This is the information held in the database about Jack Southerden.
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Jack Southerden was born in Hastings on 5 November 1915. Although cycling dominated his life he did not learn to ride a bicycle until he was 15.
Jack spent a brief period with the Hastings Wheelers, before switching to the Hastings and St Leonards CC in 1934.
He raced up until the middle 80s. He broke various club tandem records and was a member of the Club Team 12 Hour record holders. In 1950 he was the East Sussex CA Best All Rounder.
Jack held a range of official positions from club captain, time trials secretary, chairman and finally as President in 1988. He was awarded Life Membership around 1957.
He was the club archivist (before that role was really thought about). In 1962 he published his book 80 Years Awheel, that covered the history of the first 80 years of the club. In late 1970 he drafted a supplement for the club’s 100th anniversary, ”From the fifties to the seventies” covering 1956 to 1976.
After landing at Normandy during WWII he kept a detailed record of his mileage and joined the prestigious 300,000 mile club in 1975, and completed half a million miles in 1997.
Jack died on 13 January 2001.
Note that 12 Hour trophies will sort both Time and Distance
Rider (Gender/Category) |
Time Position |
Event Distance Course |
Year | |||
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Jack Southerden TanTandem | 1h 09m 33s 999th | East Sussex CA 30 miles 10 June 1951 30 miles | 1951 |
Jack Southerden TanTandem | 1h 10m 42s 999th | East Sussex CA 30 miles 11 June 1950 30 miles | 1950 |
Jack Southerden TanTandem | 1h 11m 23s 999th | East Sussex CA 30 miles 11 July 1948 30 miles | 1948 |
Jack Southerden TanTandem | 1h 23m 40s 999th | Club Record Hastings - Eastbourne - Hastings 1 July 1951 Hastings - Eastbourne - Has... | 1951 | Jack Southerden | 3h 43m 36s 999th | Club Record Hastings - Folkestone - Hastings 26 June 1949 Hastings - Folkestone - Has... | 1949 | Jack Southerden | 4h 38m 04s 999th | Club Record Hastings - Worthing - Hastings 5 August 1951 Hastings - Worthing - Hastings | 1951 |