Charlie Moss won the Midland C & AC “100” in 1907 in a record 5-04:38 and also won the first of three consecutive Bath RC 100-mile classic time-trial titles that year. In the latter of those years (1909), he won the Midland “100” again, in a new record 5-00:40, and just 40 seconds outside even time for the distance. Moss won the Bath “100” a fourth time in 1911, when he also won the Anfield BC 100-mile time-trial for the second successive year. That same year, Moss also won the North London CC 50-mile race, and when he was refused entry into their 24-hour race later in the season, it sparked a monumental row, and debate, within the sport.
Because Moss rode a BSA cycle, and also worked for the BSA company at their Redditch works, the North London CC deemed him to be a professional as he earned his money from cycling. The debates rolled on, but Moss maintained his amateur status and was selected for the 1912 Olympics, where he collected a silver medal as part of the England road race team. Moss was still racing for the Midland club in the mid-1920s
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