Morden Park in south London was the venue for the Mills Pearson Grand Prix held on 14th January 1979 promoted by Redmon CC.
In 2015 Morden Park returned as a venue for the London Summer Cyclo-Cross Series seeing a horde more riders taking part than in 1979. Therefore it might not be as lost as some.
In 2015 we saw great racing held in sunshine, but back in 1979 as Glyn Durrant says of that day: ” I remember the day well, very cold to start with a heavy frost which turned into a slimy mud. I punctured in the closing laps and DNF. Morden Park houses a college which one of my club mates was a teacher at. The course went up the steps in front of it.”
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Cross and MTB legend David Baker and cross champion Steve Douce at the Mills Pearson Grand Prix held on 14th January 1979. Picture courtesy of Paul Gibbs
Tim Gould in 1978 picture courtesy of Paul Gibbs
1978 race programme courtesy of Tony Bartlett with Keith Hanson on the cover
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