Roger Cyril Whitfield (born 29 December 1943) is a former British cyclist.

Cycling career

He competed in the 1000m time trial at the

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. He represented

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and won a

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in the 1 Km time trial at the

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, Western Australia. Whitfield was twice British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1965 and 1969.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitfield, Roger 1943 births Living people British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Cyclists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games