Cycle Race - anyone know where?

[Mike in Cumbria]

Am I seeing things    ?
Is there something written on the side of the second cycle from the left?
Looks like writing with a date ? 195?

Or is my imagination running or even pedalling away with me?

Looby

Hi there. I to see what looks like placards, and excess baggage on two of the bikes. Could it have been a charity race, or delivery boy race ? Telegram boys racing ?

No - this is a serious race/time trial. No placards, baggage or telegram boys involved.

[Fresh Fields]

Hello again.

It's possible that the bus/coach was a 1950's Dennis Lancet, Luxuary Coach. Several of which can be found in archived photographs, hovever it could be more important to know the coach builder and his designs, than the running gear upon which it sits. The shoulders surrounding the back window being quite distinctive in this case.

Alan.

[barryd]

I am still trying. What is that low structure this side of the Dewhurst Store ?
One pram in the photograph.
No policeman !!! That's unusual.
If we could read the name on the shop to the right of Dewhurst that might help.

[barryd]

There is an association that specializes in this the coach. If it is a Dennis. May be they could identify the operator.

https://www.dennissociety.org.uk/nl/bi90.html

[Ray T]

I’m not sure that identifying the coach operator will help - coaches are mainly used to take people somewhere else!

[John915]

Hello again.

It's possible that the bus/coach was a 1950's Dennis Lancet, Luxuary Coach. Several of which can be found in archived photographs, hovever it could be more important to know the coach builder and his designs, than the running gear upon which it sits. The shoulders surrounding the back window being quite distinctive in this case.

Alan.

The coach builder is "DUPLE". It's on the rear bumper.

[a-l]

I am wondering about the street lights , they look electric. I remember here we still had gas lamps in the 60's and the lamp lighter.

[jcmac]

Team Molteni raced from 1958 - 1976 and team colours appear to based around Orange/Black.
(Eddy Merckx joined the team with some success.)
Might not solve question of "where/when" but if their team and strip might help?

[BumbleB]

Sorry, definitely not Molteni - a very distinctive strip in the day