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 Posted: 23:25 - 29 Sep 2019  Post subject: The 1939 International Six Day Trials |
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Read about this in the latest (November  ) issue of Bike magazine
https://speedtracktales.com/index-of-isdt-events/isdt-1939-germany/
| Quote: | However, on the third day – August 23, 1939 – the tense political backdrop erupted, when Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Non-Aggression Pact, which effectively led to Germany’s invasion of Poland a matter of days later.
The French riders were reportedly the first to receive official notice from their country to head for the Swiss border, despite reassurances from German officials that war was definitely not going to break out.
Almost 24 hours later, while riders were enduring a 200-mile circuit through the Tyrolian mountains, UK teams received the similar urgent communiques from the British Consul.
Most responded instantly, leaving their clothes at their hotel and departing in their leathers, syphoning rationed petrol from parked cars along the way.
But not all of the British riders had been evacuated.
The military teams had not been ordered to leave. Some British team staff, riders who had been eliminated, as well as innocent spectators had also remained and they were determined to see the tournament through.
One of the most famous female riders, Marjorie Cottle was the only remaining civilian rider.
According to reports, her attitude was that if the race was safe enough for the army, it was safe enough for her.
She would never find out.
Before the fifth day of racing commenced, a military order arrived for all British teams to leave Austria.
German officials, Korpsführer Hühnlein in particular, were apologetic and accommodating.
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above quotes taken from this website, which isn't as great in my opinion
https://www.gocompare.com/covered/2016/04/the-greatest-motorcycle-story-barely-ever-told/ |
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| trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote: | |
Is it me or does 'she' have the face of a man?
Either way, quite a meaty machine to be riding around hilly terrain!
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Hi there guys, just stumbled upon this thread here randomly ( I only joined this forum yesterday). My grandfather was at this event on the CSMA team (Les Ridgway competition number 47, works supplied BSA), I still have most of his paperwork from the event too, its a fascinating story to be sure and Im still researching more into it, everytime I look at it I find something new.
Not sure its still on BBC iplayer but I did a very short piece to camera on this subject for the Antiques Roadshow WW2 special which was shown in early September. Might upload a few pictures of documents I have later on....
If you have not already seen this, check this out, Im sure that is Marjorie Cottle at about 40 seconds in!
[url] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfh62WneMro
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| Sister Sledge wrote: | | trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote: | |
Is it me or does 'she' have the face of a man?
Either way, quite a meaty machine to be riding around hilly terrain! |
She just has sunburnt and weather blasted face from riding, which looks odd with the flowery dress.
At the time some women were pretty serious about showing they were just as capable (if not more so) than men.
She looks like a tough northern lass who still liked to dress up given chance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Cottle |
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