which he had ridden on his 59th birthday in 1973. Peter Bryan, who had been Wadley's editor at The Bicycle and an associate at Sporting Cyclist, said: "Wadley's beautiful turn of phrase could be applied equally to a touring theme or race report, and he carried you, the reader, along with him as though you were riding and hearing his words borne from the front saddle." Kitching said: "He wasn't ruthless enough to be a businessman, he just floated through life absorbing the cycling scene and reflecting it in his articles and books. Which was his downfall, really." A collection of Wadley's writing, including Sporting Cyclist was published in 2002: From the pen of J. B. Wadley'', ed: Adrian Bell, Mousehold Press, Norwich. References 1957 establishments in the United Kingdom 1968 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Cycling magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1957 Magazines disestablished in 1968