Graham John Sycamore (born 1941/42) is a former New Zealand cyclist,
international commissaire, and
Invercargill city councillor.
Sycamore was an international commissaire for 26 years, attending seven
Commonwealth Games, three
Olympic Games and two
UCI World Championships. His final engagement was the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in London, after which he was forced to retire by the
Union Cycliste Internationale due to his age. He was secretary-general of the
Oceania Cycling Confederation from 1992 to 2014,
and was made a life member of
Cycling Southland and
Cycling New Zealand
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in 1993 and 1999, respectively.
He was involved with the
Tour of Southland
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for 52 years, including 12 years as race director.
Sycamore served on the
Invercargill City Council from 2001 to 2016.
Initially believed to have been re-elected in 2016, he fell short by six votes after the special votes were counted.
Sycamore was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the 2013
Halberg Awards
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,
and appointed a
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to cycling, in the
2016 Queen's Birthday Honours
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.
References
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1940s births
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Cyclists from Invercargill
New Zealand male cyclists
Invercargill City Councillors
Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand sports executives and administrators
New Zealand referees and umpires