by bicycle
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, a countty,a continent,the world
by bicycle
L943-1993
50 yrs
500,000 km
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"J John Hathaway
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YEAR AGE
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succEss ANp PRoBLEMS
Coventry CCA B.A.R. Championt"": ii ":i'& 'lhrs)
.3 .. .. r. then,severe chest pain in l$ January(kept secret)Emigrate to Canada (get away from racing)TORONTO to VANCOIIVER(all Canadian route)VANCOUVER to MONTREAL(all USA rte via New Orleans)In England back to time trials(fastest I 00ibest 12 tv I 4l5ml-24hr)HALIFAXIo VANCOUVER(Trans-Canada record for 20 years)After record, met and marriedMargaret Reid, a diabetic.No strength, give up cycling ondoctor's orders.Viral pnzumonia, left a weakenedheart for 5 years, 4 weeks each year,no work, no diagnosis, only vallium.'Nothing organically wrong' return tocycling.Margaret dies from diabetes.Broken hip, repaired with 3 pins.(no problem) 7 months later CALGARYto VANCOUVER in 5lhrs (l000km)WORLD TO{IR (6 continents, 52countries) GUINNESS WORLD RECORDVANCOUVER to WOODSTOCK ONTARIO.(ld Canadian C.A. Rally guest)Broken clavicle. (no problem)Operation for removal of kidney stone.(no problem)VANCOITVER to ST LIIS, ARGENTINA.(aborted World Tour, hit by truck, brokenback 2 compressed vertebrae)Heart valve abnormality, retum to England.(return to Canada)TORONTOTO VANCOUVER(via 48,000kms in 48 states, USA)Broken left hand (a problem)Heart valve abnormality, retums after48,000m1s176,800km in 4 years.(long distance hard riding a problem)
3,950 3.5 5,780
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4,770
7,770
50,600
2,600
WKS KMS
13 7,670
t2 12,500
99.5 81,000
3.5 4,200
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9,700 26 15,600
30,530 104 50,760
41925 1939 1939 Agel4Billy Hathaway overweight Learnt to ride bicycle at a 1938140 Jnr. Tech. School.and undertrained building site. Was given the Coventry Tech. College
BSA bicycle by the plastererforeman.1938140Bicycle errand boy, andschool photo club rides.1940 Age 15Parents buy me a Graves ofSheflield "SPEED KING' allsteel, fixed wheel, racing bikeat3119s/6d1940144 (wartime)In the cycle platoon oflocalDefence Volunteers renamedtheHOME GUARD
Fixed wheel )CVIAS TOUR Plymlimmon Pass.1943 Age 18 WalesJoin COVENTRY METEOR C.C. The Landlord, Bill Pease, John HathawayFirst Time Trial 50 mile - 2h 35m 25s (inc 5m
,l3tt *T?r r rr r rr r r r r r r rrrr r r rIr r r r r rBTTL 3Omile Time Trial
Time th* 25m
,.. r r r r r r r rt".IlTiltlg.$Yg9. r r r r r. r r rOther activities:Sunday rides include lunch, tea, pub stop.Weekends. Sat 2pm to Dovedale, Ludlow, etc.Hard rides (l8mph) Marshall T.T. events.Weekly clubroom for ride info, darts, tabletennis, snooker, piano.And the war is still on with fiood rationing andblack outs.
Sept. '44 Birmingham TTL 12hr time trial207 miles on 74in. fixed 1944. War is still on with food rationing,
shortage of bike spares.
ls 25ml Time Trial th 15m 36s heavy 'SPEEDKING'using 78in. fixed gear.2 weeks later thr 5m 57s on J. Clifilords 'E.J.CARPENTER' Iightweight in'Meteor' open 25July..2 week 800m1tour Coventry to Ediburghand back, overthe mountains on a fixed wheel.Sept...3 day tour of Norfolk. See hundreds ofaircraft with gliders on way to the Battle ofNormandy, France.1s completed 100m1Time Trial Pyramid R.C. in5hr 9min 44sec. on a79in. fixed. Cold heavyrain reduced 80 riders to 40 finishers.
51945 Age 20 At Gibralter - Sep. '46Short racing season, with 2 firsts & I sec. then Bike used: lightweight MAURICE SELBACH15* May inducted in Royal Navy at HMS Royal tapertube frame.Arthur, Skegness, (War in Europe over)Transferred to Royal Marines Engineers in Junefor the Japanese War. In between missed theSolihull Invitation 25,but rode the Cov, CCA.100 mile T.T. in 4h59m50s for 2nd place and lsHandicap . War ended while square bashing atDeal, also given permission to have racing bike.Transfer to RMTTD at Portsmouth as EEVTInstr.riioe.. r r. r r rrr r r r r r r r rrr r r rr rr r:r r
Ride 50m Merseyside Mountain Trial on fixed -July- Coventry R.C.- COVENTRYToLONDON and back record (held for 2lyrs) 9trr47 min, (17Omiles)Sept. - Sail to HONG KONG for duty at theServices School. Now Cpl. Hathaway aka Cpl.
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1942 / 1952 inclusive On tour in the Peak district '49Solo and club tours in U.K. No Europe tours
1947 Age22After 4 months in HONG KONG, and cycling in National Championship 50 mile T.T,constant heat, it was back to England in February Zhr lZmin t0sec (Club record)for demob. Worst cold and snow in decades.Avoid snow drifts in l$ Cov CCA25 in MarchLeicester Forest 25mile TT at Easter.My slowest, lhr l3min. Cure? Get a new frame.
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C.C. C.A. July, 25m TT win in lhr 5min42sec.
C.C. C.A. 12hr TT 217.5 milesMerseyside Mountain Trial 100km 3hr
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Best All Rounder ChampionFastest average speed over 25,50, l00ml &
l2hrstalttrlrllltlltllrtltrtlltlllrrrllTypical week (March to O*ober)Monday Rest (no riding)Tuesday 25mile Training rideWednesday Track racingThursday 50mi1e Training rideFriday Roller training
6Saturday Ride to event, or got to the movies.
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1948Feb. 250m1 (400km) YORK and back week end.My annual time trial ridesEaster Classic Charlotteville C.C. 50m1.Whitsun Classic Calleva Road Club l00ml.August Classic Bath Road C,C. l00rtl.Coventry C.C.A. 25ml lhr 4min 32sec ld.Coventry C.C.A. 50ml 2hr l lmin 52sec ls.Coventry C.C.A. l00ml 4hr 50min 0lsec
,9:u."ll?.c;9*., .. ...r?Y.72.1;lT'iT. r r r r rFavourite eventI00kmMERSEYSIDE MOUNTAIN TRIAL inWalesCourse: Llangollen (Horseshoe Pass 400m)
Denbigh (Sportmans fums Pass)Pentrefoelas, ,{5, Llangollen.
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3d fastest ( I 00competitors)Eleanor Road Club 25mile T.T. thr 4min 0sec.
Winning CCCA 5Omile in 2hr 9min 33sec 1949@vent iecord) lOml 23m57s (1tt)3'd time COVENTRY CYCLING CLUBS 15ml 43m32s (1o)ALLIANCE Best All rounder CHAMPION 25ml thlm3gs (1.)
50ml 2h9m33s (lo)l00ml 4h30ml6s (2S'h)l2hrs 225.Smiles
1949Bill Dodd - John Hathaway - Albert Hayes -Brian BlagdenCoventrv Meteor C.C. Pursuit Team3'd in 4 man Team Pursuit
Opening Meet *HALESOWEN TRACK
71950 AGE 25 NOVEMBER 15, 1950COVENTRY CCA events 'THE BICYCLE"25ml lh0m46s COURSE RECORD Coventry Alliance champion for the fourth time,
J.W. Hathaway, Meteor, has also broken several50ml 2h8m12s records this year.l00ml 4h32m33sCOI.]RSE & EVENT RECORDSl2 hr.. 228miles3'd FASTEST
5ff IVGRSEYSIDE MTN TRIALl00km 2h59m57s2Nd FASTEST & KING of MTSWinnerReg Devonport
2h59m36sWin & Fastest 50mls
2h7m38sEricsson WheelersOpen 50 Time Trial
COVENTRY C.C.A,B.A.R. Champion 1947 194819491950
COVENTRYMETEOR CYCLINGCLUB - 1950 AnnualDinner& Dance' Prize PresentationVera Reed, Gordan Chinn, John Hathaway, Johnny Burwood, Brian Quinn
1951 Mersey side Mountain Trial (6s time)Tenible cold wet conditions
Ride to LEAMINGTON, train toSHREWSBURY, TidC tO LLANGOLLEN,Saturday social drinking with competitors. Raceon Sunday....DNF. Ride to SHREWSBURY,train to LEAMINGTON, ride to COVENTRY.
