Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 – 29 February 1976) was a

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track cycling racer. He won the tandem competition with Harry Ryan at the

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. He also competed in the sprint event but was eliminated in the

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. Shortly before the Olympics, in June 1920, Ryan and Lance set a British quarter-mile record. After retiring from cycling Lance worked as a

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External links

Profile at databaseolympics.com
1891 births 1976 deaths English male cyclists English track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Paddington Cyclists from Greater London {{England-cycling-bio-stub