Hello Nigel,
Sorry this is a bit brief and probably not much help:
Ron Coe rode for Falcon I think in 1962. Barry Hoban
rode for them in 1980 and in 1981 Ian Banbury, Phil
Corley and Keith Lambert rode for Falcon-Campagnolo.
Sid Barras, Mick Bennett and Nigel Dean rode for
Coventry Eagle-Campagnolo in 1981.
One of the British Pro's I really admired was Bob Cary
who was in Carlton-Wienmann in 1977. He was one of the
best ever British Professionals who has been sadly
overlooked what a grafter.
Please contact me off list or give me a bell.
Mick Butler Hunts. UK.
> A plea for help!
> The Elswick-Hopper book I am writing will include as
> much Falcon material as
> I can gather. One of the most interesting aspects of
> the Falcon years is the
> significant part that Ernie Clements played in
> sponsoring the Falcon racing
> teams from the early 1960s (or earlier). I believe
> Falcon (then part of
> Coventry Eagle) was the first company to sponsor a
> Majorca training camp in
> 1965 - attended by Tom Simpson, though he was not
> riding, due to a skiing
> accident. The US champion, Tim Kelly, was also there
> and trainers included
> Tommy Godwin, Billy Holmes and Brian Robinson. All I
> have on the Falcon
> teams is that John Perks rode for them in 1960 and
> Albert Hitchen in 1964
> and that in 1990 it had become Falcon-Banana. Google
> has proved of little
> help and the company is not terribly interested in
> its history, so, is there
> anyone with a time-line on Falcon racing teams or
> with any leads on
> information? (I have a lot of 1950s Cycling mags,
> but nothing from the 60s,
> perhaps gives you a clue as to how my interest
> wavered when I hit 1960 with
> my BSA B31? Teleforks, rigid backend, single
> cylinder and lousy electrics.)
> In anticipation and with a promise of
> acknowledgement,
> Nigel Land
> North Lincolnshire
> UK
>
>
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Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in your memories if not still on the road. Be lucky Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.
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