8t95t Age26 COVENTRYMETEORCYCLINGCLUBA few races, but touring was my main interest. Breakfast run LOWER Chinnor, Bucks.Club weekends, always B&B Start (Full moon) 6am to 6pm.HAY ON WYE, Her/Iv1on 180m1.WETTON, the Pealc l25ml Organize a successful 2 week tour of the NewLUDLOW, Skopshire l20ml. Forest & Isle of WightLLANGOLLEN, Wales .80m1BATIL the Cotswolds l80ml.
NOTE: My lack of racing this year was due tohaving a sever€ chest pain when sleeping duringthe night of lo Jan 1951 (always a secret)
Mid-week ride out to Catherine de Barnes, a cyclists' tea place. Wednesday night, support the TrackLeague Meet, the BUTTS? Coventry
New Forests eventsPoole Whlrs 50mlB'mouth Jubilee Whlrs l00mlWessex R. C. 24hr DNF
1951 - FESTIVAL OF BRITAINCoventry Carnival Parade
In the 1890s ridden in?4lr Pace Track EventsRiding a Geared Facile
Favourite Bed & Breakfast at Linford in the NewForest 1948 to Xmas 1952Cat & Fiddle Inn
Lady Godiva
9Feb. W.F. Chores at Safton Walden Y.H. 1952 Age27It was on this ride that Johnny Burwood and Les After the Saffron Walden weekend, to LondonBatten talked about going to Australia. I said by train. At the CANADIAN IMMIGRATION,Canada would be better passed medical and written tests.
At age 9, the Geography class subject wasCanada and the Rocky Mtns.Hence Vancouver was my destination by bicycle.
Booked a passage on a cargo ship fromAvonmouth to Montreal.Would receive embarkation details while on tourin the New Forest.Would spend winter in TORONTO, Canada
5,4,3,2,1.GO..the start in theWESSEX ROAD CLUB 24hr Time Trial
August 1952
Result DNF due to boil on my scrotum. It waspainful. Retired at 18 hours.Promised Joan Pickard we would do a 4 day tourin the Peak Dist. Was out ofthe saddle most of
. thetime.Back to Coventry it was time to get my bikeassembled with its camping gear and put it in awooden crate. With my parents it was by train toAvonmouth. Embarked from Avonmouth 18Aug '52 on Donaldson Line 800fton, 8 pass.Refrigerator boat.HAD I MADE TIIE RIGHT MOVE??
1957After 5 day s sail, anived in Montreal. On board remove bike from crate, walk down gangplank, passthrough Immigration and Customs with passport stamped LANDED IMMIGRANT - 23 AUGUSTt952
By 16h30 it was time to ride to Toronto via My TORONTO home till 26 April '53Ottawa and Kingston (brother-in-law aunt's place)
1952 within 2 weeks found work as anestimator at John Inglis Co, on papermaking machine for Red Rock Ontario,Joined: ARAMAC CAMERA CLUB
QUEE].{ CITYBICYCLECLfIBCANADIAN YOUTHHOSTELS
W.E.rides to Collingwood (Oct.) and Baysville,Muskoka. (YH Xmas)Ice skating with hostellers, and photography withACC, end day at Bel Aire Restaurant for the
,b.tjt ?g*.t:i :ttlT.pjt; r r r r r r r r r r r r r . r r r rDate I of 3 girls from Birmingham who in 1953rode Toronto to Vancouver on 125cc BSABantam motorcycles. Met again in Kelowna BC,in '53 and in Ocean Falls BC, in '54Winter riding, freezing cold at times. Australianrider cried with cold feet on one Sunday ride.Don Robinson and Ted Bateman emigrate fromCoventry Road CLUB.
Don, Ted, John on one of our rides. North ofTORONTO.
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1953 Age 28Ride with Don, Ted and AI to hostellers ski w.e,at Dagmar. It snowed all the time, return bytrain.
Ride Hamilton 'Good Fridav" Road Race.Murphy and I split the field. Finished 1lft.
Raced Tuesday nights on the Bolton circuit.QCBC events.
April.. ready bike for Trans-Canada campingtour. Buy 35mm Wrayflex camera.
Depart TORONTO, 27 {pfl... Heavy rain, icy camping Hwy. 1 1.. . bush country all the way toManitoba... Rolling and flat prairie from Winnipeg to Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary...Rough gravel roads and mountains Banff, Jasper, Mt Robsog Kamloops... Good roads Okanagan,Manning Pk, VANCOLIVER. furiving 4h August after 477lmls in 100 days.
Rear hub flange with broken flange at Saskatoon... SIMPLEX GEAR disintegrates at Mt Robson... Rearwheel sheds spokes, enough to accept ride from south of Blue River to Kamloops.
Trans Canada 'venturers of'53The Whitfords, JWH, Jack & Hazel Weavell
A fabulousCycle Camping
Tour4770 miles
100 days
HIGHLIGHTS:1. Muskoka Lakes2. Kakabeka Falls3. Intl. Peace Garden4. Riding Mtn. Nat Park5. Quepelle Valley6. Little Manito Beach
7. Prince Albert Nat. Park8. Elk Island Buffalo Park9. Calgary Stampede10. Banff-Jasper Nat. Park11. Mt. Robson12. Kelowna Regatta13. Manning Park
1953 VANCOUVERMeet the Vancouver Bicycle Club.
Fred Deeley Cycles presents me with Raleigh*SIIPER LENTOITP to ride the 3 day Stage RaceVANCOUVER.HOPE-PR' TON-PENTICTON.
Hostelling group of day rides and weekend tours
A w.e. ride to Westholme, Vancouver Island tomeet Jack &Hazel Weavell (tandem dtrailer),and the Whitfords & baby (tandem dtrailer),whose independent routes were Montreal toVancouver.
Drafting jobs hard to find, get temporary job aslathe operator.
Learn to ski with Hostellers on Mt. Seymourincluding 3d Peak.
Note... came here to forget about racing???
1954Feb. No worlg March.. temporary at Simpsonsnew place at Burnaby.
Share attic suite with Harold Leather a landedimmigrant from Lancashire.
The '54 Commonwealth Games Velodrome iscompleted. . . ride the opening event 150 laps ofthe 250 meter wooden track.
Finally get a drafting job up coast at OCEANFALLS with Crown Zellerbach Pulp & Paper
Cycling is out except I l/2 miles to MartinValley. Plenty of rain. Apart from some hikingto ski cabin, winter was for skiing.
Decided my next tourwould route me back toMontreal then sail back to England with my slidelecture.
1955 Age 30
Hospitalized for a week, it wasn't serious.Live in basement suite in Martins Valley, at leastit was 25 miles a week.Work on route, return to Vancouver and send fornew Simplex gears etc.
Jim Davies (right) of Vancouver, 8.C., winner ofthe recent Vancouver-Penticton Bicycle Race,poses with John Hathaway (centre) of Vancover,who came in second, and Gary Lund of Seattle,Washington, who took third place.
Skiing on Mt. Seymour
VANCOUVER is a great place to live and cycle.Spanish Banks, University B,C., Stanley Park,Marine Dr., West Van., Mt. Seymour
Won Mt. Seymour Hill Climb in 37min 43 sec.
Aug. 1". start ride Vancouver - New Orleans -Montreal nipped by dog at Enumclaw, WA...Mt. Rainier... Colubia River... Mt. Hood... toocold to sleept at Crater Lake... Los Angeles...105 F Mojave desert.,. sleep on Hoover Dam...Grand Canyon... Sante Fe for IndianFestivities... Loveland Pass I1992 ft...Denver... Texas Panhandle... Dallas... old typebarbecue & hotel at Rusk TX.,. Gulf ofMexico... New Orleans... Birmingham AL...
Danger?? Blacks in N.C. . . . Gt. Smokey Mtns.. . fu U.N,, New York after 3 month ridingSugar cane processing in KY... Mlliamsburg...
