Peter Anthony Drobach, Sr. (November 23, 1890 – November 24, 1947)
[http://www.drobach.com/info.htm Website of the company of Drobach with some biographical information.] was an American
track cyclist
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 ...
who was a professional rider between 1908 and 1922. Especially in the 1910s, he enjoyed many successes in
six-day racing
Six-day cycling is a track cycling event that competes over six days. Six-day races started in Britain, spread to many regions of the world, were brought to their modern style in the United States and are now mainly a European event. Initially, i ...
.
Major victories
;1910
:
Six Days of Buffalo
The Six Days of Buffalo was a six-day racing, six-day cycling event, held in Buffalo, New York. From 1910 to 1948, a total of sixteen editions of the Six Days were held, sometimes two per year.
Originally held at Broadway Auditorium, the events ...
(with
Alfred Hill Alfred Hill may refer to:
* Alfred John Hill (1862–1927), British railway engineer
* Alfred Hill (cricketer, born 1865) (1865–1936), English cricketer
* Alfred Hill (politician) (1867–1945), British Member of Parliament for Leicester West 19 ...
)
;1913
:Six Days of Buffalo (with
Paddy Hehir
Patrick O'Sullivan Hehir was an Australian cycling champion. He participated in the 1912 UCI Track Cycling World Championships at the Newark Velodrome. Hehir won the American Derby event in 1912. He also won the Six Days of Buffalo
The Six Da ...
)
:
Six Days of Newark (with Paddy Hehir)
:
Six Days of Indianapolis (with Paddy Hehir)
External links
Peter Drobach's palmares at cyclingwebsite.net
References
1890 births
1947 deaths
American male cyclists
American track cyclists
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