Charles William Messenger was a British cyclist, a former Milk Race organiser and British road team manager.
12 Facts About Chas Messenger
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Chas Messenger began cycling in the King's Cross area, and despite being a "mediocre" rider in his own words, he beat the hour for a 25-mile time trial at a time when this was rarely achieved.
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Chas Messenger was an official of the British League of Racing Cyclists, which started during the Second World War to promote massed racing on public roads.
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Chas Messenger was the BLRC's event organiser and he and other officials visited the board at a hotel in central London.
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Chas Messenger ran the Tour of Britain, known as the Milk Race, from 1958 to 1965.
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Chas Messenger negotiated with the police to hold races on open roads.
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Chas Messenger became vice-chairman of the BCF's racing committee, which picked teams, for seven years.
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Chas Messenger managed the British road team four times between 1962 and 1967, culminating in the world championships in which Graham Webb won the men's amateur road race and Beryl Burton the women's event.
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Chas Messenger was sacked in September 1967 without explanation from the British Cycling Federation.
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Chas Messenger subsequently stepped in to run the 1982 UCI Road World Championships, which were held at Goodwood.
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Chas Messenger spent his adult life in west London, where he worked in local government.
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Chas Messenger was a member of the Chequers Road Club and an official of the British Cycling Federation's west London division.