Cycling Legend's Trophy Scrapped ; Olympic Hero's Famous Cup 'Melted Down'
Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph › January 07, 2011
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THE search for the Muratti Vase - the trophy won by Scunthorpe cycling legend Lal White - has ended in disappointment.
Organisers of the Cycle Opera had hoped the cup could have been part of the region's proposed Cultural Olympiad event, but according to Telegraph readers, the famous trophy was melted down by Lal's children.See the full content of this document
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Cycling Legend's Trophy Scrapped ; Olympic Hero's Famous Cup 'Melted Down'
Lal's nephew, Bernard Hickson, said the trophy was sold for scrap.
He said: "His daughter Chrissie and her husband Don Stark melted down the Muratti Cup for scrap gold after his d...See the full content of this document
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