Historical information

This cup was presented by the Geelong West Amateur Cycling Club to the cyclist with the fastest time in 1934. It was donated by the Radford family.

Significance

Cup won by Eric Radford in a race promoted by the Geelong West Amateur Cycling Club in 1934. The professional Geelong West Cycling Club included an amateur chapter in the middle 1930s at a time when amateurism was flourishing. Eric Radford went on the set up in business in the cycle trade in Elizabeth street Geelong West until the middle 1970s.

Physical description

Silver cup with a handle to each side. The cup has milled edges and the base in brown bakelite or plastic.

Inscriptions & markings

"G.W.A.C.C. FASTEST TIME 1934/E. RADFORD"