Calendar of Coming Events

2010

September 3-5: National Annual Veteran Cycle Rally in Cheshire, UK, organized by the Northern Countries Veteran & Classic Cycle Club in Lancashire. A weekend event with the main ride on the Sunday — contact Paul & Eileen Reid

September 5: Knutsford Great Race, UK, Pennyfarthing racing is still alive! Contact Glynn Stockdale

September 11 The commemoration run on the first official bicycle track that was opened in 1885 along the Maliebaan in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands. The layout of this broad, 1 mile avenue has always remained the same as it was ‘renovated’ in 1885, with the bicycle tracks between the lanes for slow traffic (coaches, horses, cattle, carts) and the lanes lor cars and motorcycles (which were yet to come ran l885, but the room reserved for those is still sufficient for today’s needs). This ride will take place on Scpternbcr 11, and is for boneshakers and solid tyre bicycles and tricycles. More information: Otto beaujon o.beaujon@hetnet.nl

September 25-26: Rover Riding Weekend 125 (1885+125) North Newbald, UK.
We invite all riders of Rover bicycles to join us for a weekend oF Rovering. Rides will be arranged to suit the age of the machine, the rider and the weather. Some Rover bicycles may be loaned from us Accommodation will be dormitory style in our village hall, in tents on the lawn, the village pub or local hotels. There will be a communal meal at the village hall on Saturday night. This will be a self financing event but we will keep costs to a minimum and let you know of the fee later. If you are interested in being part of this special gathering please register your interest with us by phone or letter: Tony & Elisie Huntington, 7 South Newbald Road, North Newbald, York, YO43 4SX, UK, Telephone: 01430 827479 or elsieh@elsieh.karoo.co.uk

November 5: Peterborough Vintage Cycle Club, UK. Banger & Bean Ride hosted by Cliff & Jane Denton, approx 10 miles with a pub stop and then lunch back to C&J’s for lunch and a natter.

2011

Date to be advised. International Veteran Cycle Rally - Trnava, Slovakia (Trnava is a historic walled medieval town about 50 km eash of the Slovak capital — Bratislava, and about 90 km east of Vienna. (contacts: Karol Lipovsky and Dr. Ivan Pasek (who can communicate in English). Sv. Metoda a Cyrila 14 917 01 Trnava Slovak Republic: ivanpasek@hotmail.com or karollipovsky@mail.t-com.sk.

Date to be advised: International Cycling History Conference - Paris, France

2012

16-20 May
International Veteran Cycle Rally - Gent, Belgium. Contact: Dirk Van Luchem [dirk.van.luchem@telenet.be]

2013

International Veteran Cycle Rally - Lichenstein.