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BMBO Lifetime Membership Awards.
Posted: 01/12/21
Looking back to the early days of TCA and the pioneers of paper event flyers posted to members and the first national league to a rider driving the Midlands scene in 2021.
Three BMBO riders recognised for their outstanding efforts to develop the sport.
Colin Palmer β Colin was the main driving force to form the Trail Cyclists Association (TCA)
which acted as an umbrella organisation for independent organisers. The predecessor to BMBO.
Colin came from a foot orienteering background and was an early adopter of mountain biking
which aligned with his love of cycling. The combination of orienteering and MTB was irresistable,
indeed Colin was also instrumental in early International Orienteerring Federation Mountain Bike
Orienteering ( IOF MTBO ) rules and the TCA was formed to help coordinate organisers and the
sports rules. Recognising the quality and availability of OS mapping to Trailquest, Colin was
instrumental in the early days to get things going.
Mike Hayward β Mike was a serious competitor in Trailquest from the first days, joining the first
TCA committee, organising the first TCA AGM after consulting competitors, coordinating the first
National and Regional Leagues and winning the first National League Series. Mike organised the
first TCA events in Cumbria forming Cross Cumbria Cyclists which became the gold standard in 5
hour competitions in quality and unrivalved MTB terrain. Mike wrote the first organiser guidelines,
which is still largely his work, to help the fast growing group of organisers firing questions at him.
Jeff Mew β Jeff has been a key member of the Midlands MBO group since itβs rebirth. He has
supported and encouraged organisers to put on events as well working hard to take MMBO
through the transition from pin punches to SiTiming. This action alone has led to the MMBO being
one of the major clubs in the National MBO Score League. This effort has been recognised by his
fellow riders by them nominating him for this award.
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