Cycle Race The 1954 Exiles CC " Kermesse "
A 30 mile Massed Start

Photographs courtesy of John Basell and Les Netherwood.

THE TEN PHOTO SHOTS OF THE RACE WERE ALL TAKEN FROM THE NUMBERED POSITIONS INDICATED ON THE RACE ROUTE MAP

SHOT No  1.....START YMCA.....39 STARTERS

                        SHOT No 2.....FIRST LEFT HAND BEND

 SHOT No  3....JOHN BASELL LEADS FIRST RIGHT HAND BEND

                        SHOT No 4.....FOLLOWED BY MAIN BUNCH

SHOT No 5.....NEAR AIRFIELD PERIMETER - COMING OVER A ROUGH, SANDY AREA TO THE HANGERS AND BUIDINGS

ROUTE OF THE KERMESSE CYCLE RACE WITHIN THE KASFAREET CAMP BOUNDARY

SHOT NUMBER 6.....TURNING ONTO KASFAREET ROAD AT THE MAIN GATE ROUNDABOUT

SHOT No 7.....DOWN KASFAREET ROAD - PAST ASTRA CINEMA - TOWARDS YMCA ROAD JUNCTION

SHOT No 8.....TURNING RIGHT AT THE YMCA JUNCTION TO START ANOTHER LAP

          SHOT No 9.....THE FINISH LINE ON HENLOW ROAD OPPOSITE THE  PARACHUTE PACKING SHED (RIGHT)             


                                       WINNER.......ARMITAGE.................EXILES
                                       SECOND.....MILLS..........................ABUSUEIR
                                       THIRD...........WHEELER................. EXILES
                                       FOURTH.......BASELL......................EXILES
                                                                16 FINISHED

SHOT No  10.....KASFAREET EXILES "A" WINNING TEAM.
 WHEELER.....BASELL  &  ARMITAGE