The Bugle | Blast 333

Friday 4th May 2018
May Day Holiday Edition




 

QUOTE  OF THE WEEK

“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” - William Shakespeare

BICYCLIST  OF THE WEEK

Today The Giro d'Italia starts in Jerusalem which is not Italy or even Europe and opens up some political sensitivities and the Chris Froome controversy.

Not only has Israel stolen the race but also one of its greatest winners - Gino Bartali - having won the Giro d'Italia twice (1936, 1937) and the Tour de France in 1938. After the war he added two other victories in both events: the Giro d'Italia in 1946 and the Tour de France in 1948.

Not only was he one of Italy's greatest cyclists but during WW2 used his cycling ability to save hundreds of Jews from Nazi persecution by cycling through Italy to carry messages and false documents to the Italian resistance. It was also discovered, ten years after his passing, that Bartali hid a Jewish family during World War II.

Hence Israel has honoured him as a hero and has made him, posthumously, an Israeli citizen. We should remermber him too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Bartali

Here is ihe bike he won the 1938 Tour de France. Interesting 4 gear arrangement. It is on display at the Museo del Ciclismo - Madonna del Ghisallo in Lombardy. A good place to visit: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g2507434-d2487603-Reviews-Museo_del_Ciclismo_Madonna_del_Ghisallo-Magreglio_Lake_Como_Lombardy.html

BICYCLE OF THE WEEK

Well - it does have two wheels! But - no bell! Snapped during a Minneapolis May Day Parade.

 

TOUR DE BULLECOURT - A YEAR  ON

Those that were on the ride will never forget and those who heard about it will remember - how a certain rider made it into France on his wife's passport and couldn't find a way to get back. Well until a certain Mrs Tom V took a boat trip.

He has competition. How a wife flew Manchester to India on husband's passport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-43959985

Meanwhile a short tour to Rouen and Normandy/Paris in September to commemorate Montague Calder's brothers death in 1918 is in the works when those interested get together.


 

TOUR OF NORFOLK & CAMBRIDGE SPORTIVE

Six - or is it seven? club members are off on a week long tour on 1st June based in Deepdale, north Norfolk. The Sportive is on the Sunday and Steve B has organised a series of rides and visits for the gang including:

Great & Little Massingham
West Acre
Houghton Hall
Holkham House/Bay
Castle Acre Priory and Castle
Sandringham
Mickleburgh Military Museum

CLUB KIT

Mark H writes: 

We need to decide on club kit this month, i have samples if anyone wants to try them on. There will be a 15 per cent discount of two items of club kit per person for the first Akuma order.

We will have two month's to order kit from March for summer kit and September for winter kit. So riders have from May 1st to May 31st to get a summer order in. Prices are £40 for a short sleeve quarter zip jersey, £43 for a long sleeve quarter zip jersey, £3.60 extra for a consealed zip pocket, £4 extra for a full zip, £54.79 for bib short's, £72 for a Gilet, £97 for a time trail skinsuit subject to 5 orders

All price's are with the discount. Kit should be ordered through George with the money up front. Don't order just yet as we need to get a sizing chart from Akuma and a time trail design drawing. Only fully paid up member's can order. Any other kit you want just ask me or george for a price.

[Above picture features the previous supplier's kit. Detail may vary, quality should be better]
 
 

RIDE REPORTS

Saturday 28th April: Tanhouse Farm & Lonesome Dollies [ahem - not Karen & Maggie!]: https://anerleybc.org/saturday-ride-28th-april-2018/
 

Sunday 29th April: Gorm goes cyclo-cross and splodge en route on Tom's awayday to Bosham: https://anerleybc.org/sunday-ride-29th-april-2018/
 

UPCOMING RIDES

FINALLY

Bikes, bikes, bikes. Thousands of them but not in a good place. This is what happens when bike sharing services go pear-shaped. Imagine the cost. More pix on China's mountainous problem here: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2018/may/01/unexpected-beauty-china-bicycle-graveyards-share-bikes-in-pictures#img-9

China isn't the only country to have problems. Paris's famous Velolib sharing system is now in a TSB-like meltdown as a new system doesn't quite take over: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/04/paris-bike-share-scheme-velib-hi-tech-upgrade-problems

 

FINALLY,  FINALLY

Bank Holiday Monday is looking to be hot, may be too hot to ride. So why not sit it out on the lawn with a G&T or two and listen to other people cycycling - or rather talking about it?

TomTom recommends this series of podcasts for the cool cats of Anerley: https://soundcloud.com/wheelsuckerspodcast