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1971 British National Track Championships
The 1971 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ... competitions held during the summer of 1971. Medal summary Men's Events Women's Events References {{British Cycling Races National Track Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 British National Track Championships
The 1972 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ... competitions held during the summer of 1972. Venues * Leicester Velodrome - (amateur sprint & pursuit, stayers, women's sprint) *Middlesbrough, Cleveland and Redcar (time trial) *Nottingham - (tandem) *Wolverhampton - (pro sprint & pursuit) Medal summary Men's Events Women's Events References {{British Cycling Races National Track Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British National Team Pursuit Championships
The British National Team Pursuit Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organized by British Cycling. Prior to 1996, there were two separate team pursuit championship events for amateur and professional riders. A women's championship was later added, competing over a shorter 3 km distance with three riders, until 2013 when this was increased to 4 km with 4 riders as in the men's event. Venues and dates *1937-1950 Herne Hill Velodrome *1967, 1971 Quibell Park Stadium, Scunthorpe *1960-1969 Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton *1973-1994 ( Leicester Velodrome) *1995–present (Manchester Velodrome) *2016 (not held) Men's Senior Women's Senior See also British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers. It was launched in November 2011. History The British Library Newspapers section was based in Colindale in north London, until 2013, and is now divided between the St Pancras and Boston Spa sites. The library has an almost complete collection of British and Irish newspapers since 1840. This is partly because of the legal deposit legislation of 1869, which required newspapers to supply a copy of each edition of a newspaper to the library. London editions of national daily and Sunday newspapers are complete back to 1801. In total, the collection consists of 660,000 bound volumes and 370,000 reels of microfilm containing tens of millions of newspapers with 52,000 titles on 45 km of shelves. After the closure of Colindale in November 2013, access to the 750 million original printed pages was maintained via an automated and climate-controlled storage facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British National Tandem Sprint Championships
The British National Tandem Sprint Championships are held annually, organised by British Cycling British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It represents Bri .... Barney Storey and Antony Kappes became the first Paralympic team to hold the able-bodied title in 2006. Results Senior References Past Results {{British National Track Championships Cycle racing in the United Kingdom National track cycling championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Gowland
Anthony J Gowland, known as Tony Gowland (born 13 May 1945 in Hendon, London) is an English former competitive track cyclist, and a former six-day rider. He was a professional cyclist between 1968 and 1978. Gowland was a talented track rider as an amateur before turning professional for Carlton, a subsidiary of Raleigh. Turning professional allowed him to ride the London Six, often called the Skol Six, in 1968. He signed his contract, with organiser Ron Webb, in the office of ''Cycling Weekly'' in Fleet Street, London. In 1971 he came second in London and won in Montreal, with Gianni Motta of Italy. In 1972 he won the London Six with the Belgian rider, Patrick Sercu. In 1978 Gowland held a training session at Harlow for riders interested in riding six-day races. They were called the Tony Gowland Master Class and almost all the Harlow club riders turned out. Gowland lives in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. Palmarès ;1965 :2nd tandem sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Bull
Trevor Geoffrey Bull (28 December 1944 – 4 April 2009) was a British cyclist. Cycling career He competed in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also represented England and won a bronze medal in the 10 mile scratch race, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. Bull was a four times British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1975, two Madison titles (1969 & 1970) with Tony Gowland and a team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ... title (1965). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bull, Trevor 1944 births 2009 deaths British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands Commonwealth G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Horton
Danny is a masculine given name. It is related to the male name Daniel. It may refer to: People *Danny Altmann, British immunologist *Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer *Danny Baker (born 1957), English journalist, radio and TV presenter * Danny Barnes (other), several people *Danny Bonaduce (born 1959), American radio/television personality, comedian *Danny Brown (born 1981), American rapper *Danny Joe Brown (1951–2005), American singer, Molly Hatchet *Danny Burawa (born 1988), American baseball player *Danny Carey (born 1961), American drummer, Tool *Danny Clark (other), several people *Danny Collins (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer *Danny Boy Collins (born 1967), English wrestler * Danny Coulombe (born 1989), American baseball player *Danny Cox (other), several people *Danny Denzongpa (born 1948), Indian actor *Danny DeVito (born 1944), Italian-American actor, comedian, producer and director *Danny Donnelly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Barker (cyclist)
Major General Ray Wehnes Barker (December 10, 1889 – June 28, 1974) was a United States Army officer of the Allied Forces, and served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Barker was a key member of the combined United States-British group, which became known as COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander). This group planned the Battle of Normandy, codenamed "Operation Overlord", also known as D-Day, which liberated Nazi-occupied France. He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the European Theater from 1943–1944, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). Early and military professional life Ray Barker was born in Elmira, New York and enlisted in the Army first serving with the 15th Cavalry from 1910 to 1913. He was commissioned as an officer in the cavalry in 1913, later participating in the Punitive Expedition into Mexico ( Pancho Villa Expedition) from 1916 to 1917. Thereafter, he transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Nie
Dave Nie (born 1940), is a male former cyclist and Cyclo-cross rider who competed for England. Cycling career Nie was the 1971 British national champion in the Madison with Geoff Wiles and was national runner-up in the 1969 elite road race. He represented England in the road race, finishing in a very respectable eighth place, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His .... He was a member of the Chequers London and Dragon Road Clubs before turning professional where he rode for Holdsworth-Campognolo. References 1940 births English male cyclists Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for England People from Bentley, Hampshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Wiles
Geoff Wiles (born 18 June 1944) is an English former professional racing cyclist. He won the national road championship as a professional in 1976 and competed for his country as an amateur. He organised cycling and other races, helped form BMX in Britain and ran a cycle-shop in Kent, England. He now competes for Great Britain in world masters cycling events, and coaches a regional cycle racing team (Abellio SFA Racing Team) Early life Born in Strood, Kent, England, Wiles began cycling when his parents, Joan and 'Sailor' (Earnest), took him and his sister, Hilary, with them in sidecars attached to their bicycles. He joined the local branch of the Youth Hostels Association and rode with enthusiasts there until a colleague at work at the BP refinery on the Isle of Grain in Kent, south-east England, persuaded him to join the Medway Road Club. He rode his first 10-mile time trial when he was 15 and finished in 26m 47s on a heavy bike with a fixed gear and John Bull Safety tyres. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British National Madison Championships
The British National Madison Championships were held annually as part of the British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ... organised by British Cycling, originally with two separate championship events for amateur and professional riders previously. The senior championships are now held as a stand-alone event, most recently in December 2016. From 2016, the senior championships have been run under the new UCI rules; where laps gained or lost on the field count towards points, and the winner is the pair of riders with the most points overall. Results Men Senior Women's Senior Men's Junior Event not held in 2014 Women's Junior Male Under 16 Female Under 16 References Results 1999 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Bond (cyclist) , British fashion designer and historian
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David Bond may refer to: * David P. Bond (author) (1951–2020),Journalist, historian and author * David Bond (sailor) (1922–2013), British sailor and Olympic Champion * David Bond (journalist), British sports journalist * David Bond (designer) David Bond is an English fashion designer who was known for his trouser suits in the 1960s (one of which was chosen as Dress of the Year in 1967). Since the 1980s he has also written several books on fashion and design history. Bond was born clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