\--l' G.W'sbirthplace... Washington... Amishcountry... Princeton... New York...Plattsburg. .. Montreal.
Sail on Cunard Liner Montreal to Southamptonback in time for BRITISH B.AR Concert at theAlbert llall November.
7750 miles in 3 months125 miles/riding day
1956 Age 31
Same address, same job as in 1952.Club weekends to Dovedalg IIay on Wye theCotswolds.
Hounslow lO0mile T.T.-- 46 fastest.4hr 29min 36sec personal best
Coventry CCA 25mile T.T. 3d fastestlfu 4min 30sec
Mersey Road Club... z4htT.T.4l5mile (664km) club record
My secret goal was a future sttempt on FredAnderson's Trans Canada record.
Because of my brother's death in Malaysia inMarch and the best climate required fortherecord dtempt in June 1957, the CanadianImmigration said I would not lose my landedimmigrant status.
Gave a few Canada/USA slide shows
Regular rides with club on Sundays andmidwesk
Mersey C.C.24ht Time TrialIn the Cheshire lanes with my helpers and theircar. I finished, the car did not.
1957 AW32
Worked on my Trans Canada record and scheduled 24 days. This was altered to 27 on advice of myfriends. Could not use any road in the USA even when the Canadian route was almost unrideable in theWest.In May ride to Liverpool, and Cunard liner to Quebec City then ride 500 miles to Halifax. Start 7:00am 27May by offrcial timekeeper.Rain to the St. Lawrence River, then heet to Oftawa with result badly blistered arms. N. Ontario gavebelow freezing conditions for early June. Robbed of a 200m1. Day on the Prairies by a terrible rain that Itook shelter for over 2hrs, hence only l89miles. Terrible mountain gravel road west of Rossland to 5230 ft.Last day 182 miles from Princeton. Arrived at Vancouver P.O. at 2OlniOmin oflicial time Record24dl3hr5m. (It stood for 20 years)
t957 Finish at Vancouver P.O,
SUCCESS
Guess what? There's a 300mile road race coming up in September.
1957 Age32
June - record, July- drafting job, August- meet girl, Sept- road race and engaged, Dec- married on longestnight ofyear.
My helpers Jack, Hazel, and Margaret thawedme out with a large fire and hot food at ManningPark.
LabourDay weekend, I dayRoad RaceKELOWNAIo VANCOLMR
300miles (a80km)ld Garv Lund Seattle l6hr 30min2"d John Hathawav Vancouver 18hr 30min3d Bob Hartman Seattle 19hr 30minl7 riders DNF
ROUTE:Kelowna (lopm start)KeremeosPrinceton(Sunday Summit 4000ft at a chilling 4am)Alison Pass 4400ft at a chilling 6am)Vancouver (Finish at China Creek Velodrome)
1957 ...
Saturday AUG. 2 it rained all day so went to themovie on the bus. Three blocks later, young ladygets on. After the movie, we met d the bus stop.At the Whitespot, she declined a coffee, and didnot speak to strangers, in fact, I'm not a stranger,I'm John Hathaway. It was true as MargaretReid was living with Fred Deeley's niece.
Monday SEPT. 2d the day after the race atKitsilano Beach, for my next adventure began,when we became engaged.
Manied DEC. 21... First night aboard overnightC.P. ferry downtown VANCOUVER todowntown Victoria. Stayed at the "OLDEENGLAND INN1 keptthe Lane brothers, racingmen of the 30s in Lancashire.
The cast ofHOCUS -POCUS 1957 tol971Other plays: Gaslight, Arsenic and Old Lace,The American Dream We both joined the St. James United ChurchSome we took on the road. Drama Group becoming the successful LINITED
PLAYERS
The cast built the set, did the lights, costume andfound the props.And then rehearsed, rehearsed, rehearsed somemore.
Doreen Dick was a great director.Margaret did the props.
Also played badminton'65 till'72
1958 Greyhound Bus to Toronto - Grand Only local ridesCanyon-LOS ANGELES -VANCOUVERTo meet inJaws andfriends.
lg5g Find climbing 10e Ave hill a task thatwas sapping my strength. Doctor'sorder, stay offmy bike. Margaret hasmiscarriage due to her diabetes.
1957 to 1974Draftsman /Technician at British ColumbiaResearch CouncilSome projects: Gas furnace drawings, Planlconon deck incubator, Report drawings, Logmachine techniciaq Marine drive detailing
1959 Oct... at Oroville, California
ReplacebikewithaNSU 150cc2 stroke,shaft VANCOUVER...Mt.Hood...Mt. Shasta...Mt.drive, motor scpoter. Lasse... SACRAMENTO... ALAMEDA... Napa
Valley... Ave of Giant Redwoods... CRESCENTCITY... I-5..PORTLAND... VANCOWER.
Having a motor scooter was like having a bikewith an engine in it.
l96tAnother 'scoot€r tourVancouver... Okanagan... Monoshe Pass...CRESTON... CRANBROOK... CALGARY...and return.
1963 new 250cc 4cycle Triumph Tigress Motor 1962..scooter for TRANS CANADA TOUR
Severe storm and broken windows and cold apt.gave me viral pneumonia.
Resultant damage showed up in '63, '64,'65 and'66 as a fast heart beat that I could hardly walk.
Treatment each time was stay home 4 weeks andrest and take Valium.
At work they would not let me lift heavy loads ordo heavy work.
How could I be so weak?
Vancouver - Thunder Bay - (boat to Pt. McNicol) - Toronto - ApsleyToronto - Sault Ste Marie - Winnipeg - Calgary - Kamloops - Vancouver.
1957 to 1963VBC memberEvent promoterTimekeeperCommissarBC Chairman for CWA(Canadian Wheelmens Assn)
Prompted Western Canada Road Championshipsat MISSION CITY. Wet snow on morning ofls July caused some riders to fall at Stave FallsDam.
Bill Wild & Jack Ferguson went to the CanadianChampionships back East and then to the 1962Commonwealth Games at PERTII, Australia.
2 man Team Time Trial start on East Hastings atSperling inBURNABY
1967
Reg Devonport (from Liverpool) of Montrealfailed the Trans-Canada record
Reg came to Canada in '51 . It's our firstme€ting in 17 years.
Reg and I were the first and only 2 riders to beat3hrs for the 100km Merseyside Mtn Trial.ld R. Davenport 2h59m36sznd J. Hathaway 2h59m57sKing of Mtns.. J. Hathaway
Motor sc@ter still used.
1967 Age42Would I live past 43?Good news in March"There's nothing organically wrong with me",said my doctor.
Take my bike out of storage, and startcommuting to work. In the fall, fall when hit bya car, he had to pay damages.
Ordered fromEngland a JACK TAYLORtandem and a Marathon frame.
Received both in early '68 and now could takeMargaret out on the tandem.
1968Train to Toronto and Winnipeg where ourtandem was ridden.
t969With Harold & Joan Bridge, Curt & JoanneWilsorl along with Margaret started theGREATER VANCOUVER CYCLISTS'TOURINGCLIJB.
For the next 4 years regular club rides.Weekend ovemight rides to Victoria, ChilliwaclqSunshine Coast Hostel
Most notable success: CYCLING RALLY atBear Creek Parlg SurreyNovel events, Roller rides,CYCLIS TS' TOURING COMPETITION
Reg, Margaret and John at Hanison Hot Springs
Outside Toronto's City Hall.
Speed judging, hill climbing ability, observedsections, emergency braking, questions oncycling.
GVCTC -Club run.
Margaret Gwendolyn HATHA\ryAY nee REID.Born 13 July 1931. Manied 21 December 1957.Died 31 March 1971. Enjoyed life to the fullest.She battled her diabetes and its side effects in herheroic life. Was a great partner on and offthetandem.
1970During the zummer 70 girls, aiming for Expo'70in Japan, arrived in Vancouver by bicycle fromMontreal.
By the time they got here, they were ready tolynch their leader, a lone French-Canadian male.
They were short of money so not all made it toJapan.
They hadsag buskitchen busequipment van.
t97l Age46
After Margaret died. COULD I MAKE TI{ERETURN TO LONG DISTANCE RIDING?
So after 3 months of training includingPemberton and backEarls Cove and backHope and back
AND OTHERS
July train to Quesnel and ride to Dawson Creekfor record attempt. Dawson Creek to Vancouver750mls(l200km) in 72 brs.
