Eddie Smith (17 September 1926 – 4 July 1997) was an Australian

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. He won the Australian national road race title in 1954 and 1955. Smith finished second in 1956 behind

Russell Mockridge Edward Russell Mockridge (18 July 1928 – 13 September 1958) was a racing cyclist from Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He died during a race, in collision with a bus. Family The son of Robert Glover Mockridge and Aileen Claire Mockridge, né ...

. In 1954, he won the

Goulburn to Sydney Classic The Goulburn to Sydney cycling race was a one-day Road bicycle racing, road bicycle race. The first race was held in 1902 with the last in 2012. History The route from Goulburn to Sydney via the Hume Highway was popular with cyclists in the l ...

, in reverse direction from Enfield to

Goulburn Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, approximately south-west of Sydney and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters patent by Queen Victor ...

In the

Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic The Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic cycling race is a one-day road bicycle race. The race started in 1895 and is Australia's oldest one day race and the world's second oldest one day race, after the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Classic. Histor ...

Smith set the fastest time in 1954 and the third fastest time in 1949.

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* 1926 births 1997 deaths Australian male cyclists Sportspeople from Canberra Cyclists from the Australian Capital Territory 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub