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Easter Meet.

What is the Easter Meet?

It is where all sections of the National Clarion come together & have a good time.

Each section rides to the Meet (if they're hard enough) on Good Friday, to arrive at the venue for the Civic Reception with the Mayor. This is held at one of the Meets main Hotels where the weekends festivities are based.

Saturday brings the Annual Conference in the morning (you'll only ever go to one of these) or recovery from the night before (the two can not be combined !!).

There is usually a road race in the morning and a club run in the afternoon, and pillaging of the local fancy dress shops for Saturday evenings fancy dress competition. Saturday night is also dancing night in case you've too much energy left.

On Easter Sunday there is usually a 25 mile time-trial. If riding 25 miles isn't hard enough, you have to get out of bed bloody early for the 8am start.

There is also a good chance the event organisor has set up a road race with one of the local clubs. At least road races normally start at 10am.

The evening then sees the Disco dance & prize presentation. The Mayor & National Clarion dignatories hand out the Trophies to the National Clarion's finest. This is well worth it, the National Clarion has some excellent trophies.

Easter Monday, still alive, not been arrested? OK, so you're up for the 10 mile time trial at 8am.

Now you can ride home.................

So, you think this is your scene? Well, Stockport Clarion always have a strong presence at the Easter Meet, so make sure you're fit enough to get there & back. Some pictures follow:

Wahey.........

 

The ride out. Sometimes an A & B run leave separately. There is also a chance someone will be driving so you won't have to cram all your clothing into panniers. There is a trophy fore the section with the highest aggregate miulage.

I dunno why we didn't win, you look gorgeous mate

ARSENAL

 

The Fancy Dress night is always great fun. You can gaurantee a crowd of ***s h***s from Stockport will make a spectacle of themselves. Dracula, Humpty Dumpty, a Gorilla, Frankestein and a naked man usually make an appearance !!

Cyclists do not make good dancers

 

Disco fever.

Typical venues for the Easter Meet have been:

Llandudno, Skegness, Blackpool, Bangor, Whitby, Torquay, Lincoln, Scarborough, Bridlington, Cleethorpes, York, Morecambe, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Leek, Chester, Skipton, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Nantwich, Worksop, Warwick, Matlock, Buxton, Crewe, Leamington, Nottingham, Durham, Gloucester, Leicester, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Great Malvern, Peterborough, Mablethorpe, Harrogate, Southport, New Brighton, Cleethorpes, Fleetwood,, etc, etc, etc.......

There now follows a list of trophies you could win as a member of Stockport Clarion & the National Clarion:

  1. Czech Trophy -1st Clarion team on the track in the 4000m team pursuit at the National Clarion trackLovely, shiney trophies. championships - heavy trophy.
  2. Clarion Individual 4000m pursuit at the National Clarion track championships.
  3. Dove Memorial Trophy - Clarion Track Champion, most points on the track.
  4. Clarion 5-mile Champion - winner of the 5 mile race at the National Clarion track championships.
  5. Clarion sprint champion - at the National Clarion track championships.
  6. The Vaughton Trophy - Senior BAR (Best All Rounder) Champion, best average speed over 50, 100 miles & 12 hour time-trials.
  7. Veterans BAR Champion - Over 40 years, best average speed over 25, 50 & 100 mile time-trials.
  8. Time Trial Novice Champion - best average of 3 x 25 mile tt's for a 1st year rider.
  9. Lady BAR Champion - best average speed over 10, 25 & 50 mile time-trials.
  10. Junior BAR Champion - best average speed over 2 x 10 miles & 2 x 25 mile time-trials.
  11. Juvenile BAR Champion - best average speed over 3 x 10 mile tt's.
  12. ER Jones Cup - Team BAR Champions, best average speed over 50, 100 miles & 12 hour time-trials.
  13. Rylance Linklater Ogden Trophy - Fastest 50 of the year.
  14. Clarion 25 mile tt Champion - for the winner at the National Clarion 25 mile tt championships.
  15. Clarion Team 25 mile tt Champions - for the fastest team of three at the National Clarion 25 mile tt championships.
  16. Clarion 25 mile tt Tandem Champions - for the winners of the National Clarion 25 mile tt championships.
  17. Senior Road Race Champion - for the winner at the National Clarion road race championships.
  18. Junior Road Race Champion - for the winner at the National Clarion road race championships.
  19. Juvenile Circuit Race Champion - for the rider with the most BCF points in circuit races.
  20. Clubman of the year - someone who puts more into the Clarion in your section or another than anyone else.
  21. Clubwoman of the year - someone who puts more into the Clarion in your section or another than anyone else.
  22. Tom Groome Trophy - Section of the year who put more into the Clarion than any other. - nice trophy.
  23. Clarion Cyclo-Cross Champion - for the winner at the National Clarion cyclo-cross championships.
  24. Clarion Hill-Climb Champion - for the winner at the National Clarion hill-climb championships.
  25. Clarion Roller-Race Champion - for the winner at the National Clarion roller-race championships.
  26. The Harold Lamb Trophy - 18 years or under, most meritorious rider of the year.
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