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| On the first anniversary of a crash which killed four members of a cycling club, relatives say they are still awaiting an inquest into the accident. | On the first anniversary of a crash which killed four members of a cycling club, relatives say they are still awaiting an inquest into the accident. |
| Rhyl Cycling Club members Thomas Harland, 14, Maurice Broadbent, 61, Dave Horrocks, 55, and Wayne Wilkes, 42, died near Abergele in January 2006. | Rhyl Cycling Club members Thomas Harland, 14, Maurice Broadbent, 61, Dave Horrocks, 55, and Wayne Wilkes, 42, died near Abergele in January 2006. |
| Club president Bill Twigg said it was a loss "deeply and keenly felt by all". | Club president Bill Twigg said it was a loss "deeply and keenly felt by all". |
| The crash happened on the A547 Rhuddlan Road near Abergele, near the start of a 60-mile (97km) training run. | The crash happened on the A547 Rhuddlan Road near Abergele, near the start of a 60-mile (97km) training run. |
| Motorist Robert Harris, 47, lost control after skidding on black ice and collided with the group of 12 cyclists. | Motorist Robert Harris, 47, lost control after skidding on black ice and collided with the group of 12 cyclists. |
| Mr Harris was fined in August for having three defective tyres at the time of the crash, but magistrate Llion Williams said this was not a "contributory factor" in the "tragic accident". | Mr Harris was fined in August for having three defective tyres at the time of the crash, but magistrate Llion Williams said this was not a "contributory factor" in the "tragic accident". |
| Bill Twigg said the loss was "keenly felt by all" Sunday scene of tragedy | Bill Twigg said the loss was "keenly felt by all" Sunday scene of tragedy |
| The inquests into the four cyclists' deaths have not been held yet and club president Bill Twigg said there could not be "full closure" until then. | The inquests into the four cyclists' deaths have not been held yet and club president Bill Twigg said there could not be "full closure" until then. |
| North East Wales coroner John Hughes last month criticised the delays in obtaining gritting records, which have prevented him from holding the inquest. | North East Wales coroner John Hughes last month criticised the delays in obtaining gritting records, which have prevented him from holding the inquest. |
| Mr Twigg wrote on the club's website: "The awful news that four riders of the 12 out on that Sunday's club run had been killed by an out-of-control car gradually filtered through the club, passed from one stunned member to another." | |
| He said the four who died were "some of the club's most popular and active members" lost to the "ever-present danger" from motor vehicles. | He said the four who died were "some of the club's most popular and active members" lost to the "ever-present danger" from motor vehicles. |
| Messages of condolence were sent from cycling clubs around the world, which Mr Twigg described as the "worst loss of life in cycling memory". | Messages of condolence were sent from cycling clubs around the world, which Mr Twigg described as the "worst loss of life in cycling memory". |
| A week after the tragedy, Rhyl Cycling Club held its usual Sunday ride as a memorial to the deaths and the tribute was echoed by clubs across the UK, with many cyclists wearing black armbands. | A week after the tragedy, Rhyl Cycling Club held its usual Sunday ride as a memorial to the deaths and the tribute was echoed by clubs across the UK, with many cyclists wearing black armbands. |
| Mr Twigg said the loss of club chairman Mr Broadbent in the crash had been a "heavy blow", as he had done much to build up member numbers. | Mr Twigg said the loss of club chairman Mr Broadbent in the crash had been a "heavy blow", as he had done much to build up member numbers. |
| Cycling clubs wore black armbands on tribute rides Clubs' tribute to dead cyclists | Cycling clubs wore black armbands on tribute rides Clubs' tribute to dead cyclists |
| A new chairman - Mr Broadbent's son Alan - was appointed in February 2006 and the "long haul back from the tragedy" began, he said. | A new chairman - Mr Broadbent's son Alan - was appointed in February 2006 and the "long haul back from the tragedy" began, he said. |
| Mr Twigg added: "Though there is still much to do, and the story is not yet over, the club is back in full operation. | Mr Twigg added: "Though there is still much to do, and the story is not yet over, the club is back in full operation. |
| "The members' determination, and the warm and welcome support received from so many sources - for which the club is deeply grateful - have borne fruit. | "The members' determination, and the warm and welcome support received from so many sources - for which the club is deeply grateful - have borne fruit. |
| "The baton which Maurice carried has been picked up from where it fell, and is being carried forward into a new future." | "The baton which Maurice carried has been picked up from where it fell, and is being carried forward into a new future." |