Any sports person will tell you it’s always nice to be rewarded for your successes, Saturday evening was no different for the members of Southend Wheelers at their 94th Annual Awards evening.
60 awards shared by 16 club members on the evening, with some recipients collecting over ten awards for their achievements during the 2022 season.
The big winners on the evening were:
Dan Jenkins (left)
Winner of the Haden 10-mile Cup
Winner of the Ian Wiekstra Cup
Winner of the Bert Spencer Trophy
Winner of the Bleriot Trophy
Senior TT Champion
Senior Handicap TT Champion
10-mile TT Champion
25-mile TT Champion
1st Sunday scratch league
2nd Sunday Vets league
3rd Sunday handicap league
BAR Champion
Jan Harvey-Burns (cent)
Winner of the Goss Brothers Cup
Women's BAR Champion
Women's 10-mile TT Champion
Women’s 25-mile TT Champion
1st Sunday scratch league
1st Sunday handicap league
1st Sunday women’s league
2nd Sunday scratch league
3rd Saturday women’s league
Thomas Womack (right)
A promising club junior, who was also awarded the Winsor Cup for the most improved rider of the year.
1st Sunday Junior league
1st Saturday Junior league
1st Evening Junior league
2nd Evening scratch league
2nd Evening handicap league
Winner of the Windsor Cup
Katie-Ann Elliston (not shown)
Winner Senior RR Points trophy
Senior Track champion
Women’s Track champion
1000m Sprint champion
1 Mile Track champion
2 Miles Track champion
5 Miles Track champion
Women’s RR champion
2nd Women’s evening league
3rd Sunday women’s league
Club Road Race Team Event
Two further special awards were also presented
Fred Little, received an award for his 25 years’ service as Race Coordinator for BMCR/LVRC Region 9, whilst Matthew Stock was presented with the Ted Parsons Rose Bowl, awarded to the club member who, has done most in supporting the club in any one season.
A full list of winners can be downloaded here
2023 sees Southend Wheelers celebrating their centenary in May, in June an exhibition display in the Forum and July they are promoting the National Cycling Time Trials, 50-mile time trial. Before then, they are holding their annual club ‘Burnham and Baddow’ reliability ride on 19 February (further details can be found on their website or across their social media channels).
If you enjoy cycling for leisure or even the more competitive nature, then Southend Wheelers have something to offer.
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