Author: Peter Eland
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York Rally 2017 is go!
Dates are now confirmed for the next York Rally, which will be on the weekend of the 24th-25th June 2017! The independent organising committee would like to invite all touring cyclists, grass-roots and grass-track racers, club riders, cycle commuters, recumbent and HPV riders, historic cycle enthusiasts and anyone else wishing to continue the grand tradition…
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The next York Rally Sportive – Spring next year!
Just a quick note as we’ve had a few queries about the York Rally Sportive – which ran successfully in September 2014 and in September 2015. There will be no York Rally Sportive in September 2016 but we will be running one in Spring next year! We have an experienced (volunteer) organiser who has stepped…
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Post-Rally round-up: photo comp closing, badges and more…
A somewhat belated update following our post-Rally meeting, and a few reminders too! General verdict and finances The team were all really happy with how the Rally went – there’s still a list of improvements for next time (including better dishwashing facilities, and more reliable caterers!) but overall we think it went pretty well. We’re…
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Post-rally debrief meeting – 2nd July
Many thanks to all who attended the 2016 Rally, and especially all of those who gave their time and energy to help it happen! We’ll have more updates on this website shortly… But for now, a note that we have a post-rally meeting coming up, at which we’ll work out how to make the next…
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York Rally imminent – and coming together nicely!
The 2016 York Rally is coming up very fast now, and so this will be possibly a final catch-up before the event! We’re about to send the show programme off to print: and we’ve also just had our final planning meeting, on site on the Knavesmire. It’s looking in good condition for the event. Just…
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2015 Photo Competition – announcing the winners!
After an inexcusable delay we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2015 York Rally photo competition! We had a wonderful response, with over 30 Rally-goers submitting their images, and over 500 images in total to choose from. These photos have been absolutely invaluable in publicising the Rally – we’ve never been short of…
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Notice of a Special General Meeting: 23rd April 2016
We are convening a Special General Meeting for the York Rally to push forwards our move to become a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation). This meeting will be largely procedural, and should be over fairly quickly, and it will be followed by an informal York Rally planning meeting. Formal notice of this meeting follows: Notice of…
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Earlybird ending, CIO progress, a design challenge, Coxwold and more…
We had a very productive meeting on Saturday (19th March) and are making good progress on several fronts. Many thanks to Cycle Heaven on Hospital Fields Road, York, for hosting us again. The key points are: – Campsite bookings are coming in well, but earlybird prices end just a week today (midnight on Sunday the…
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Ready to race at the Rally? Grasstrack entries are open now…
Entries are now open for the grasstrack racing at the 2016 York Rally! You can now enter online via the British Cycling website. This event has traditionally been one of the great fixtures of the Northern grasstrack circuit, and we are proud that it is now returning for a second time following the successful revival…
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1949, 1962 & 1975: glimpses into Rally history
Many thanks to our Event Co-ordinator Paul Reid, who unearthed three copies of early CTC magazines which featured items about the Rally, from 1949, 1962 and 1975. Without further ado, here they are – enjoy! Apologies for the poor scanning on some of them: