap Result Dave London Cup 23 Entries Starters 18 Finishers 1 Buchan R Green N Chamberlain D Bendoff Tugwell R Buchan R Scratch Deadman J Stempfer R Vallack J Vallack J Stempfer R Deadman J Corby H Tugwell R Newcombe B Chamberlain D Green N Hill A Dixon T Dixon T MacManus T Greenfield P Pearl G MacManus T Hill A Osborn T Greenfield P Newcombe B Osborn T Woolley L Sturgess A Pearl G Bendoff Corby H Woolley L Sturgess A

6 Scratch Result Handicap Result Purley to Brighton 29 Entries 27 Starters 26 Finishers 1 Palmer R Dalton P Ingman L Gray C Stocking B Stocking A Tugwell R Tugwell R Dalton P Palmer R Fitzearle F Stocking B Stocking A Sturgess A Jefferies M Fitzearle F Deadman J Sisley F Gray C MacManus T Smart J Greenfield P Godfrey D Deadman J Vallack J Smart J Sturgess A Ingman L Scratch Newcombe B Vallack J Morritt J Dennis J MacManus T Newcombe B Pearl G Pearl G Dennis J Hill A Sisley F Godfrey D Greenfield P Morritt J Hill A Jefferies M Carver J Carver J Bonner E Bonner E Cleeve J Cleeve J Bendoff N Bendoff N Scratch Result 50 h/c Handicap Result Fryco Cup 8 Entries Starters 7 Finishers 1 Deadman J Deadman J Tugwell R Vallack J Vallack J Cleeve J Smart J Tugwell R Cleeve J Smart J Arnold W Greenfield P Greenfield P Arnold W Scratch Result 25 h/c Handicap Result Entries 21 Starters 21 Finishers 1 Ingman L Carver J Buchan R Greenfield P Corby H Gray C Chamberlain D Johnson R Gray C Dixon T Huntingdon G Huntingdon G Deadman J Corby H Dixon T Ingman L Scratch Knapman K Osborn T Dalton P Smith B

7 11 Carver J Dalton P Smart J Buchan R Scratch Johnson R Sisley F Greenfield P Peacock J Sturgess A Deadman J Newcombe B Knapman K Smith B Sturgess A Peacock J Newcombe B Osborn T Smart J Sisley F Chamberlain D Cleeve J Cleeve J Scratch Result 100 h/c Handicap Result Goss Green Cup 8 Entries 5 Starters 4 Finishers 1 Pocock JP Pocock JP 2 Corby H (no other handicap 3 Huntingdon G information recorded) 4 Palmer R Scratch Result 50 h/c Handicap Result Entries 12 Starters 11 Finishers 1 Dalton P Dalton P Corby H Greenfield P Pocock JD Vallack J Vallack J Sturgess A Sturgess A Corby H Scratch Greenfield P Stempfer R Stempfer R Pocock JD Scratch Arnold W Osborn G Peacock J Peacock J Osborn G Arnold W Gallow J Gallow J Scratch Result Handicap Result Mayne Cup 35 Entries 31 Starters Inter-club with Kentish 27 Finishers Wheelers 1 Buchan R Dixon T Jefferies M Carter J Gray C Gray C Corby H Johnson R Dixon T Smith B Deadman J MacManus T Newcombe B Newcombe B Tugwell R Deadman J Edmunds G Vallack J Vallack J Corby H Hadfield D Greenfield P Pocock JP Tugwell R Johnson R Jefferies M Smith B Hadfield D Dalton P Edmunds G MacManus T Cleeve J Carter J Dalton P

8 18 Greenfield P Osborn G Morritt J Buchan R Cleeve J Pocock JP Osborn G Morritt J Dennis J Woolley L Sams F Sams F Cleeve F Bristow ACG Wall P Dennis J Bristow ACG Wall P Woolley L T Cleeve F T.T Inter-Club Result Kentish Wheelers Norwood Paragon Scratch Result Hill Climb Entries 5 Starters 5 Finishers 1 Ingman L Edmunds G Stocking B Gray C MacManus T Scratch Result 10 Scr Junior 7 Entries Starters 7 Finishers 1 Sturgess A Johnson R Green N Newcombe B Winder P Smith B Bendoff N Scratch Result 15 Scr Junior 9 Entries Starters 9 Finishers 1 Sturgess A Gray C Newcombe B Johnson R Greenfield P Smith B Winder P Layton J Bendoff N Scratch Result 10 h/c Handicap Result Junior 10 Entries 10 Starters 10 Finishers 1 Sturgess A Layton J Gray C Gray C Newcombe B Smith B

9 4 Johnson R Newcombe B Smith B Sturgess A Scratch Layton J Johnson R Bullock K Bullock K Peakin F Bendoff N Woolford B Peakin F Bendoff N Woolford B Scratch Result 15 h/c Handicap Result Entries 7 Starters 7 Finishers 1 Newcombe B Newcombe B Sturgess A Smith B Gray C Bendoff N Johnson R Johnson R Smith B Sturgess A Scratch Layton J Layton J Bendoff N Gray C Scratch Scratch Result 7 Entries 6 Starters 6 Finishers 10 Scr Sturgess A Gray C Carver J Newcombe B Smith B Layton J 28.42