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Cycling Record Attempts
A definition of a record attempt
How and Why tricycling records
Full List of records broken
List of Attempts with Names of Helpers
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Rides in 1988 and 1989
    Report for the London to Bath and back failure #1
    Report for the RTTC 10 miles records
Rides in 1990
    Report of failed Bath and back #2
    Report for 50 miles and 100 miles
        Press reports after the 50 & 100 records
        How Dave Pitt took the 50 and 100 records
        Some schedules for 25, 50, 100 miles
    Report for 25 miles failure
Rides in 1991
    Report for London to Bath and back
        Extra items on Bath & back 1991
    Report for Edinburgh to London with 12 hours and 24 hours
        Press Cuttings Notes and Cards received
        Edinburgh-London schedules from other riders
    Report for failed Birmingham to London
Rides in 1992
    Report of 50 Team 25 Team and failed 24 hour
    Report of Land's End to John o'Groats
        John Dalton's take on the End to End ride
        Martin Purser's take on the End to End ride
        Links to End-to-End background and memorabilia
            Schedules and Reports for other End to End rides
            Dick Poole's End to End and 1000 attempt
            JK Letts End to End record 1949
            Odd documents etc relating to my End to End
            Letters and Cards received after my End to End
Rides in 1993
    Report for Gretna Green to John o'Groats and 12 hour
        Press stuff and letters relating to the Gretna ride
    Report for London to Portsmouth and back
        Portsmouth Stuff like cuttings
    Report for the Brighton failure
        Misc Brighton items
    Report on Poole Wheelers 12 hour
    Failing to get to the start at Land's End
Rides in 1994
    Report for Birmingham to London
    Report for Edinburgh to Liverpool
        Press Cuttings etc for Edinburgh Liverpool
    Report of failed Cardiff to London
Rides in 1995
    Report for Liverpool to London
        Other items relating to Liverpool to London
        The Argument about Evidence to support a claim
    Report for Pembroke to London and 12 hour
        Other items relating to Pembroke to London
    Report for London to York and 12 hour
        Other items relating to London to York
Rides in 1996
    Report for Cardiff to London
        Weather and other Cardiff to London materials
    Report for York to Edinburgh
        Weather charts, actual times, letters etc
        Extract from RRA Records Ledger
    Report for Purley to Eastbourne and back
    Report on Land's End to London
        Charts, Press, cards etc for Land's End to London
Rides in 1997
    Report of Regional Records 1
    Report of Regional Records 2
        More photos for London to Marlborough and back
    Report of London to Brighton and back
        Other material relating to Brighton and back
    Report of Pembroke to Yarmouth record and 1000 failure
        Other material relating to Pembroke to Yarmouth
    Report of 12 hour time trial with Gerry
Rides in 1998
    Report on London to Worthing and back
        Letter from Sid Armstrong
    Attempting to ride for 24 hours - with Gerry
    Three Records in August - with Liz
    Report for Winchester Wantage and back
Rides in 1999
    Report of London to Oxford and back with Dave
    Report on London Brighton and back with Dave
    Report on London Brighton and back with Liz
    Historical account of Brighton fail
    Report of failed 100 on A12 - with Dave
Rides in 2000
    Report on Barnet to Bedford and back with Dave
    Report of 100 mile TT with Dave
    Report of London Portsmouth and back with Dave
    Report on 50 mile record with Dave
Rides in 2001
    Report on Purley to Eastbourne and back with Marina
        Marina's report on Purley to Eastbourne and back
    Report on London Cambridge fail - with Dave
    Report of London to Portsmouth and back with Marina
        Other material relating to the London Portsmouth and back
    Report of the short 100 - with Marina
    Report of London Bath & back fail - with Dave
        Historical Account of a Bath & back
    Report of London to Edinburgh via York, 12 and 24 with Marina
        Other London to Edinburgh material
Rides in 2002
    Report of London Oxford and back with Marina
    Report of London to Cambridge and back with Dave
    Report of 100 mile TT with Marina
    Report of Leo 30 - with Dave
    Report on Icknield 12 hour with Dave
    Report of Birmingham London fail - with Dave
    Report for Cardiff to London with Marina
Rides in 2003 and 2004
    Report of Birmingham to Northampton and back with Marina
    Report of Birmingham to London with Marina
        Weather chart for Birmingham to London
    Report of London to Bath and back with Marina
Rides in 2005
    Report of Winchester Wantage and back with Marina
    Report of Watford to Banbury and back with Dave
    Report of Oxford Cambridge & back with Marina
        Extra photos for Oxford to Cambridge and back
    Report of 24 hour with Dave
Rides in 2006 and 2007
    Failing the Bath and back 2006 - with Dave
    Oxford to Cambridge and back with Dave
    London to Birmingham and back with Dave
    Trying for Land's End to John o'Groats 2007 - with Dave
        Various items relating to the failed End to End attempt
Rides in 2008 and 2009
    Report of Land's End to London 2008 - with Paul
        Land's End London messages
        Other Lands End London material
        Bucks Free Press 1
        Bucks Free Press 2
    Old Press Article re Land's End to London
    Report on the Powneys' Land's End to London 1955
    Report on London to Edinburgh 2009 - with Paul
Rides between 2010 and 2019
    Report of Pembroke London 2010 with Paul
        Pembroke 2010 feedback
        Weather charts for Pembroke to London 2010
    James Cracknell's End to End attempts
    Report of 24 hour 2012 - with Marina
    Report of Yorkshire Dales ride 2019
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RTTC 24 hours Championship Silver medal 1990
The BBAR Team effort in 1991
The Hyde Park criterium 2007

Running the Thames Path 100 2021

Feature on Crimes & Arnold
CA - Introduction
CA - Foreword
CA - Mersey 24hr 1951
CA - RRA 24hr John Arnold
CA - RRA Liverpool to London John Arnold
CA - NRRA Manchester to Carlisle Tandem Trike
CA - RRA Liverpool to Edinburgh Tandem Trike
CA - Mersey 24hr 1953
CA - RRA Liverpool to London Tandem Trike
CA - Golden Book of Cycling & Bidlake Award John Arnold
CA - RRA 50 miles and 100 miles Tandem Trike
CA - End to End Introduction 1954
CA - Jock Wadley's account of the End to End 1954
CA - Peter Barlow's planning for the End to End 1954
CA - End to End Alf's logistics 1954
CA - Mersey 24hr 1954 and other 1000 miles records
CA - End to End by Albert Crimes 1957
CA - Alf Arnold's notes on Crimes End to End 1957
CA - 1000 miles record by Albert Crimes 1958 and Bidlake plaque
CA - York to Edinburgh record by John Arnold
CA - Alf's thanks to others for their work
CA - Centenary 50 and meeting the man himself.

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