DESFORD LANE
PEDALERS VETERAN CYCLE CLUB 2003
The Desford
Veteran Cycle Club World Record Penny stack
On Sunday 27th July at
Abbey park Leicester the club together with the other clubs in
the UK attempted to break the World Penny stack record. To any
one who has never seen this attempted, riders sit on their penny's
holding onto a rider beside them in a strait line This record
was 58 penny's set in 1996. In 1996 this was increased to 69 penny's
down under in Australia. In 2002 in the USA this went up to 83.
Two weeks be for the record atemp in the UK, somewere in the USA
105 was done, but in a circle. As this was not a strait line it
did not break the record.
131 Penny
Stack
The record was
broken and is now a New World Record. The Desford club must have
worked very hard to get all these riders to come. There are lots
of photos at
http//WWW.photodigital.co.uk.
web site.
There are about
140 thumbnails photos with full size photos to buy . There will
also be a large photo of all tbe pennys. I have no conection with
photodigital but its worth a look.
The event was at
The spokefest event and there is a web site at
This site site has the full details
of this event and will open in a new window.
2002
DESFORD LANE
PEDALERS VETERAN CYCLE CLUB
This year was a busy year ending with the
club running the NAVCC in September. In spring there was another
cycle ride from around the lanes from West Deeping.
There was also a Rally at Oakham in 2002 which was well attended.
The main event of year was the clubs turn
to hold and run the main rally of the year for vintage cycles,
on the 1st of September 2002 The National
Association of Vintage Cycles Clubs Rally at the Lutterworth
Town AFC football ground at Bitteswell near Lutterworth in Leicestershire.
2001
2001 was also a busy year with lots of rides for the
clubs members In March 2001 a run was held at West Depping The
weather remained fine but dull.. Photos
of this ride in 2001.
A Short history of The Club
The Desford Lane Pedallars came
about after in June 1976 five people in Desford Lane in Rathy
were loaned by a Mr Tony Twycross a local collector, 5 cycles
to ride and display in the local village carnival, The Crow Pie.
Then in the next year 1997 twenty riders took part in the Queens
Jubilee Celebrations also mostly on cycles loaned by Mr Twycross.
Then on the first Sunday in January 1978 the groups first event,
a run which has been held ever year since. This group of like
minded cyclists was still as yet unnamed. During 1978 this group
went to fetes carnivals and charity events in Leicestershire.Then
some of these riders rode in the Peterborough and in the Boston
Vintage Cycles Clubs Rallies. During this time the name Desford
Lane Pedallers Veteran Cycle Club was invented. The group did
not make it self an official Club till February 1980, after which
it then applied to The National Association of Veteran Cycle Clubs
for affiliation, which was granted. In 1983 the club hosted the
the National rally this was a real honour for such a young club.
The members have ridden in all the National rallies since.The
club again hosting the National in 1993. The club has organised
monthly events like the New Year ride and the July Jaunt and October
End of Season. This together with fetes shows and all the other
clubs rallies.The club has also ridden in The International Veteran
Cycle Association rallies. In 1884 the Club Twined with the French
Veteran Cycle club named The Union Velocipedique Belle Epoque.
This Club is in the Loire valley part of France.This club holds
a rally along the banks of the Loire river. The ride is about
40 miles in length. Their members have also ridden in the Desford
events. The Desford Club also has a Classic 50 mile event for
light weight sport cycles 1930 to 1960. The club goes to all sorts
of events like the transport day on The Great Central Railway. The club has has
it own magazine for members. Members also finding time to find
and restore bikes of the own.