Barnsley Road Club 

Established 1924

How the Barnsley Road Club was founded

The information I write here was obtained from an article written by the father of our present secretary George Miles. 

In 1924 an advert appeared in the "Cycling" asking that anyone interested in forming a cycling club in Barnsley attends a meeting at the Manor Castle Inn on Pontefract Road.

About twenty turned up, but not the sponsor, so after much discussion another meeting was arranged in an old shed at the back of "Caffrey's" in Doncaster Road - his son Frank being one of those present.

This meeting was actually the birth of the "Barnsley Road Club" the name, officials, committee and the first clubrun (which was to Goole) being chosen. Among those present were J. H. Johnson, ( the convener of the previous meeting), A. W. Stapleton, A. Streets, the brothers W. L. and J. Haigh and W. Miles.

Further meetings were held at the homes of various members until the first headquarters were fixed at the Manor Castle Inn, where the first Annual Dinner was held and also the start of the "Brigg and Back" record ride. The first winner was H. Akred of Shafton.

The first President was G. W. Miles (George Miles' Grandfather) who incidentally was the first life member.

Those and lots of other members from around that period can feel proud of what they built, and the Barnsley Road Club owes much to those original members who built a firm foundation with their interest and enthusiasm, that enabled the B.R.C. to become known and respected both locally and nationally.

Today the club is still a strong force in the cycling world with a sixty strong membership, that compete in most forms of cycle sport and achieve great results.

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Monsal Dale Hill Climb

Barnsley Road club member Harrison Bailey, known as Sunny at some time in the early nineteen forties, Riding the Monsal hill climb on fixed gear, as everybody did in those days, and sporting rather heavy looking mudguards.

BRC club run to Blyth September 1939, the day  war broke out.

Back row, Mr Tomlinson, Miss Tomlinson, unknown, Johnny Lovatt,

                Alf Miles, Irvine Roberts.

Mid. row, Ernest Nixson, Sunny Bailey, Jack Simpson, unknown,

               Mrs Tomlinson, `Auntie`

Front row, Jim Carr, `big Henry`, Offord Miles

2007 Evening `10` Park Springs rd.

Back row, Steve Mason, George Miles,

Seated, Dennis Green, Brian Glennon, Jack Goodwin. 

The `Ranch house` or `Walts` on the Blyth to Oldcotes road.

This was the `mecca` for all cyclists from all over the country as the North Mids. district provided some of the fastest time trial roads. You hadn`t lived unless you had slept at `Walts`and eaten his legendary `Donkey Pies`.

