Club Archive

Press Cuttings: Early years

1950s – 1970s · 38 cuttings. Undated cuttings in no particular order. Most scans hold several reports, listed with key names to help searching.

  • Rogers set to keep trophy after record ride

    What a magnificent stayer Ian Rogers, of the Bath Cyucling Club is. Riding in the Yeovil CC's annual 12 hour event on Sunday, this tall popular clubman, who won the Evening Post Cotter Pin Cup outright two seasons ago, and last year put his name on the plinth of the new perpetual trophy, virtually made sure of winning it again for the 1960 season with a personal, event course and Cotter Pin record of 262 miles and about 80 yards.

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    George Sartin, who is showing more promise as the racing season continues, claimed his third win in the 30 mile time trial...

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    John Wallis showed promising form in the Patten Cup... Mike Jarvis unexpectedly beat George Sartin into second place...

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    A strong head wind on the return run and two small hills... Most notable was by John Saunders...Mick Moss...Mike Leighton

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    With a brillant record shattering... Dave Bonner...D Ellery... K Lightfoot... G Clayton

  • Ellery by 6 Min! and Yeovil Cycling Club Trial

    Although not published in the RTTC handbook, Yeovil CC held a Christmas morning 25... Danny Ellery...Dave Shorey...R Dawe...B Rice

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    Five members of the road team, Brian Rice, Dave Shorey, Ken Denman and John Andrews..

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    During the past week the road team completed another 90 miles training in two rides...

  • Get them young – Advice to Yeovil Cyclung Club

    Are the older members of the Yeovil Cycling Club doing enough to get new recruits into the club? This question was posed by Mr Arthur Moss, of Wessex Cycle Touring Club, at the Yeovil club's annual dinner on Saturday...

  • Yeovil Cycling Club Dinner

    Mr Brian Rice, Yeovil and District Cycling Club's Sportman of the Year...Mrs A T Moss

  • Mayor Praises Cycling – Speech at Yeovil Club's Dinner

    (1961) The Mayor of Yeovil (Ald. JP Kelly) on Saturday urged members of Yeovil Cycling Club to encourage more youngsters to take up cycling as a sport

  • Shield for Cyclist

    The Mayoress of Yeovil (Mrs J P Kelly) presents the 'best all rounder shield to Mr J Wallis...

  • Yeovil CC

    The Yeovil CC celebrated it's 27th Anniversary... Seymour Whitley... Bert Brake... Harold Smith...Arthur Hunt... Bob Callow

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    Members and guests at the club's annual dinner and presentation of club trophies at the Somerset Hotel, West Coker.

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    An unrestricted gear 25 mike event was held on Sunday, when... John Wallis... Martin Dodge... Mike Jarvis... Dave Shorey... John Sebright... John Andrews... John Saunders... J Toogood... R Rodgers... George Sartin (Tricycle) M Sullivan J Durham. Brian Rice...

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    The first evening 25 mile time trial was held on Wednesday week and resulted in fast times. Richard Dawe..

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    More fast times were recorded on Wednesday week when the club held an evening 25 mile... Wendy King...Brian Rice won... I Mantell... E Rogers. Australian pursuit... Galena Road Race

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    With no club event last Sunday...Bath Olympic CC circuit of the Mendips... Brain Sandy. Danny Ellery... Martin Dodge

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    Riding in his second road race on Sunday 19 year old Danny Ellery, a third category rider of the Yeovil Cycling Club...

  • Andrews (and Bike) go to France

    Yeovil's top racing cyclist, 19 year old John Andrews, packed in his job as a carpenter last week-end and set sail for France...

  • Vive John Andrews

    John Andrews, Yeovil's top racing cyclist, who packed in his job as a carpenter early in July to race in France is 'doing fine'.

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    Last weekend saw Dave Shorey riding in the Wessex 24 hours, the longest time trial on the calendar...On Sunday morning Brain Rice attempted the Exeter and Back club record and was succesful by nine minutes...John Andres rode the BCF West Region junior championships...

  • Two "24s" for Shearing

    Bill Shearing added..

  • Claridge first in Stonehouse race

    Stonehouse Wheelers 'Austarlian Pursuit' held...John Andrews (Yeovil CC)...R Dawe.

  • Barretto's Best

    Chris Barretto shock Charlotteville winner... 4. D Ellery Yeovil CC .

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    When the Bath Olympic Club announced that their 1961 Circuit of the Mendips road race...Brian Sandy...B Rice.

  • Yeovil Cycling Club – More events and profit on Year

    The 32nd annual general meeting of the Yeovil Cycling Club was held on Sunday at the Labour Club.

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    On Christmas morning the club held its annual 25 mile time trial... Danny Ellery... Dave Shorey... Dick Dawe... Brian Rice... Tony Bagg... Malcolm Sullivan... Martin Dodge

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    A reliability trial was held on Sunday over a 103 mile route set by Mr C Perry...