SUCCESS2 days 2l hrs 1Smins.
Spring of '71 - A charity ride. CapilanoStadium to UBC and back. My tandem partnerwas one of the Quebec lady riders.
At mile 0. 5 pm start
1971 Chrlstmas .
No family Xmas this year.So with 6in of snow, beautiful sunny weather,and riding my fixed-wheel bicycle did a 4 daytour ofthe Fraser Valley. Staying with friends atMaple Ridge, Matsqui and WhiteRock
At Maple Ridge
1972 Age47
Long distance riding all winter till 16{'January.
It was a dark stormy evening when I crashed onrailway crossing on Powell St.
Broken hip. Repaired with 3 pins, then oncrutches till 10 May.
Was undaunted by the accident, continued totrain over long distances after a period ofridingwith cane attached to top tube in case my legfailed.
By August was ready to schedule my attempt onFred Anderson's 56hr Calgary to VancouverRecord.
Pine Pass 933m
MemqriesClimb Pine Pass at midn't. Hot bath and goodbreakfast at Prince George at 9:00am.6hr sleep at Quesnel. Ruined by painful knees.Cut out 6hr rest at Spences BridgeLivestock truck nearly wiped me out near CacheCreek.Success on reaching Vancouver P.O. in69hrsl5min,
At Prospect Lake. Saanich PeninsulaGVCTC July ld VICTORIA 3 dayweekend.
1972BABC Recreational delegate to the CanadianC.A.Timekeeper at the China Creek Velodrome.GVCTC Sunday & weekend rides.
t973Hit by drunk driver on Lougheed east ofBainbridge. Did not make club meeting so J.B.made sure she got my position.
1974Winner Veterans Class - WEST VANCOUVER- SQUAMISH - WHISTLER Road Race
3 week tour with lvIary TainshPRINCE RUPERT_JASPER-CALGARY...2mths before my World Tour.
CALGARYTOVANCOUVERNationaIRecoTd 197? Age4751 irs I min...........
Ted Long my helper, without Ted it would havebeen an impossible task. At the back of mymind, would my hip give me trouble? Hottestweekend ofthe year. Was late aniving atRevelstoke. Beautiful clear full moon nightcrossing the Rockies. Harold Bridge relievedTed on very hot Kamloops valley stretch.Slept I 1/2hrsin Ted's car west of Savona.Fell of bike, at night stop.. Hip OK. No help onnew Hwy 7 as R.R.Xng is not yet finished. Tedhad to catch me at Agassiz by the way of Hope.Good ride to finish.
Tony Hoar Harold Bridgelantern rouge1954Tour de France
r973VETERANS CYCLINGCLUB
Annual Hill Climb withWine & Crab Picnic atPOINTROBERTS
1974 AUGUST.. after 17 years at BC RESEARCH was layed off. That night at home, on spur of themoment, decided to sell my house (only had it a year), and ride round the world. Order specialclothing from England. Get maps of each continent. Decided on 50,000 miles in 100 weeks atage 50
SEPT.. Carry out preananged 3 week bicycle tour NANAIMO - KELSEY BAY ferry PRINCERUPERT _ JASPER- CALGARY,
OCT.. RALEIGH road bike with Simplex/Stronglight fittings. l0 speed (44to 102 inch ratios)and27 xL ll4 wheels. Wt. in touring trim 15kg (331lbs).
ROUTE.. being winter, so south to Mexico, Caribbean Islands, South America, AfricqIndia, S.E. Asia, Australia, then north to Far East, Trans-Siberian railway to Europe.Scandinavia, West Europe, U.K. then by air to North America, riding to Vancouver... allin 700 days. Note: ROUTE BASED ON PAVED ROADS, and to miss excessive IIEATAND COLD CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
NOV.. 2 sets of Jerseys & Track suits rcd. Green/riding & red/VIP. Lettered.. ROLIND THEWORLD / 50,000 miles/ ENDURANCE RIDE
Other Passport, any Visas, to be obtained en route. Money obtained using a LETTEROF CREDIT. Budget of $20 per day. Saddlebag with spares, sleeping bag, etc., wt l5kg.Open dated flight tickets.
1974....49e 49Start VANCOWE& CANADA.7:lOam 10 Nov. '74. CityHalLNORTH AMERICAride coast toride desert toride coast toride m'tains totrain toCARIBBEAN ISLANDSfly tofly tofly tofly tofly tofly to$OUTHAMERICAfly tofly toride coast toride inland toride river to
Day 89 - 7000 mlS (11200km) IGUACU CATARATAS - BRAZIL on the Parana fuver where Brazil,Argentina, Paraguay meet.
LOS ANGELES, USA}IERMOSILLO, ME)ilCOTEPIC, MEXICOVERA CRUZ, MEXICOMERIDA5 MEXTCO
KINGSTON, JAMAICAPORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITISANTO DOMINGO, DOM. REPSAN ruAN, PUERTO RICABRIDGETOWN, BARBADOSPORT OF PRINCE, TRTNIDAD
PARAMARIBO. SURINAMSALVADOR" BRAZILCURITIBA, BRAZILASUNCION, PARAGUAYBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
"Goodbye to the VancouverVeterans Club at the PeaceArch - BLAINE, Washington, USDay I
fly to CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICAride coastto DURBAN, SOUTHAFRICAridE NOrth tO VICTORIA FALLS, RHODESIAride river to BOTSWANAride riverto LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIAride northeast to MBEY{ TANZANIAride animal rte DAR'ES-SALAAM TANZANIAINDIA sub-continentflyto BOMBAY,INDIAride 100 oF plus to NEW, DELHI, INDIAride Gangesto BUTWAL, NEPALride fioothills KATHMANDU, NEPALSouth-eqst ASIAflyto BANGKOK THAILANDride east coast CHUMPON, THAILANDride west coast JOHORBAHARU, MALAYSIAcross causeway SINGAPORE, SINGAPOREfly to JAKARTA INDONESIA Day 65 5400m1s.AUSTRALIA and PACIFIC ISLANDSfly to PERTH, AUSTRALIA (13 Jan,'75) (8640km)ride Nullabor BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 50TH birthday lunch in Brazilride coast to MELBOIIRNE, AUSTRALIA (by 5:30pm the sandwich had meferry ride to TASMANIA AUSTRALIA vomiting)ridE tO HOBART, TASMANIAfly to DIINEDIN, NEW ZEAIAND
0m to 3275m in 58km Happenings:(Oft to 10700ft in 35ml) Mexico, N.A....follow local rider to sneak onTAROKAIo SKI AREA freeway.east/west hwylast 9km all gravel Sao Paulo, S.A... visit Caloi Bike plant for 52 days on 44l50in. gears speed block.TAROKARTVER GORGEof steep cliffs Coast hwy Africa..refused at blacks only
restaurant.
India.. Almost collapsed after 100 mile ride inheat wave on 1$ day from Bombay.
Hit a cow in the foothills of Nepal.
Thailand, SE Asia..robbed as I still pedalled asteep mountain climb.
Taiwan, A grime time on the roads,
Australia...NO food, or drinlq or bed, at the onlyplace at Nundroon, on the Nullabor.
It's a great adventure if don't weaken.
Sunday morning on the Ginza, every Sunday no Japanese, the most helpful people.cars. Osaka Adult presents me with map.
