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.

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.