Bill Higson Memorial Cyclo-Cross Prospect Park, Reading Sunday 16 th October 2016
Bill Higson was a well-liked and enthusiastic member of Reading Wheelers Cycling Club.
The Son of Wheelers chairman Stan Higson (who led the club through to 1974 when it amalgamated to become Reading Cycling Club), Bill was a good all-rounder with success on both road and track including wins in the Presidents 50 (1960 & '61).
He always enjoyed the club cyclocross, called a 'scramble' in those days, and usually ended up in the pond at Burgfield Common, complete with bike, for a post-race 'dip'!
Bill was tragically killed in a road accident in 1965.
Alan Jacob (a well-known 'Independent' rider in the 1960s) gave the club a trophy, which became the 'Bill Higson Memorial Cup' to be awarded to the winner of the Club's annual Cyclo-Cross. The first winner being Dave Wren in 1966.
The Son of Wheelers chairman Stan Higson (who led the club through to 1974 when it amalgamated to become Reading Cycling Club), Bill was a good all-rounder with success on both road and track including wins in the Presidents 50 (1960 & '61).
He always enjoyed the club cyclocross, called a 'scramble' in those days, and usually ended up in the pond at Burgfield Common, complete with bike, for a post-race 'dip'!
Bill was tragically killed in a road accident in 1965.
Alan Jacob (a well-known 'Independent' rider in the 1960s) gave the club a trophy, which became the 'Bill Higson Memorial Cup' to be awarded to the winner of the Club's annual Cyclo-Cross. The first winner being Dave Wren in 1966.