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The ”’South Eastern Road Club (SERC)”’ was a British amateur cycling club, formed in 1924 |
The ”’South Eastern Road Club (SERC)”’ was a British amateur cycling club, formed in 1924<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title= |url=https://www..//= |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref>. |
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During its heyday, club riders competed in National Time Trial Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%2Bnational%20%2Bchampionship%20%22south%20eastern%20road%20club%22&freesearch=national%20championship&phrasesearch=south%20eastern%20road%20club&retrievecountrycounts=false&sortorder=score&page=1|title=Results for National Championship|date=8 August 1997|website=British Newspaper Archive|url-status=live|access-date=27 November 2025}} and the National BAR (best allrounder), as well as winning regionally held events. The Women’s British 25 mile Time Trial record was broken in 1950 by a club rider.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=national%20record%20%22south%20eastern%20road%20club%22&retrievecountrycounts=false&page=0|title=Results for National record|date=15 July 1950|access-date=27 November 2025|website=British Newspaper Archive|url-status=live}}
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The club had a successful period from the 1970s into the 1990s, with numerous members competing in men’s and women’s events, at all age categories. |
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However, membership declined considerably in the years that followed and the club disbanded in 2025, after 101 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2025 |title=South Easter Road Club disbanded |url=https://www.facebook.com/SouthEasternRoadClub/posts/pfbid02W6XjkUjWs2Rd6gFT41QbFx2GxPFTe1U1m4XmWxFSfsFVb8VpDac47tneSzbhQAdRl |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2025 |website=Facebook}}</ref> |
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During its heyday, club riders competed in National Time Trial Championships{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%2Bnational%20%2Bchampionship%20%22south%20eastern%20road%20club%22&freesearch=national%20championship&phrasesearch=south%20eastern%20road%20club&retrievecountrycounts=false&sortorder=score&page=1|title=Results for National Championship|date=8 August 1997|website=British Newspaper Archive|url-status=live|access-date=27 November 2025}} and the National BAR (best allrounder), as well as winning regionally held events. The Women’s British 25 mile Time Trial record was broken in 1950 by a club rider.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=national%20record%20%22south%20eastern%20road%20club%22&retrievecountrycounts=false&page=0|title=Results for National record|date=15 July 1950|access-date=27 November 2025|website=British Newspaper Archive|url-status=live}}
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However, membership declined considerably in the years that followed and the club disbanded in 2025, after 101 years. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The SERC was formed in 1924 |
The SERC was formed in 1924 as a racing off-shoot of the south-eastern section of the [[Cycling UK|Cyclist Touring Club]] (CTC), to facilitate cycle racing in the south-east of England. |
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==Club records== |
==Club records== |
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British cycling club
The South Eastern Road Club (SERC) was a British amateur cycling club, formed in 1924[1] and based in south London.
The club had a successful period from the 1970s into the 1990s, with numerous members competing in men’s and women’s events, at all age categories. During its heyday, club riders competed in National Time Trial Championships[2] and the National BAR (best allrounder), as well as winning regionally held events. The Women’s British 25 mile Time Trial record was broken in 1950 by a club rider.[3]
However, membership declined considerably in the years that followed and the club disbanded in 2025, after 101 years.[4]
The SERC was formed in 1924 as a racing off-shoot of the south-eastern section of the Cyclist Touring Club (CTC), to facilitate cycle racing in the south-east of England.
The history of the SERC has been published at three times during its existence:-
- “The History of the South Eastern Road Club – Fifty Golden Years”, written by Ron Oborne, February 1975[5]
- “The History of the South Eastern Road Club – 60th Anniversary”, written by Geoffrey Wood, 1985
- “The History of the South Eastern Road Club – 75th Anniversary”, written by Sue Marchant, December 1999[6]
