Obituary - Ian White 1946-2020

Ian White was a national time trial champion and competition record holder, who would go on to be a motorcycle pilot in some of the biggest races in the world.

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Born in London, White lived much of his life in Yorkshire, before moving recently to North Wales.

He broke the national 50-mile competition record in 1970 while riding for the Clifton CC, clocking 1.47.34 in his club’s 75th-anniversary event at Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire.

However, his record only stood for a matter of minutes, with team-mate John Watson bettering his time by almost four minutes on his way to winning the same event.

Three years later, he won the National 50 and 100-mile Championships, as well as the British Cycling Individual Time Trial Championship, staged at Catterick, again in North Yorkshire.