When, in 1982, Gerald ODonovan, then head of Raleighs elite Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU), discovered that Tommy Godwin was riding time trials at the ripe old age of 61, he didnt hesitate to build the veteran Olympian a bike suitable for a champion. As well as being a remarkable engineer with a natural gift for marketing, Gerald was one of the most generous people I have ever known, explains current owner, Dave Marsh, of the Universal Cycle Centre, Rotherham.(Image credit: Future)Godwin was a cycling icon for decades. He won two bronze medals at Herne Hill during the London 1948 Olympics, managed the British team at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics, and was, at 91, an official ambassador and torch bearer for the London 2012 Olympics. Marsh first met him trackside after winning the Masters category of the 1997 National Championship points race at Manchester Velodrome.Tommy presented me with my medal, Marsh fondly recalls. Little did I suspect that Id be buying this bike from him four years later at a Kidderminster cycle jumble.Godwin was having a clear-out that included his TI Raleigh Team Bike. We did a meticulous restoration, remembers Marsh, including a respray by talented ex-SBDU frame painter Phil Skill Insley, who first painted it back in 82. Even the decals are original. The frame is built entirely from heat-treated Reynolds 753 tubing, a stronger, thinner-walled version of 531. The rest of the build is almost entirely no expense spared Campagnolo Super Record. The training wheels shown feature 28/32 spoke Mavic Mach 2 CD grey anodised rims shod with durable Vittoria Rally tubulars, but Marsh also owns the original TT-ready 28/28 spoke Arc-en-Ciel rims that Godwin paired with fast silk tubulars.(Image credit: Future)The Saba stem evokes 80s nostalgia. Its a Cinelli, but pantographed by Italo Berigliano, whose London-based company Saba imported lust-worthy bike components from Italy. The bars are also Cinelli, a 42cm width model 64.