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    Trials and Triumphs

    Nov 01, 2018 3 minutes
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    The first Sunday in December is the usual date when the constant din of traffic from the nearby M25 fades more into the background. The clock is turned back for the day as the air on Canada Heights, near Swanley, is punctuated with the sounds of bikes from previous generations negotiating sections in the Jack Thompson British Bike Trial.

    Competently organised as ever by the Sidcup & District MCC, this year was the 28th in the series. An impressively long time, yet there are still three riders who have

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