The photo was probably taken in the early 1960`s

BARNSLEY ROAD CLUB    OPEN 50 MILES TIME TRIAL

YEAR	WINNER	TIME	COURSE	CLUB
1935	Maurice Clark	2-10-34	Event Rec.	Barnsley R.C.
1936	Harry (Shake) Earnshaw	2-05-58	E.R.	Monkton C.C. (Team Comp. Rec. 6-22-38)
1937	Harry Earnshaw	2-03-58	E.R.	Monkton C.C.
1938	Harry Earnshaw	2-04-21		Monkton C.C.
1939	Eddie Larkin	2-05-30		Hemsworth Whs.
1940	D.Scott	2-12-37		Crawick Whs. (Scotland)
1944	Jack Simpson	2-06-54		Barnsley R.C.
1945	Jack Simpson	2-05-57		Barnsley R.C. (National Champs 50)
1946	Jack Simpson	2-05-09		Hemsworth Whs.
1947	Jack Simpson	2-01-54	E.R.	Hemsworth Whs.
1948	Jack Simpson	2-03-58		Hemsworth Whs.
1949	Jack Simpson	2-03-38		Midland C.&A.C.
1950	Jack Simpson	2-04-18		Midland C.&A.C.
12-08-1951	Jack Simpson	2-04-38		Midland C.&A.C.
1952	R.Lockwood	2-04-38		Rutland C.C.
09-08-1953	Gordon Knowles	2-03-53		Clowne Whs.
1954	Ken Gillings	2-03-07		Thorne Paragon C.C.
1955	George Morris	2-02-35		Midland Clarion C.C.
1956	Eddy Goodwin	2-01-14	E.R.	Barnsley R.C.
1957	Eddy Goodwin	2-01-00	E.R.	Barnsley R.C.
10-08-1958	Mick Bennett	2-01-14		Barnsley R.C.
09-08-1959	Barry Hoban	1-56-45	E.R.	Calder Clarion C.C.
07-08-1960	R.Smith	1-57-42	O6	Bolton Clarion C.C.
13-08-1961	Ron Pyne	2-01-03		Royston R.C.
12-08-1962	Anthony(Tony) Moffat	2-03-35	O5B	Conisbrough Ivanhoe C.C.
11-08-1963	Baz Breedon	1-59-28		Conisbrough Ivanhoe C.C.
23-08-1964	Dave Dungworth	1-59-08	O7	Rutland C.C.
1965	P.T.Taylor	1-58-15		Yorkshire R.C.
21-08-1966	A.Kirk	1-58-02		Long Eaton Paragon C.C.
20-08-1967	John Watson	1-54-22	O7A   E.R.	Cilifton C.C.
18-08-1968	Ant Taylor	1-56-27	O7A	Solihull C.C.
17-08-1969	Ant Taylor	1-52-41	O50/1  E.R.	Solihull C.C.
16-08-1970	Rod Brookes	2-08-21	O50/1	Nova C.C. (gale blowing)
15-08-1971	Mike McNamara	2-00-58	O50/1	Rockingham C.C.
20-08-1972	Mick  Potts	1-55-21	O7A	Derby Whs.
19-08-1973	Ian White	1-50-30	E.R.	Clifton C.C.
18-08-1974	Baz Breedon	1-57-11	O7A	Doncaster Whs.
17-08-1975	Mike Gadd	1-57-45	O7A	Cleveleys R.C.
15-08-1976	Ray Wilkins	1-56-31	O50/2	Derby Mercury R.C.
14-08-1977	John Welsh	1-59-34	O50/2	Derby Mercury R.C.
20-08-1978	N.Howard	1-58-20	O50/2	Sheffield Phoenix C.C.
19-08-1979	Andrew (Andy) Hurst	1-56-00	O50/2	Rockingham C.C.
17-08-1980	Mark  Blagdon	1-58-54	O50/2	Sharrow C.C.
16-08-1981	Jon Burnham	1-56-51	O50/3	Coventry Olympic C.C.
08-08-1982	Dave Lloyd	1-50-44	O50/2	Manchester Whs.
14-08-1983	P.Bell	1-54-43	O50/2	Halifax R.C.
05-08-1984	Wayne Randle	1-54-02	O50/2A	Dinnington R.C.
1985	TonyLeadbetter	1-57-12		Calder Clarion C.C.
1986	Vic Gregory	1-52-51		V.C.Chesterfield.
1987	D.Harden	1-55-31	O50/2	Marple Whs.
1988	Gary Dighton	1-54-24	O50/5	Team Chilton
1989	Mike McNamara (Jr)	1-54-05		Rockingham C.C.
05-08-1990	W.G.Cook	1-57-20	O50/5	Chesterfield Courers
1991	R.Bagot	1-51-21	O50/5	Birkenhead C.C.
02-08-1992	Mark  Grantham	1-52-21	O50/5	Morley C.C.
01-08-1993	Julian Ramsbottom	1-48-03	O50/5  E.R.	Dinnington R.C.
07-08-1994	P.Jezewski	1-54-02	O50/5 amend	Beighton Whs.
1995	Henry Iddon	1-50-25	O50/7	C.C.Lancashire
28-07-1996	Jon Rickards	1-49-25	O50/7	J.E.James R.T.
27-07-1997	Geoff Platts	1-47-28	O50/7  E.R.	Coalville Whs
26-07-1998	Geoff Platts	1-46-15	O50/1  E.R.	Coalville Whs.

 Barnsley Road Club  Open 25 and 10 Miles Time Trials.

Date

Winner

Club

Time

Course

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