Awards presented for achievements in 2023

 The Winners

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Here are the winning photos and links to the albums for all the photos in each category:

6.1 Person or people (male) (Drake Cup)

photo by Ged

6.2 Person or people (female) (Colour Cup)

photo by Janice c 

6.3 Action (Albert Welvaert Memorial Trophy)

photo by Janice

6.4 Scenery/Landscape (President's Trophy)

photo by Arwyn

6.5 Building/buildings (The Tom and Mrs Fish Cup)

photo by Sue Bellamy

6.6 Humorous or funny (Snapshot Trophy)

photo by Helen

6.7 Best Group photo (Pete Mitchell Memorial trophy)

Photo by Mark

6.8 Hors catégorie         

Photos arrive in this HC category for numerous reasons, not delivered before the deadline, not showing an obvious link to cycling, not taken by the person submitting the photo, exceeding the quota of two photos per category, or not meeting other criteria for the competition. But they are good photos all the same so we are pleased to be able to exhibit them along with those in the main categories.

A big thank you to Ken Day, Paul James and Maggie James who judged the photos this year, (along with myself). 

Due to a failure with the engraving equipment the local jeweller was unable to complete the engraving of all thirteen trophies in time for presentation. When this is complete we will distribute the remaining trophies to the winners. 

The 'Over the Top' cup was awarded to Ann Bath and Steve Gordon. In their absence Simon, as the author of a very witty report on the 2023 edition of their Easter Tour, received the trophy on their behalf.

Simon with Ann and Steve's trophy

Here Simon summarises their achievement:

"Steve and Ann have been organising the C&M Easter Tour since the first edition in 2009, including finding and visiting suitable hotels in advance, managing all the bookings for up to 50 people, finding leaders for on-road and off-road rides, and usually finding some excellent pubs along the way somewhere.  In the last few years this has been extra difficult because of two years of cancellations due to Covid, and for 2024 we had to move locations at short notice as the hotel had double booked.  They have provided many years of enjoyable, sometimes challenging, yet always sociable  weekends away for a large group of Sou'Westers and Kingston Phoenix riders."

To read Simon's account of the 2023 Tour based in Bournemouth visit our 'Cheam and Morden' blog:

https://cheamandmorden.blogspot.com/2023/04/easter-tour-2023-expose-and-photo.html

Thank you to the committee for reading through all the reports to arrive at the winning entry for this prize.

Thank you to everyone who took part in all the competitions and congratulations to all prize-winners.

Frank was amused to receive a cup for turning up so often

What, no prize for being a runner-up?

Ged with a prize for his best photo

Helen with her cup for a best photo

Mark with the Pete Mitchell trophy

Janice with her three prizes

Ed and Pat, former winners of many club trophies

Thanks to Janice for most of the photos taken in the restaurant. We hope that the photos and winning scores will inspire your cycling adventures and witty articles for the Sou'Wester this year. Remember too that we have a special blog, 'SW London Tours' where you can post your reports and photos for any tour you undertake. And note the targets to aim for if you are at all serious about the keenly fought mileage competitions, and indeed, the attendance competitions.

~ Tim