Charles MARSHALL

Gainsborough native Charles Marshall held many British long-distance records, including the London-Brighton, London-Land’s End, London-York and London-Bath (and return). He also held many 12-hour single and tandem records, and in October 1928 set a new British record of 4-06:30 for 100 miles unpaced, when he lowered Jack Lauterwasser’s record by more than seven minutes. Marshall won the coveted Anerley 12-hour race in 1927, and the following year, shortly before setting the 100-mile record, finished second to Lauterwasser in the Polytechnic Club’s 12-hour Gayler Memorial time trial. He also won a team silver medal in the Olympic road race that year. Marshall spent most of his life living in Nottingham, and in 1934, was one of the founders of the city’s Raleigh Cycling Club.