Visit Shimano they replace worn parts.Matsu Teen girl walks me to find place for the
night.Osaka Cycling family are my hosts.Tokyo Couple befriend me. Shop for Canadian
food & Yokohama for Chinese food.Stay hostel 2 weeks waiting USSR visa.Attend Japanese concert with Danishfriend. Visit shrines. Buy new camera.See "Dersu the Hunter" movie.
ride coast to PICTON, NEW ZEALANDferryto WELLINGTON, NEWZEALANDride desert rd AUKLAND, NEWZEALAND Day 231fly to NANDI, FIJI (week 33)flyto MANILA, PLILPPINESASTAGAR.EAST)fly to KOWLOON, HONGKONGfly to TAIPEI, TAIWANflyto OSAKA JAPANrideto HIROSHIMA JAPANride to TOKYO, JAPANship ro NAHODKAs USSRtrain to MOSCOW, USSREUROPEtrainto WARSAW POLANDrideto WARSAW POLANDtrain to EASTBERLIN, EAST GERMANYride to WEST BERLIN, WEST GERMANYtrainto HAMBL}RG, WEST GERMANY 200mls (320km) gravelride to HOOK of HOLLAND, HOLLAND Nullabor Plainferryto HARWICH, ENGLAND AUSTRALIAride to RHYL, WALES Perth to Brisbaneride to SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND 2,800m1s in24 daysferryto LE HAVRE, ENGLAND - June'75ride to PARIS, FRANCEmedal ride to BREST, FRANCEride coast to LISBON, PORTUGALcontinue coast BARCELONA, SPAINcontinue coast NICE, FRANCEcontinue coast MONACO-VILLE, MONACOcontinue coast REGGIO de CALAB, ITALYferry to MESSINA5 SICLYaround coast to MESSINA" SICLYferry to REG. de CALABRIA, ITALYcontinue coast VENICE,ITALYride Alps to DIJON, FRANCEride to SCHAFHAUSAN, SWITZERLANDride to COLOGNE, WEST GERMANYride to VENLO, NETI{ERLANDSride hills to LIEGE, BELGIUM Keen to go to Sneen,ride to LLIXEMBOURG, LTIXEMBOLIRG which way?ride to LE HAVRE, FRANCE nr. Killarney, Ireland
ferryto SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLANDride to LONDON, ENGLANDride to FISHGARD, WALESferryto ROSSLAIRE,IRELANDride to DUBLIN, IRELAND MORE HAPPENINGS:ferryto HOLYHEAD, WALES loaded bike stolen inride to LONDON, ENGLAND ENGLAND, police recover.ridc tO JOHN O'GROATS, SCOTLANDride to HARWICH, ENGLAND Sick in bed one day (the onlyferry to BREMERHAVEN, WEST GERMANY day of the tour).ridctO FREDERIKHAVEN, DENMARKferry to GOTENBORG, SWEDEN Win saddle at CTC YORKride coast to OSLO, NORWAY RALLY for greatest mileride forests to MALMO, SWEDENferry to COPENHAGEN, DENMARK Blew 2 tires on descentride to ferry into SPAIN from ANDORRAferryto PUTTGARTEN, WEST GERMANYride to MUNICH, WEST GERMANY In the ALpS, stay withride mtns. to INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA skiers at CLAVIERE,ITALYride mtnsto VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN.ride to INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND See the 6 day races at theride to PARIS, FRANCE MILAN velodrome Also getride PARIS - BREST - PARIS Audax event rear wheel rebuilt.
l200km in 86hrsride to DIEPPE, FRANCE With the Lepertels visitferryto NEWHAVEN, ENGLAND NotreDame, PARIS, FRANCEride to CTC Rally YORK, ENGLANDride to SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND Bumpy roads in IRELANDferry to LE HAVRE, FRANCE produce saddle sores due to theride to TOULOUSE, FRANCE heat wave & sweatride ro AN' A LA VELLA" ANDORRAride to MADRID, SPAIN 22000m1(35200km) in ELIROPEride to LISBON, PORTUGALflyto NEWYORK USArideto PORTLAND, MATNE, USAferryto YARMoUTH, NS. CANADArideto HALIFAX, NS. CANADAride west to REGINA, SASK. CANADAridc NOrthtO TISDALE, SASK. CANADAridewest to JASPE& ALBERTA. CANADAride south to PINCI{ER CRK ALBERTA. CANADAride west to VANCOUVE& BC CANADA (,Finish 12 noon 6 Oct. 1976)
GOAL Age5l50,000 mls (80.000kmU.n 100 weeks through.6 continents
RESULT50.600 mls (81,000km) in 99 1/2 weeks. 52 countries. 6 continents.Average 72 l/2 mls/day (1l7km/day or 92mlll48km per riding day.
Accepted by "Guinness Book of World Records"as World Tour of 6 continents.
1978 Edition(still listed in'94 edition)
ROUNL TIIE WORID route
50.000 mile (80-000 kms) in 100 weeks
SUCCESS...50,600 miles (81.430 kms) in 99 l/2 weeks in 6 continents (52 countries). Accepted byGUINNESS RECORDS
*WELCOME HOME" by Mayor Art Philips and members of the VancouverBicycle Club, atVANCOWER City llall after 99 1i2 weeks of touring 52 countries in 6 continents. 6 October 1976
19.77 Ase 52 Camping at GOLDEN British Columbia on my2800 mile in 4 weeks
Spent 4 months sorting receipts, nev/spapers, Vancouver BC to Woodstoclq Ontario.photographs, slides, etc. for booklet, that wassent to'GUINESS Book of World Records" forthe best endurance ride
TZmlslday (116km/day)or
92ml (148km)/riding day.
Receive and accept invitation to be "Guest ofHonor" atthe first CCANAT. BICYCLERALLY lST JLTLY '77
Receive acceptanc€ from GUINNESS asWORLD TOUR 50,600 ml (81,000km) ftomNov. 10 '74 to Oct .6 '76 visiting 6 continents
1977 At the First Canadian Bicycle Rally -Route Trans Canada Hwy, to Espanola, ONT. Woodstoclg Ont.south to Manitolan Is. ferry to Bruce Peninsula Camping, Field eventq Day rides.ride to Woodstock. Exhibitors, Good company.
After Rally invited to ride sagwagon TOUR of(Lake) ONTARIO.Niagara FallsTORONTOKingstonROCI{ESTERNiagara Falls
Aug. long W.E. OCA camp out at N. BeachProv. Pk.
1977 On the California coast with Marilyn,After Ontario, train back to B.C. ride toVancouver. At MISSION meet VBC riders onway to Miracle Valley for camping W.E. Wentwiththem.
SEPTEMBER14 day - l200ml ride to San Francisco withMarilyn.
NOVEIVIBERMeet Shirley for a Xmas tour in S. California &Baja, CaliforniaLeft car in El Centro, ride to Calexico. It waswet and muddy. Only ride was to YUMA(motel) then back to Mexicali and hotel inCalexico.
On the way back to Vancouver we did rides atIndio, Palm Springs, and the Aquaduct bike trailN. of Los Angeles,Living offmy savings till Fall '78, as were doing a Maritimes in '78
4 WEEK CYCLE CAMPING TOIJR WITH SHIRLEY IN THE CA}{ADIAN MARITIMES... 2OOOKM
Halifax airport ... Charlouetown, Prince Edward Is.Frederictoq New Brunswick.., Halifax, Nova ScotiaSt. John's, Newfoundland
Visited:I Anne of Green Gables Cottage2 Kings Landing Se' ment3 Alex. G. Bell Museum4 Ft. Louisbourg Se'ment5 Trans Atl. Cable Museum6 Signal Hill
1979 Aee 54 Dan, Gerry, Joh4 Wayne at the end of the600km ride
Gerry Pareja organizes BC Randonneurs.(Canada's first)
Our first ridersWAYNEPHILIPSGERRYPAREJADANMcGLIIREJOHN HATHAWAY
ls event 200kmNew Westminster to Brackendale and return.
Then 300, 400, 600 and l000km rides.
In August, we all meet in England, ride to Parisfor the PARIS - BREST- PARIS event (1200kmin 90hrs)
Paced French riders ( a way to keep on course?) 1979 Age 54 PARIS * BREST - PARISCrashed coming offa back wheel. Helmet rim (1200KM)cuts me above the eye. 20 minute ride to checkpoint. Then WV to hospital for sutures. Timemidnight, first night. Continue do sleep toBREST (375km). Meet Gerry, both go offcourse. Sleep 1 llZfus at LOUDAC (680km)then ride on. Crash offGerry's back wheel atTINTENIAC. A nun first aided my abrasions.Gerry gets mad, wants me to withdraw. No, I amgoing to finish. Finish on 3d day af2pm. for 76hr ride for 1200k. Gerry and John at the start
19803 week cycling tour with Shirley in England.The coldest July in 140 years. No sun onlyclouds.
Used CTC -B&Bs and pub lunches.
ROUTE: GatwickWinchester Cath'dl.Salsbury Cathedral.Bath.The Cotswolds.Ludlow.Shrewsbury,Coventry.Cambridge.Suffolk County,Felixstoe.Epping Forest.Gatwick.
