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1954 The Oats - Amateur Circuit of Britain

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Left: BLRC plaque awarded to Brian Cubitt competitor in the first Amateur Circuit of Britain for the Quaker Oats Trophy in 1954. [with thanks to Ian Cubitt]. Right: The same plaque but awarded to Ken Stratford [with thanks to Andy Stratford]

Stage Results

Stage	Date	Route	Miles	1st	Time	2nd	3rd
1	14-Aug-1954	Southall-Nottingham	137	J Kennedy	5:24:15	F Garvey	A Burford
2	15-Aug-1954	Nottingham-Scarborough	121	E Duffy	5:27:09	R Brown	V Bailes
3	16-Aug-1954	Scarborough-Morecambe	136	V Stark	6:07:07	T Hadlington	T White
4	17-Aug-1954	Morecambe-Rhyl	118	T Hewson	5:15:29	R Mackin	D Evans
5	18-Aug-1954	Rhyl-Aberystwyth	105	D Evans	4:54:32	R Godbeer	V Bailes
6	19-Aug-1954	Aberystwyth-Cheltenham	130	B Coombes	5:46:45	T Hewson	R Godbeer
7	20-Aug-1954	Cheltenham-Weston Super Mare	101	D Harbottle	4:44:29	J Dowell	J Kilby
8	21-Aug-1954	Weston Super Mare-Southall	149	L Manns	6:53:30	B Coombes	T Hewson

Final General Classification

Pos.	Number	Rider	Team	Time
1	60	Vivian Bailes	Tees-side	44:55:50
2	28	Derek Evans	Midlands	44:59:28
3	64	Brian Haskell	Yorkshire	45:00:10
4	58	W Armes	Tees-side	45:04:17
5	7	V Stark	Essex	45:08:47
6	6	R Godbeer	Essex	45:09:47
7	31	R Mackin	North Eastern	45:12:32
8	38	T Hewson	North MIdlands	45:12:49
9	72	F Garvey	Manchester Velo	45:12:58
10	69	A Keenahan	Tame Valley	45:16:28
11	11	W Hodgson	Lakeland	45:17:52
12	54	I Turner	South Midlands	45:18:18
13	55	R Woodhouse	South Midlands	45:19:39
14	21	J Dowell	Merseyside	45:19:44
15	9	P Nowell	Lakeside	45:21:35
16	49	B Coombes	South Western	45:21:37
17	70	L Manns	Tame Valley	45:22:00
18	32	W Routledge	North Eatsern	45:35:59
19	41	H Bamforth	N W Region	45:37:01
20	33	D Lee	North London	45:38:22

King of the Mountains
1 D Lee 42pts
2 T Hewson 37pts
3 B Haskell 36pts
4 R Mackin 27 pts
5 B Coombes 20pts
6 T Hadlington 16pts

Team Race
1 Lakeland 136:27:27
2 Tees-side 136:30:24
3 Midlands 136:45:51

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