National Cyclists' Union
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The National Cyclists' Union was an association originally established in 1878 as the Bicycle Union to organise and regulate bicycle racing in Great Britain. It was renamed the National Cyclists' Union in 1883.
It banned all cycle racing on public roads in 1890, and - with the exception of the organisation of time trials (run by the Road Time Trials Council, formed in 1922 as the Road Racing Council) - the NCU ran British cycle racing unchallenged until 1942.
In 1942, West Midlands cyclist Percy Stallard organised a massed-start road race from Llangollen to Wolverhampton and was immediately banned from life by the NCU. He formed the British League of Racing Cyclists as a direct rival to the NCU.
The rivalry with the NCU only ended in 1959 when the two organisations merged to form the UCI-recognised British Cycling Federation.
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