Other bikes:1936 used BSA Roadster1939 GRAYES "Speed King"1945 used SELBACH1947 G. STOKES time trial1949 G. STOKES time trial1950 G. STOKES time trial1951 E. BARNETT time trial1952 E. BARNETT time trial1953 RALEIGH Super Lenton"1968 J. TAYLOR "S. Marathon"
Shirley in our Cotswolds B&B
Except forthe weather, a GREAT TOUR
B&B pub in Church StrettonHave a laugh the bed broke
1981Bikes in basement:
1 CRESCENT (SWEDTSH)('72 record bike)2 GITANE (French)('86 S.A. tour)3 WITCOMB @nglish)(a Caps '77 gift)
4 JACK TAYLORtandem@nglish)(touring type)
all bikes REYNOLDS531 butted tubes.
1983Add MARIPOSA (Canada)(Randonneuring)
i99tAdd new WITCOMB
(for USS tour)
Ridingthe CHAMPS ELLYSIE, PARIS WITH 1983VANESSA (tler dad Harold took the picture) Fly to Dusseldorf
Fly to ParisRide to Chelles & Nanterre
Stay at the FIAPADMect Australiaq American & BC riders
Sunday, Bike check at the start area
Monday, Start at 10arq my 3'dPARIS -BREST-PARTS
Thursday, Finish at 9:55am for ?1h55
BC's delegate to the inaugural meeting of theRANDONNEURS MONDIAUX
i
Startof'83PARIS-BREST-PARISwithE. 1983 Age58G. Anderson
Enroute to BREST.
Except for meaUcontrol stops, non-stop toBREST
Meal and massage and back to LOUDAC, 2hrsleep plus massage.
Each control mass4ge and meal
NOTE: In pain most ofthe ride.
Used Mariposa custom built bike that was fasg71h55 for 1200hn
1984 With tour organizer Joan Taylor3 weeks in the red maple leaf country of Ontario. Ottawa
OCTOBERFriday, phone B&B near WoodstockSaturday, fly to Toronto, ride to B& B.Then on to
Woodstock, stay with friends.Colingwood (shipbuilding)Wasago Beach, on Lake HuronBala, in the Muskoka Lakes,Haliburton Highlands.Barry's Bay, Madawaska Valley(here spent 2 days with a tour groupfrom Ottawa)Pembroke on the Ottawa River.Ottawa, stay with tour leader(we ride the Gatineau Hills,)Morrisburg on St. Lawrence S'wayKingston with its Steam Museum.Peterborough via Rice Lake.Markham to my friends.Toronto to my friends.fly back home.
GUINEA; BORNEO; PHILIPPINES; CHINA;TAIWAN; KOREA; JAPAN; HAWAII; GTeat
1985 Age 60 Smokey, Appalachian, USA; Laurentians, RockyMtns, Selkirks, Cascades, CANADA.
7il'VBC John Hathaway Birthday Ride January13* (60mile or 60km) Minimum camping equipment, and the fitting of
a triple TA chainring set are a must.April, Maple Falls 200 km Randonneur ride,descending with bunch, I collide with car. Notbadly hurt, but my Mariposa forks are bent likecooked spaghetti.
After 4yrs of drafting, the job ended. So it wastime again to hit the road. A ride that wouldsurpass my'741'76 World Tour.
August was hospitalized at VGH, for anoperation to remove a kidney stone. Was it thecause of my excruciating pain in the '83 PBP?tr'By '86, after a year of planning, it was to be100,000km in 3 years.High Altitude Tourof the World's MountainRanges.
Cascades, CANADA; Rocky Mtns, USA; SierraMadras, MEXICO; Andes Mtns, SOUTHAMERICA; Atlas Mtns, NORTH AFRICA;Tatras, Carpathians, Alps, Pyrenees. HighSierras, Sierra Nevadas, EUROPE; Mtns of theMoon, Great SnowyMtns, AUSTRALIA;Southern Alps, NEW ZEALAND; NEW
Start 31* August '86 at E)OO 86 1986Bike: GITANE Tour de France fitted withShimano 600 denailleur and 5 speed block. (14,16, 20, 25,32 leeth)TA triple chainring set (52, 46, 32 teeth)
North Face tent.Small propane cartridge stoveI set ofpotsdown sleeping bag2 pannier bagsNO SADDLEBAG
Clothing2 sets of GONSO matl.
SHORTSTIGHTS
ROTIND THE WORLD/100,000km in ROAD JERSEYSl00wks/IVABIKE TOUR lettered
1986 mtrVfeet day/km /mlsCANADIANPASSES:1 Alison 1342/4402 Sept 2/256/159
(Too cold, recovered in Lodge)2 Anarchist Mt. 1233/4337 41595/3703 Bonanza 153515036 5175714704 Kootenay 1774/5820 6/807/501
USAPASSES @ockyMtns.)5 Flint Creek 1981/6499 911415/8796 Craig 2588/8490 13/1899/11807 Togawatee 2807/9209 14/2007/12478 Independence 3687112098 201284711769
(At top, sudden snowstonn,almost a blind descent)9 Wilkerson 2897/95U 2l/3150/1957
10 N. La Veta 286219389 231330912055
MEXICAN PASSES (Siena Madre)1l P. D. Aires 165715436 48/57811359212 Rio Frio W. 3724/10249 51/617U383513 C'Vaca-Mexico 298719800 521630613198 Climbing Anarchist Mtn.
from the Okanagan Valley26 OCT. fly to Caracas airport, VENEZUELA British Columbia, CANADA,
Puerto del Aireswest of Orizaba.ME)ilCO
NOT TIIE LONGEST, NOT TIIE SHORTEST, BUT TI{E TOUGItrST.Note: Descending traffrc have the inside lane at all bends, This means crossing over at every other bend.This manoeuwe is dangerous in foggy weather.
26 S of frontier 298219783Meeting John
Rakowski27 before Quito 2835/930188/920015716 USAcyclist/author on the28 after Quito 35a51n499
ountain climb fromthe29 3900i13090
Met oartoonist when lookng for a restaurant in airport to CaracasMexicoCity. Hewinedanddinedmeinanice 1987PERUrestaurant. Appeared in a JEAN NATE products 27 Oct.'86TV commercial, in Mexico City. 30 east of Lima 484311589A
136111060t68723l s. 171415623
1986 SOUTH AMERICA (the ANDES 32 s. 1742/5715MTNS)VENEZUELA meterVfeet
day/kmVmls14 to Caracas 1562/512458/6s00/4039
15 SierraNevada 3560/1168016 Para. d. l. Negro 3M9l1000317 W ofMerida 1565/513418 W of S. Cri'bal 1402/4600COLUMBIA19 WofCucuta 335211099720 W ofB'manga 28041919921 W ofBarbosa 285519366
73180001500022 Lalinea 3658/1200i
(climb this, you're a hero)23 WofP'yan 1890/620025 W of Pasto 243818001ECUADOR
1986 Age6l
south on the Pacific Coast Machala ECUADORto Lima PERUDay 95 (3 Dec) TUMBRES, Peru,
Disaster, fell down stairs of hotel withloaded bike. Result, front wheelpretzelled but was trued by localrepairer. On road discovered steeringhead was loose. Rode l0 days unable totighten locknuts. A scary ride till abroken spoke 350kms north of LIMAforced met to accept a ride to LIMA.Cost me 5 weeks, for steering head set,fitted by Miyata. Xmas Eve with localfamily. Xmas Day w/ Canadian consul.Boxing Day and 2, bike fixed.
1987Meet local clubVBC birthday ride, rode 50kmdown PAN-AM hwy and back.
1987 Age62
Celebrate 62nd birthday with a ride to 15890ftpass summit. Start 7:30am 12 Jan. from Oft atLIMA. Reach village SANMATEO at 10000fland overnight stay. Morning, leave for the AbraAnticona 4843m summit, reached 13.00hrs, 13Jan. My 62nd birthday. It started to snow, turnedback to hotel. Descend with only one goodbrake, At hotel, eat and leave at 4pm. ArriveLIMA Youth Hostel at l0:30pm, after a slowdescent due to many gravelled kms of roads inthe upper valleys, destroyed by the '82 El Ninorains.
A few days later chased by wild dogs, onechased me 5krq an escape due to a descent downthe coastal pass.
In desert restaurant *BAR OASIS" 895 kmPAN-AM hwy north of LIMA
At the ABRA ANTGONE summit0-4843mover l45kmLIMA _ HUANCAYO }IIGHWAY
198733SCHILE
1244/4081
(crossing 5 days of Acama desert)34 S of Arica 1494/490135 SofAntafagastal1950/639736 E ofSantiago 3185/10450ARGENTINA
TI{EROUTE
1986 -1987 (HrGH ALTTTUpE)
WORLD TOIJR aborted at SAN LUIS.
