Michael John "Mick" Bennett (born 8 June 1949, Birmingham) is a British former cyclist and cycle race promoter.

Cycling career

He won the bronze medal in Team Pursuit in the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Games. He represented

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in the 1 km time trial, at the

1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first tim ...

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. Four years later he competed in the scratch and pursuit disciplines and won a gold medal in the 4,000 metres team pursuit at the

1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1974 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The Games were off ...

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, New Zealand. He was five times a British champion winning the British National Sprint in

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, two

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(1973 & 1975) and two

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(1971 & 1972). Bennett originally took up cycling as part of a programme of rehabilitation after developing

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. In 2004, Bennett formed Sweetspot Management, which organises the

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, the

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and (in collaboration with the

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)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Mick 1949 births Living people English male cyclists Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Cyclists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games