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    A programme of regular training rides has been organised for members interested in road racing...

  • Yeovil CC low Gear 25

    The clubs first event of the 1961 season was the old established 64 inch low gear 25 mile time trial..

  • Three beat old record – Yeovil Cyclists' Hilly 25 mile

    Danny Ellery, Tony Bagg and Mike Jarvis broke the event record set up last year by George Sartin...

  • Inter Club '25' Time Trial

    With conditions favourable on Sunday morning Yeovil Cycling Club held their first inter-club 25 miles' time trial of the season, with seven riders from Wessex RC and three from 1st Chard Wheelers among 24 starters.

  • Yeovil Cycling Clubs' 100

    The past week has seen many improvements in personal times by members over distances ranging from 25 to 100 miles.

  • Yeovil CC's Inter-Club 25

    Yeovil Cycling Club promoted an evening 25 mile time trial with the Wessex Road Club on Wednesday...

  • Yeovil Cycling Clubs Medium Gear 25

    Dave Shorey had his second success of the season...

  • Barretto 56-28 Season's Best

    On Sunday, in the final trials at the distance before the National 25 mile championship

  • Chard £100 up

    A prosperous country town tucked away among the hills of Somerset and Dorset, Chard boasts possibly the most successful country club of 1961. 1st Chard Wheelers...

  • Around Somerset Record at first try

    Yeovil Cycling Club all-rounder Brian Rice pedalled away from Congrebury at midnight on Saturday...

  • Yeovil Cycling Club

    Brian Rice, Dave Ellery, Dick Dawes and Ken Denman, on Sunday, travelled to Totnes to ride in the 50 mile Gara Road Race.

  • Holloway is set for West title and Cotter Pin Cup

    As everyone expected, Chris Holloway (Bristol South Cycling Club) scored a runaway win in last Sunday's Yeovil 12 hour, gaining the Palmer Trophy for the first time...

  • Helms Cartoon

Whittington wins

'Hilly 25' Mike Jarvis... Dave Whittington... E Rogers

  • Nobody thought they would win

    Five members of Yeovil Cycling Club entered Bournemouth Arrow's 25 mile time trial. Nobody expected great things from them but they staggered the experts by collecting the team prize. Bob Garrett... Roy Pearce... John Avery... M Jarvis... B Chant.

  • Another cyclo-cross success for Yeovil

    The lads of Yeovil Cycling Club continued their winning ways in Sunday's cyclo-cross race... the Ham Hill circuit. Roy Pearse, Brent Watts.

Robson Sprints to first spot in Ham Hill event

There is no doubt about it, the lads from the Velo Club (Bristol) are bang on top of local junior road racing...

Olympic hope wins season's first race

1964

The 1964 cycle racing season in the west of England opened on Sunday morning with eth 55 mile Ham Hill Grand Prix road race...Colin Lewis.

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    G Perry, of the Yeovil CC, had some smart performances to his credit during the past season

  • Yeovil Cycling Club's Junior 10

    John Andrews won his first club event last week – the junior 10 miles.

  • Yeovil CC '12'

    R Stainer...

  • Yeovil CC

    Yeovil is not a large town, and the Yeovil CC is not a large club, but it provides... Guests of the 26th annual Dinner came from... R Stainer... G S Perry...

  • Yeovil CC

    '25' G Perry

  • Bournemouth Jubilee Whelers 25

    G Perry Yeovil CC...

  • No Yeovil Clubruns

    At the Yeovil CC 33rd Annual Dinner. Brian Rice... Danny Ellery... R Dawe... John Andrews

  • Dave was short of record

    Dave Shorey... around Somerset record attempt

  • Yeovil Cyclists Success

    Dave Shorey... 12 hour... 271.5 miles

  • Ellery and Claridge show great promise

    David Ellery, Roger Claridge, Gordon Smith and Michael Tebbutt are all names comparitively new to the cycle racing scene in this district...

  • Yeovil CC's Open 12 hour Trial

    Chris Holloway, of the Bristol South Cycling Club... Brian Rice... J Saunders... T Bagg

Ian Rogers rides 262 miles in 12 hours

1960

Imagine riding 262.047 miles in 12 hours at an average speed of 21.837 mph. (1960)

Scramble Soaking: Roger – and under!

As most people mighjt have expected, 20 year old Roy Pearse, of Yeovil Cycling Club, the West Country's most successful cyclo-cross man... Brian Pearse

Roy Pearse has chance of title

Roy Pearse of the Yeovil Cycling Club romped away with his club's Ham Hill Cyclo-cross race and now leads the Wessex cyclo-cross Association Winter Championship... Brian Pearse, Roy's younger brother..

