1980-81

Riders:

  • Mick Morrison (amateur turned pro in 1980). Mick was an employee of Moducel (manufacturers of Air Handling Units based in Fenton, Stoke on Trent). John Wilshaw, Cycling Team Manager was one of the founding Directors of Moducel.
  • Dudley Hayton joins in 1981

Wins/notable races:

  • MM- Winner Blue Star Grand Prix, Manchester 1981, prev. won the Tour of Wales as an amateur
  • DH-Competed in the World Professional Road Race Championship in Prague with GB team, former Olympic amateur in 1976

Bikes: Mick Morrison, Stoke-born rode a Brian Rourke bike (Rourkes cycle shop in Burslem still  trades today with son , Jason, now making the frames) see pic of head badge “BR” and decals on the spare bike. The official team shot below, shows a Pennine decaled bike. Whilst it is possible that Dudley, from Bradford, rode a Pennine-built bike, the pic below looks to show a wrapover seat stay, suggesting that it too was a Rourke-built bike…rebadging was not uncommon and in the final season, Rourke-built bikes were rebadged as Holdsworth,

Mick Morrison and Dudley Hayton

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Moducel 1981

Mick Morrison astride his Brian Rourke bike and spare aloft the Team car.

Mick Morrison 1980

1981: Dudley Hayton chases Sid Barras (Coventry Eagle). Sid would later join Moducel in 1983 after riding for Falcon Cycles

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April 1981 Hayton and Barras FourDalesRR

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