ARGENTINA due to injuries received when hit
by a truck.
Tunnel entrance
This pass #36 was a fulI days ride to the tunnelentrance. After the 8km tunnel, a fast descent toa night stop.
ls day 1987After 2 days in the Andean foothills reachedMENDOZ{ Argentina's wine industry capital.After the successful crossings of the Andes, theroad to Buenos Aires was mainly flat.
2 days later when leaving SAN LUIS wasclipped by a truck as I climbed the hill. At8:10am at the 795km stone to BUENOS AIRES,on 27 Feb.
Taken to hospital, it was 4 weeks of back pain.My local family support spoke to the doctor andreceived permit to go by train to BUENOSAIRES for second opinion.
Canadian Embassy offrcials meet me at thestation. Take me to hotel. Visit HospitalBritanico, diagnosis by x ray was 2 crushedvertebrae. Treatment: Torso cast worn for 2mths.
TOUR ABORTED 8 APRIL '87
39ft day fly back to Vancouver to recuperate 20 APRIL
at BUENOS AIRES, glad to be going home.
1988 Ags:63
A great year on return toRANDONNEUR RIDING
200km 8h33
300km 13h07
400km 18h38
600km 28ht4
l000km 62h52(2od home in 600)
1000km (621mls)COIIRSE
Edmonton (start)JasperTete Jaun CacheKamloopsMenit(Coquihalla Pass)Hope (finish)
Retired in '88 due to my injury, hence 21,000km(13,000m1s) for year
Torso cast removed.Ride "Ride to the top of Mt. Seymour"was somewhat painful in thr 22minsTrain to Garibaldi, then ride to Whistlerand back to North Vancouver. (100miles)Train to Quesnel. Ride to Barkervilleand back to Quesnel. A camping tripwith Marion. (164km)Fly to Toronto, train to Halifax withMarion. At Halifax we meet Anne for a3 week camping tour of the Maritimes.The Cabot Trail (Cape Breton)
Prince Edward Is. (Cavendish)Moncton (Magnetic hill &Bore)Hillsborough (steam trains)Fundy N.P; St. Johns river;Fredericton.
Mt. Robson on the 1000km route.
1987JuneJuly
AUG
OCT
1989 Age64
Vancouver Bicycle Club's mid-winter ride andget together and pot-luck meal. Known as JohnHathaway's Birthday Ride. (13 Jan'25)Mileage equal to age.first one 54 milesthis year 64 miles
Another good year200km in 7h40300km in 13h30400km in 17h40 (2od home)600km in 32h48 (sick)1000km in63h57
Club weekends:
WHIDBEY ISLANDPORT TOWNSENDLILLOOETHORNSBYISLAND
1989 Age64
Start l000km.Lake of the Woods. HOPE, BC
at Wayne's home forthe lOe bash.
Tailwinds, rairq then headwinds, cold toPRINCE GEORGE. 630km in 396hr stop ( incl. 2 1/2hr sleep) Only I restaurantafter 10 none open. Mt. Robson. Anive JA63hr 52 min.
2 days later with Pierre Guyon (FreMarion Orser
started hostecamping tourJASPERBANFFRADIUM HOT SPRINGSCRESTONNELSONNAKUSPREVELSTOKE
1989 August
Southside Sunwapta Pass 2030m (6660ft)1500km Vancouver Bicycle CIub tour. At Lake Louise, my severe back pain was just as bad as my backpain2ll2 years before in Argentina. By Radium Hot Springs was OK again.
1990 Age65
-J April Di4gnosed with heart valve abnormality.Take it easy, withdraw from FLECIIE PACIFIC 'June Receive LIFE MEMBERSHIP and farewell dinner from V.B.C.fly to ENGLAIID.. By September, would return to Vancouver in ...
July Attend CTC Birthday Rides and meet Pierre Guyon again.Aug Attend Fellowship of Cycling Old Timers 3 day w.e.Sep 3 day w.e. to Flatford, (Constable country) Essex/Suffolk.
65mile - 12s VBC I. H's Birthday Ride. Lunch. New Westminster Seafood
1990VANCOTIVER CYCLE CLUB'S Saturna Is.J Club ride. May'90
AtFcTFRallydinner. 1991 Aee66 inENGLANDWith BC riders in Paris.
Qualifyine rides for the 1200km PARIS -BREST -PARIS ride
200km LINCOLN (Rutland Waters)200km LICFIFIELD (Peak District)300km KIDDERMINSTER (Mid Wales)400km DONCASTER (Yorks. Dales)400km CIIEPSTOW (South Wales)600km MENAIBRIDGE (Wales)
(DNF - crashed at 400km)600km DONCASTER @'s flat one)
Doctor OK's me for the PBP.
July trade my WITCOMB for a newWITCOMB roadbike.
Aug ride to Le Puy en Velay, France for theFrench Cycle Tourists Federation Rally,then back to Paris for the PBP event.
Sept DNF the PBP ride due to new 6 speedblock failure on first night. Ride toEngland and finalize USA 48 state tour.
Oct flyto TORONTO, Canada.Bike delayed 24 hours.
Visit in - laws, then bike check at MikeBarry' sBicycle Specialties.
Depart 24 Oc'.'91.TORONTO to VANCOUVER via 48 states and10 provinces.24,000m1s USd plus 6,000rn1 Canada
Actual route decided by:Expiry of ATM card, June '92Stay with Pensacola family, Jul'92Family steals passport, Aug'92New passport, WASHINGTON, DC., Oct'92P'port extension, MINNEAPOLIS, Ap'93L.A.W. BicycleRally July '93and to miss winter conditions in the northernstates.
So it became:48,000km 48 States USA in 24 months
Sea front park, Charlestoq S,C.
1991 depart TORONTO, Canada 24 Oct.Anive StateRome, New York
Date Miles28oct l l l
Blairstown, New Jersey 2Nov 358Lewes, Delaware 6Nov 527Pocomoke, Maryland TNov 600Suffolk, Virginia l2Nov 800Raleigh, N. Carolina 15Nov 965Charlesto4 S. Carolina 23Nov 1312Brunswick, Georgia lDec 1581St. Augustine, Florida 5Dec 1779Fig. 8 circuit FloridaSt. Augustine, Florida 29Dec 2834
Delaware River valley, road was up, down andalong repeated, with a 65lb (30kg) up is a slowride,
Visit OKEFENOKEE SWAMP alligators
Candle and torchlite historical parade andceremony ST AUGUSTINE.
Tent covered at nights on the Gulf Coast withfrost-
Mississippi River at New Orleans.
1992 Age 67 (48 statestour ctd)
Pensacola, Florida llJan 3447Irvingtorl Alabama 2AJan 3548Waveland, M'sippi ZlJan 3630New Orleans, Louisiana 22|an 3689San Antonio, Texas 9Feb 4418Laredo, Texas l5Feb 4748ElPaso, Texas 28Feb 542ALordsburg, New Mexico 5Mar 5598Yum4 Arizona l3Mar 6032San Diego, California l6Mar 6238Monterey, California 30Mar 6710Bandon, Oregon 16Apr 7361Port Angeles, Washington 24Apr 7851Vancouver, Canada
Old Spanish Trail - Mile 0St. Augustine to San Dego now Rte 90 was
followed to New Orleans.
Bayous, cattle ranches, desert farms, thenmountains to the coast
at the confluence Pecos/Rio Grande
1?92 (48 states tour ctd)
5 weeks at home for new ATM card, and replacestd. 6speed block with Tspeed cassette hub, toprevent broken rear wheel axle.
Seattlg Washington 31May 7998Boise, Idaho lJune 7998Salt Lake City, Utah 6June 8377Laramie, Wyoming 9June 8420Denveq Colorado l2June 8580Dodge City, Kansas 2OJune 8955Oklahoma Ciry, OK 24lvne 9225Little Rock, Arkansas 5July 97AzPickwickDam, TN iOJuly 9981Columbus, Mississippi l2July 10135Tuscaloos4 Alabama l3July 10208Pensacola, Florida 17July 10442
7 weeks at Pensacola was my worst in 50 years,caused by the stealing ofmy passport and $70 bya woman with 2 daughters that I trusted.
