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Anthony Paul Doyle (born 19 May 1958) is a British former professional cyclist.


Biography

Doyle was world pursuit champion in 1980 and 1986. He was a professional between 1980 and 1995, riding for British teams. Doyle represented
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and won two
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s in the 4,000 metres individual and team pursuit events, at the
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in
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,
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,
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. He finished seventh in the team pursuit at the
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in
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as part of the British team. He was not selected for the individual pursuit even though he was the national champion. The place went to
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. As a result, Doyle turned professional and won the world professional pursuit championship, beating Bert Oosterbosch and
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. He then raced six-day track races with a variety of partners before achieving great results partnering the Australian Danny Clark. Doyle became a regular in six-day track races during the 1980s, winning 23 six days. As a result, he was and still is Britain's most successful six day rider. He was noted for fluid and rapid pedalling, which brought him an unofficial UK time-trial record for 25 miles on a 72-inch gear in 56m 30s. In 1989 Tony Doyle suffered from a serious head injury and multiple fractures at the Munich Six day. He was given the last rites and was in a coma for ten days. He spent six weeks in ITU, followed by two months in a rehabilitation centre. Due to the extent of his injuries it was predicted that he would be unable to return to professional racing. Doyle received the Bidlake Memorial Prize in 1980 following his first world championship. He received an MBE for services to cycling in 1989. He took silver in the team pursuit at the
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in
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, Canada. Unfortunately, a broken back as a result of a crash at the Six Day in Zurich ended his professional career. After, he remained in sport and in particular cycling. Doyle was elected President of
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in late 1995 on a platform of increasing transparency and accountability. However, British Cycling's board attempted to remove him shortly afterwards: two weeks after this, he resigned. He was the founder director of the Tour of Britain which restarted in 1994. In 2009, he was inducted into the
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. Tony Doyle is currently Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Board for the London Borough of Southwark. His son George, was born in 1992. Daughter Gemma, was born in 1995 and his youngest son James was born in 1999.


Major results


Track

;1978 :
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::3rd Individual pursuit ::3rd Team pursuit ;1980 : 1st Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships ;1981 : 1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships ;1983 : 1st
Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Dortmund The Six Days of Dortmund is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-larg ...
(with Danny Clark) ;1984 : 1st Madison (with Gary Wiggins), European Track Championships : 2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships ;1985 : 1st
Six Days of Bremen The Six Days of Bremen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Bremen, Germany. The event was first held in 1910 as a one-off event and has been a regular event since 1965. It is held at the ÖVB Arena. The event was cancelled in 2021 an ...
(with Gary Wiggins) : 1st Six Days of Maastricht (with Danny Clark) : 2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships : 2nd Madison (with Gary Wiggins), European Track Championships ;1986 : 1st Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships : 1st
Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marr ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Dortmund The Six Days of Dortmund is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-larg ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Grenoble The Six Days of Grenoble (french: Six jours cyclistes de Grenoble) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , ...
(with
Francesco Moser Francesco Moser ( or ; ; born 19 June 1951), nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" (The sheriff), is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He finished on the podium of the Giro d'Italia six times including his win in the 1984 edition. Moser wa ...
) ;1987 : UCI Track World Championships ::2nd
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::3rd Individual pursuit : 1st Six Days of Maastricht (with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Copenhagen The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Bremen The Six Days of Bremen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Bremen, Germany. The event was first held in 1910 as a one-off event and has been a regular event since 1965. It is held at the ÖVB Arena. The event was cancelled in 2021 an ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Paris The Six Days of Paris was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Paris, France. Winners References Cycle races in France Six-day races Recurring sporting events established in 1913 1913 establishments in France 1981 disesta ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st Six Days of Bassano Del Grappa (with Moreno Argentin) ;1988 : 1st Six Days of Munster (with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Dortmund The Six Days of Dortmund is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-larg ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Munich The Six Days of Munich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Munich, Germany. The event was first held in 1933 with the last edition held in 2009. Starting in 1972, the event was held at the Olympiahalle. Palmares R ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st Six Days of Launceston (with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Copenhagen The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose ...
(with Danny Clark) : 1st
Six Days of Rotterdam The Six Days of Rotterdam is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at the Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam Ahoy (formerly known as Ahoy Rotterdam or simply as Ahoy) is a convention centre and multi-purpose indoor a ...
(with Danny Clark) : 2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships ;1989 : 1st
Six Days of Cologne The Six Days of Cologne was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Cologne, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe afte ...
(with Danny Clark) ;1990 : 1st
Six Days of Munich The Six Days of Munich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Munich, Germany. The event was first held in 1933 with the last edition held in 2009. Starting in 1972, the event was held at the Olympiahalle. Palmares R ...
(with Danny Clark) ;1991 : 1st
Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marr ...
(with
Etienne De Wilde Etienne De Wilde (born 23 March 1958 in Wetteren, East Flanders) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. De Wilde won races on the road and on the track. He won a silver medal in the madison at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Major resu ...
) ;1994 : 2nd Team pursuit,
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Road

;1976 : 2nd National junior road race series ;1977 :1st Manchester–Rhyl Stage Race ;1979 : 2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes : 1st 13 times in French Road Races ;1980 : 1st 4 times in French Road Races ;1981 : 1st Overall Girvan Three Day ;1982 : 1st Overall Girvan Three Day ;1983 : 1st Kelloggs Nottingham City Centre : 1st Stage 5 Sealink International ;1984 : 2nd Overall Sealink International ::1st Stage 3 ;1986 : 1st Overall Ron Kitching Classic ::1st Stage 1 : 1st Stage 5 Sealink International : 1st Kelloggs Westminster City Centre ;1989 : 1st Stage 8
Milk Race The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...
;1992 : 3rd Tom Simpson Memorial RR ;1993 : 1st Stage 3
Rás Tailteann Rás Tailteann (; "Tailteann Race"), often shortened to the Rás, is an annual international cycling stage race, held in Ireland. Traditionally held in May, the race returned after a hiatus in 2022 as 5 day event held in June. By naming the rac ...
;1994 : 1st Victor Belmont Road Race


References


External links


Interview with Tony Doyle, Cycling News, 8 September 2004BBC Interview with Tony Doyle, 2 September 2006
(Video) {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Tony 1958 births Living people English male cyclists Members of the Order of the British Empire UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) People from Ashford, Surrey Olympic cyclists of Great Britain Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England English track cyclists Cyclists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games English sports executives and administrators