Roy Hobson our oldest member, pictured in the Doncaster-Cleethorpes event before he joined Whirlow Wheelers and riding in the strip of the Scala, once the club of Tom Simpson.

Roy, a sub hour 25 miler, had to abandon riding some years ago due to ill health, but always supports our club social events usually supported by his daughter Dawn or his youngest son Nathan. He is most famously remembered by those of us who were in the Sheffield Don Wheelers for organising a 120 mile training ride in February to Edwinstowe Via Gunthorpe Bridge. Leicester, Melton Mowbray, Grantham and Newark.It started snowing in Grantham and most of us were 18 or younger, but with Roy there you always knew you would get back, alive or dead. A great guy and what a classy looking rider

 

Now... does anyone have a photo of Huffy time trialling? Daguerrotypes and wet collodion plates accepted!!