British Cycling reveal first 50 members of new Hall of Fame

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By BikeRadar | Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 1.40pm

British Cycling have today named the first 50 "cycling heroes" to be inducted into their new Hall of Fame. They range from road, mountain bike and BMX racers to behind-the-scenes staff, coaches and managers, TV commentators and volunteers.

The famous names on the list include Olympian and hour record breaker Chris Boardman, Beryl Burton, who dominated women's time trial racing for three decades, Britain's first star downhiller Jason McRoy and former BMX world champion and 4X racer Dale Holmes.

In coming up with the shortlist, the Hall of Fame panel decided to recognise past achievements over current successes, so there's no sight of any of Britain's 2008 Olympics team or modern mountain biking stars like current world champion Steve Peat.

Panel member Victoria Pendleton said: “We made a conscious decision not to select elite riders who are still competing at an international level or coaches and managers at the top of their game. We also agreed we should recognise administrators and volunteers who have been active in the sport over many years and have made a significant contribution to it during that time. There have also been several posthumous awards.”

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British Cycling launched the Hall of Fame to mark their 50th anniversary. They received more than 300 nominations from the public, which were whittled down to this final 50 by a panel consisting of cycling journalists, riders and British Cycling representatives.

Those who made the shortlist will be officially inducted at a gala dinner in Manchester on 20 February 2010. Don't worry if your favourite hasn't made the cut – it's been decided to make Hall of Fame induction an annual event.

The 50 cycling heroes to be inducted into the 2009 British Cycling Hall of Fame are:

  • Pat Adams
  • Caroline Alexander
  • Brian Annable
  • David Baker
  • Sid Barras
  • Stuart Benstead
  • Chris Boardman
  • Bill Bradley
  • Beryl Burton 
  • Keith Butler
  • Arthur Campbell
  • Brian Cossavella
  • Doug Dailey
  • Tony Doyle
  • Ian Emmerson
  • Malcolm Elliott
  • Benny Foster
  • Tim Gould
  • Eileen Gray
  • Dave Hemsley
  • Barry Hoban
  • Dale Holmes
  • Mandy Jones
  • Peter Keen
  • Peter King
  • Stan Kite
  • Phil Liggett
  • Craig Maclean
  • Paul Manning
  • John & Doreen Mallinson
  • Yvonne McGregor
  • Gerry McDaid
  • Jason McRoy
  • Chas Messenger
  • George Millar
  • Robert Millar
  • Graeme Obree
  • Hugh Porter
  • Jason Queally
  • John Rawnsley
  • Brian Robinson
  • Alan Rushton
  • Tom Simpson
  • Eddie Soens
  • Colin Sturgess
  • Dot Tilbury
  • Graham Webb
  • Les West
  • Sean Yates
  • Tony Yorke

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  • What sort of message does including Tom Simpson send out?

  • That he was a classy rider?

  • Good to Jason McRoy in there. Still makes me sad, such a loss

  • Lack of testers in there! I would nominate Alf Engers, Ian Cammish, and John Woodburn. And Mick Ives. And the late Pete Longbottom.

    Framebuilders?

    Shop owners?

  • Dave Lloyd should to go on the list, a great bloke still riding strong and people forget what he did for the sport in the 70's and 80's

  • + 1 for Dave Lloyd, how's he not in there?

  • I agree re tom sompson, classy but dirty

  • Great to see the Mountain Bikers in there, Caroline A, Tim, Jason, David B all well deserved but somehow you forgot about Nick Craig which is a real shame, Olympian, Multiple National Champion x 7 (I think) and all round top guy.....dont think I saw Steve Peat either....

  • How about Andy Wilkinson

  • +1 for Nick Craig - he went flying past me at Penrith Merida a couple of years ago and still managed to say Hi! a credit not just to the sport, but to the bike industry in general.

  • wheres fred salmon ???

  • How about Reg Harris !! What was it - 2 Olympic medals and 6 world championships ?

  • what a ridiculous waste of time for a list. Whats the point?

  • Leaving out Reg Harris and Eileen Sheridan is akin to missing out Queen Victoria and Henry VIII from British history.

  • Yep, missing out Reg Harris makes this list a joke. A travesty no less.

  • I agree there are some class names missing - I see Liggett is there but no Paul Sherwen for example, but that should detract from the total class that is on the list. Respect is due to these cyclists. A fantastic set of names and a real credit to the sport in this country through the years

  • MrRex your comment about Dave Lloyd shows how much of a pratt you really are. Why dont you go up against him in one od 2010's sportives and see how you get on?

    + 1 for Reg Harris

  • Panel member Victoria Pendleton said: “We made a conscious decision not to select elite riders who are still competing at an international level or coaches and managers at the top of their game. We also agreed we should recognise administrators and volunteers who have been active in the sport over many years and have made a significant contribution to it during that time. There have also been several posthumous awards.”

    Reading that suggests why Nick Craig isn't there...come on folks, it's the first 50 and there will be more...it has to start somewhere so unravel your bib tights and relax a bit...

  • No Reg Harris? He won the world amateur sprint title in 1947, two Olympic silver medals in 1948, and the professional title in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1954. Made comeback more than 20 years later, winning a British title in 1974 at the age of 54.

    (wiki)

  • Great to see Malcolm Elliot in there, what a guy!

  • Andrewjoseph should perhaps read a few of the excellent books about the life of Tommy Simpson and other great riders from the past. I suspect his views are uninformed by the culture and economic situation which he and others faced. Despite the hardships faced by riders at that time (the current riders would never consider punishing themselves with the amount of racing they were forced to endure to make a living from our great sport) they showed more commitment and dedication than many current riders and we could do with more of their ilk now, to put back the spirit of hardwork and dedication to cycling that made cycling the amazing spectacle which it can be. In my view, Tom Simpson is the greatest talent of all time and he acheived remarkable successes despite having to do most of it alone, without having a team of lackies to do the hard work during a race, so that he could be fresh for the final dash to the line. Rest in peace Tommy!

  • God theres loads of british riders left out in this list, Keith Lambert, Phil Bateman, Dowling brothers, Mark Cavendish, Just to name a few.

  • antmills said "Andrewjoseph should perhaps read a few of the excellent books about the life of Tommy Simpson and other great riders from the past. I suspect his views are uninformed by the culture and economic situation which he and others faced."

    my views are formed from the fact Simpson died due to drug use during competition.

  • Hmmmm! ..... As I said!

    Tommy is still the best rider ever produced by Britain, and only Robert Millar has ever come close to matching his acheivements.

  • no sight of Andy Ruffell and Craig Campbell - 2 important UK names in 80's BMX riding - google it and you'll know why

  • What, no Nim carline?

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