Oscar Onley, Britain’s new GC darling, recently revealed that he no longer has a bike at his family home in Scotland. Whenever he’s back in Kelso, the town where the 23-year-old grew up, he’s there to “really, really relax” and to take a break from cycling. But that doesn’t mean he can get away with not paying subs at his local club. If he bumps into anyone from Kelso Wheelers, he’d better make sure he’s got his excuses ready – or a few bank notes in his wallet.
“Oscar’s mum Sharon is our club secretary, and she usually pays his club membership," Kelso Wheelers chairman Robert Ure tells CW. “I’d need to have a look, but I don’t think he’s paid his membership for this year. I’m going to have to send him an arrears letter unless he pays his 20 quid,” Ure laughs, joking that the outstanding debt could follow Onley around long after he’s hung up his professional racing wheels.
