Achievements

Jill Wilkinson was the national 12-hour champion in both 2012 and 2013.

Andy Wilkinson’s achievements are numerous. He was the 1990 BBAR Champion, former Milk Race rider and Land’s End to John o’ Groats record holder. He was also the 1996 100-mile national champion, the 2009 12-hour champion and three-time winner of the 24-hour title (1992, 1995, 2011).

Chris Sanders won both the junior national 10 and 25-mile championships.

Dave Allen, a member of the 1960s TTT team, was successful on the track as well as the road after learning his trade on the hard roads of Belgium.

Linda Flavell was the National Series winner in 1994.

Gordon Smith won the Peter Fryer Series in 1990.

Roy Sumner won the Percy Stallard series in 2012 and took fifth in the ICF masters World Championship in 2007.

Mark Bell was synonymous with the Sunlight Wheelers. The Olympian, Commonwealth Games rider and former road race national champion also won the 1981 amateur road race in 1981, was a three time Milk Race stage winner and was the first non-belgian to win the eight-day Étoile de Sud in 1983.

And finally, proving the Port Sunlight Wheelers are not just successful cyclists, long-time member and journalist Tony Bell contributed to this very publication for many years with his ‘What’s he on?’ column.