  • Pearse wins cyclo-cross

    On Sunday Yeovil Cycling Club held their second cyclo-cross on the Ham Hill circuit... Roy Pearse

  • Watts is Champion

    On Sunday the members iof the Yeovil Cycling Club rode in the Chard Wheelers Cycle Cross. And as so often the yellow jersey riders from Yeovil dominated the event B Watts... R Pearse... M Jarvis... G Sartin

Watts races to cyclo-cross win

The loical season got oiff to a spirited, if numerically rather small, start on Sunday morning when Brent Watts, of the Yeovil CC romped home a comfortable winner of his own club's Ham Hill event. Clubmate Roy Pearse... George Sartin...

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    Start of Yeovil Cycling Club's road race at Mudford, near Yeovil

  • Wins Yeovil C

    Croad race Yeovil Cycling Club held their first road race yesterday. The event attracted nearly 30 entries from a wide area... John Andrews... Les Channing

  • Andrews second in 38 mile race

    Yeovil Cycling Club held its first open road race on Sunday... John Andrews... L Rollo

  • 456 started, 10 finished

    John Andrews and D Whittington of Yeovil Cycling Club were among the 46 riders in the Bath Festival road race...

  • Jarvis wins '25'

    On Sunday Yeovil Cycling Club held the second 25 of the 1964 season... Mick Jarvis... D Whittington... Roy Pearse... Brian Chant... M Hewitt... E Rodgers

Jarvis wins 'low gear 25'

On a cold and windy Sunday Yeovil Cycling Club held its annual 'low gear 25.' Mick Jarvis... Dave Whittington... Roy Pearse... B Chant... M Hewitt... E Rodgers.. F Griffin

Yeovil's Bob Garrett first rider to beat one hour

Yeovil Cycling CLub spaent a successful Whitsun week-end with and individual and two team prizes in 25 mile time trials. John Avery... Mike Jarvis.

Pedalling towards another good year

Supported by a membership bent on pedalling the same way, Yeovil Cycling Club seem set, in their 37th year, for yet another good season

Funeral of Yeovil Racing Cyclist

The funeral service for racing cyclist Mr John Edward Andrews (20) 21, Sparrow Road, Yeovil, who with Miss Veronica Rosemary Blaynee (17)...

Lewis is first by narrow margin

Colin Lewis from Paignton, won the Senior Service Ham Hill grand prix by a couple of lengths from Peter Head...

Cyclist 'Popped' up to Town

Yeovil Riders feat of Endurance. Early on Sunday morning a Yeovil Cycling Club member, Roy Stainer, who now lives in Blandford, finished a sensational ride over the Yeovil to London and back route. He covered the 246 miles in 13 hours 40 minutes and 27 seconds.

Mantle breaks away to win Memorial race

Franham Road Club's Russell Mantle won the John Andrews Memorial race run by Yeovil Cycling Club.

Yeovil hoping to promote a national trial

Yeovil Cycling Club, that band of south Somerset youngsters who have proved that they are very much 'with it' when it comes to taking on the rest of the country at event promotion, are now hoping to have a crack at the national junior 25 mile championship next August.

West ready for the new order

Principal guests at the reunion dinner of the Yeovil Cycling Club admiring some of the trophies. Left to right, back row, Mr Brian Sandy, Mr S D Andrews, Mr A E Hunt (president). Front, Mrs Sandy and Mrs Andrews.

Cycling Club's Officers (1976)

At Yeovil Cycling Club's annual meeting... Hunt... Perry... Haytor... Pearse... Ivy Andrews...Ferris... Johnson... Barnard... Bailey... Pond

Top Cyclo-cross riders at Chard

1966

The first event of 1966 gave clubmen and women visiting the Chard area for the Club's Senior Service Cyclo-Cross an opportunity to see several of Great Bt=ritain's to cyclo-cross men in action. ...Roy Pearse...

Yeovil Cyclists travel for their races

With no club event over the Whitsun week-end members of the Yeovil Cycling CLub rode various open events. ... Bristol Youth CC 25, R Garrett... J Avery... M Jarvis. Robin Hood road race... D WHittington... M Hewitt... R Rogers. Roy Pearse... Chippenham 25.

Yeovil Prize goes to Goodman

Dick 'Goz' Goodman of the newly formed Viking-Trumanns Steel, semi-professional team... in the Yeovil Cycling CLub's Senior Service HAm Hill grand prix.

Cycling Club's 55 mikle race

John Andrews, Yeovil's only representative...

Yeovil get South-West Cycling Trophy

Yeovil Cycling Club's recent dinner – a lively celebration presided over by club president, Arthur Hunt–was notable for speeches by the Perry brothers, Olympic rider Brian Sandy, and organiser Dave Shorey.

Garrett wins Yeovil trial

Bob Garrett, John Avery and Mike Jarvis finished first, second and third in their club's open 100...