Won the British Best All Rounder competition at a record average speed of 24.786 mph and won the National Amateur Road Race Championship.
He becomes the first man ever to win the supreme titles in both branches of amateur road cycling sport and has done so in the same year.
His achievements in 1966 include representing England in the Amateur Road Race Championship of the World, winning the Yorkshire Best All Rounder competition, completing 100 miles in competition in 3 hours 57 minutes 33 seconds so becoming the third fastest rider at this distance and attaining the third best total in 12 hour competition of 270.5 miles.
His past successes include victory in the Isle of Man International road race in 1965 and the Tour of Britain in 1964, the award of the Val Waterhouse Memorial Trophy as Britain’s best road racing cyclist in 1964, and the award of the Vaux Trophy as the North’s best rider in the Tour of Britain in three successive years.
His riding has attained an outstanding level and brought exceptional honour to himself and to the County of Yorkshire.
26th November 1966.