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Why I wanted to put on the first London Goldsprint at the Horseshoe Inn in Clerkenwell Close

The original flyer is still on display at the Horseshoe.

Firstly I wanna point out that at that time messengers started becoming much more of a community than had ever been before, but My reason was purely selfish. Let me elaborate. I had been racing track for a few years and as many know, the warm up for track races are done on rollers.

Having practiced for a few years doing ridiculous (and sometimes out of control) rev outs, now came the ideal opportunity. My team captain at Brixton Cycles, the great Robert Jeffries, invited me to partake in an ‘old school’ exhibition roller race at the Catford Club house. This was my first time to race on rollers, and frankly I was dreading the idea of making a complete twat of myself on stage in-front of a whole hall of spectators. During the warm-up, Rob ordered me to do a rev-out at which he told me my target was 100kmh………oh shit………I hit 99! We went on to win the comp, that’s when I was hooked. Continue reading →