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I was 1 when the picture was taken and I feel relatively old on this forum. Despite my interest in cycling I'd struggle to identify many riders from pictures. If Matt Rendell had followed up Blazing Saddles with a history of End 2 End records (although he may well have done for all I know) then perhaps I'd be more clued up, but still would struggle to put names to photos I guess.
Is breaking the End to End record worth the trouble if no one remembers the record breakers for more than a few weeks?
Yes. Surely the intrinsic satisfy of beating the record is greater importance than who else remembers.
rhb
Is breaking the End to End record worth the trouble if no one remembers the record breakers for more than a few weeks?
Perhaps nobody apart from Wheels of Fire looked at this photo, or maybe you just thought it was a silly idea because these blokes were so famous the question wasn't worth asking.
Anyway, there was one single correct answer which came from the RRA Twitter repost - Dave Duffield. For what it's worth, here's the complete list (from left to right, with records).
Dave Duffield 1960 (trike) 2d. 10h. 58 mins.
Alec Glass.
Jack Rossiter 1929 2d. 13h. 22mins.
Reg Randall 1958 2d. 1hr. 58 mins.
Hubert Opperman 1934 2d. 9h. 1min.
Dick Poole 1965 1d. 23h. 46 mins.
Sid Ferris 1937 2d. 6hr. 33 mins.
Will Townsend
Dave Keeler 1958 2d. 3hr. 9 mins.