It was leap year in Arizona.
1992 (48 state tour ctd.)
Arrive States DateTallahassee, Florida 4SepAthens, Georgia 24SepFort Mll, S. Carolina 27SepRaleigh, N. Carolina 30SepStafford, Virginia lz0ctWashington, D.C. l3octBaltimore, Maryland l6octMount Pleasant, Del l70ct.Allentowrl Penn 22octMount Pleasant, Del 25Oct
Miles106521 1094r26a15631849190819481986
122121232t
apply for passport at CANADIAI,I EMBASSY,Washingtoq DC receive passport at MountPleasant
Still camping, but find that pastors and policewill help to provide church or motel to sleep.
Leather saddle popped its rivets. Replacementgiven me by COLLEGE PARK CYCllS,Maryland.
HawksNest Gap, Anstead. West VA.
1992 (.48 states tour)
Cascade, Maryland 29Oct 12465Charles Town, W.Va 30Oct 1252ALedngton, Virginia 2Nov 12678Malden, West Virginia TNov 12999Elizabethtown,Kentucky l2Nov 13257Nashvillg Tennessee 20Nov 13447Springfield, Missouri lDec 13977Springdale, Arkansas 3Dec 14120Oklahoma City, OK SDec 14408Austin" Texas 31Dec 15104
Allegheny Mtns. gave me a chest ache, was myheart problem returning? After 2 weeks all waswell again.
Great reception at E'town by the bike club, withdinner at Fort Knox. Bike shop overhauled bikeand presented me with parts and clothes.
Snow encrusted bike, froze up at Jay, OK. Alocal provided a motel.
The (W)right family was a pre Xmas stay topreparc firr a winter route.
GRAND CANYON Feb'93 (al22mlday')
1993 Age 68 (48 states tour ctd.)
San Angelo, Texas 5Jan 15331Goldsmitlq Texas l3Jan 15695Carlsbad, New Mexico l6Jan 15874Ruidoso, NewMexico l9Jan 16092Lamy, New Mexico 24lan 16280Holbroo( Arizona lFeb 16621Tucsoq Arizona 6Feb 16906Grand Canyon, Arizona 26Feb 17487Laughlin, Nevada 2Mar 17756Salt Lake City, Utah 9Mar 18312Roy, Utah l2Mar 18364
Carlsbad caverns a great discovery. West Texasoil field sun friendly smell"Legal Tender Saloon" at LAMY was to see mein a cowboy video and was guest of localresident.
Salt River canyon was a great climb. Hosted byvarious cyclists - TUCSON Rode through aheavy snowstorrn on way to FLAGSTAFF (a25ml climb on I-17) 6lml to GR. CANYON ona sunny day.InBELMOND, Iowa church, my guardian.
1993 (48 states tour ctd.) -,.
Laramie, Wyoming l7Mar 18742North Plattq Nebraska 27MLw i9003Smith Center,Kansas 23Mar 19178Omahq Nebraska 26Mu 19435Ames,Iowa 3lMar 19665Minneapolig Minnesota 5Apr 19934Green Bay, Wisconsin 2lApr 20248St.Ignace, Michigan 25Apr 20524Goshen,Indiana 4May 2rc41Fort Wayne, Indiana 5May 21107
Evanston to Laramie 326 mlsin 3 days due to afreezing tail wind.
Visit center of 48 states near Lebanon, Kansas
Canadian Consul extends passport, be back inAugust for ID card at Minneapolis.
Took part in Rapid Wheelers Club 75ml clubride at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Moss Glen Falls hwy 100 VERMONT
1993 (48 states tour ctd.)
Took part in TOSRV 2}OmV2day Columbus toPortsmouth and back ride. Thanks to my FortWayne hosts.
Columbus, Ohio 9May 21336Ashtabula, Ohio l3May 21584Eldred, Pennsylvania l1May 21742Rome, New York l9May 21983Plattsburgb New York 27May 22220Woodstoclg Vermont 29May 22344N. Conway, New Hants 3OMay 22465Calais, Maine 4lune 22572Portsmouth, New Hants 8June 23071Plymoutlq Massachusetts l4lune 23237Newport, Rhode Island li}une 23329
hit by car in Ohio, bike OK, painful ribsotherwise OK. Result rcd $500
Cracked and potholed roads a common problerqdetracts one form seeing the sights that onepasses.
Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, S.D.
1993 Age 68 (48 states tour ctd.)
Coventry, Connecticut l6June 23395Millbrook, New York l8June 23503Blairstow& New Jersey Z0lune 23623Kutztown,Pennsylvania 2Jvly 23910Columbus, Ohio l4July 24638Fort Wayng Indiana lTJuly 24812Lawrenceville, Illinois 25July 25065St.Iouis, Missouri 27July 25209East Peoria" Illinois 25July 25390Madison, Wisconsin ZAug 25592Minneapolis, Minnesota TAug 25898LatokqNorthDakota l8Aug 26340Keystone, South Dakota 28Aug 27061Sheriden, Wyoming 2Sep 27355Missoula, Montana 9Sep 27835Boise, Idaho l5Sep 28215Jordan Valley Oregon 22Sep 28315Carson City, Nevada 27Sep 28699Mariposa, California 3oct 28966KlamathFalls, Oregon ilOct 29449Ellensburg,Washington l7oct 30003Blaine (Can/USA border) 24 Oct 30285
(48738km)
Yosemite Valley, California '
THEROUTE
1991- 1993 U.S*A. TOUR
Snowhere to gq butthrough it.Grand Canyon
Success to alland thosethat follow.
Vancouver, Canada 240ct 30330(a88lOkm)
TorontotoVancouver 50740km(31530 ml)
Ultra Marathon Tours
Age 28 Toronto to Vancouver 7680kAge 30 Vancouver to Montreal 12470klge32 Halifax to Vancouver 6350Age 50 World Tour 80600Age 52 Vancouver to 0ttawa 492AAge 61 Canada to Argentina 15450kAge66 Torontoto Vancouver 50740kAge 70
April '94 a recurring heart problem is nowstopping me from being too active. Let's hope'95 sees me in long distance rides.
The end, is but a pause,before that final ride.
As a surviving twin, the result was a youth George & Ann Hathawaywhose ability to play sport and gymnastics was proud parentspoor.At 17, mother fully zupported my cycle racing(time trial & pursuit)Dad's support came a few months later whenwinning a 3d handicap.
Being an aggressive style rider, it made aweaving style, that is a legend in the cyclingworld.
A severe chest pain in Jan '5 I (kept secret) sawmy career turn to long distance touring, fromwhich this album was born.
When tandem touring with Margaret in '68 inToronto area" word was received (4wks late) thatmother had died. After l7yrs met dad in his finalyear. in '76 onmy World Tour.
Age is a diary oflife, that enhances each year,until one follows our parents to inner peace.
13 AUG'94
a
Open Road Gallery
By Dustin Solberg
John Hathaway was a legendary bicycle tourist long before most bicycle tourists were offof their trainingwheels. When Hathaway, an Adventure Cycling member, passed through Missoula last summer on his30,000-mile, 24-month tour of the U.S., he was 68 years old.
Hathaway has ridden about 110,000 miles since he began touring in 1953. In 1955, he pedaledfrom Vancouver to Montreal via New Odeans. A trans-Canada ride, Halifax to Vancouveq took him only24 l/2 days and gave him the trans-Canada world record, a record that stood for 20 years. "I had to cover1.000 miles of that on gravel roads," he said in the Toronto Globe and Mail in 1988. "The Trans-CanadaHighway didn't go all the way."
His 50,600-mi1e, l0G-week world tour in 1972-74led him through 52 oountries and sixcontinents, and earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Adventure Cyclist contributor John Rakowski rode briefly with Hathaway, a few years ago inCaracag Venezuela. "Though a short, slim maq he was all muscle -his body looked made of tangledrope--and I wasn't at all able to keep up with him," wrote Rakowski. Hathaway, who began cycling as aracer in England at the age of 18, compiled a list of the health problems and cycling injuries he's sufferedfrom since i950. Among the more remarkable include a broken hip in 1972, of which Hathaway writeg"secured with three pins, still in, no problem." In 1987, he was hit by a truck while riding in Argentina.He listed his injuries as "Broken back, two compressed vertebrag no problem."
Adventure Cyclist . May 1984