Ian Clunies Alsop (14 June 1943 – 2 May 2020) was a former British competitive

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Cycling career

He represented

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in the

1966 Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. They were followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Pa ...

, and he won the gold medal in the 10 mile scratch race. He also competed in the 1 km time trial. He also represented

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at the 1968 Olympic Games in

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Palmarès

;1959 :Junior Men 500m Sprint, Herne Hill, silver ;1960 :Junior Men 500m Sprint, Coventry, bronze ;1962 :1st Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with

Roger Whitfield Roger Cyril Whitfield (born 29 December 1943) is a former British cyclist. Cycling career He competed in the 1000m time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 1 Km time trial at the 1962 British ...

;1963 :Amateur 1000m Sprint, Herne Hill, silver :Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Fallowfield, gold (Polytechnic CC team) ;1964 :2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Brian Dacey :Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Wolverhampton, bronze (Polytechnic CC team) ;1965 :2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Tony Gowland :Amateur 1000m Sprint, Salford Park, silver :Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Kirkby, gold (North London team) ;1966 :Amateur Sprint, Kirkby, silver :Amateur Kilometre Time Trial, Welwyn, silver :Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Wolverhampton, silver (Polytechnic CC) :Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Herne Hill, silver (North London) :Amateur 10 mile Scratch, Nottingham, gold :Amateur 50 mile Madison, Salford Park, gold (w/Tony Gowland) ;1967 :2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Tony Gowland :Amateur 10 mile Scratch, Halesowen, gold :Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Salford Park, silver (North London) :Amateur 50 mile Madison, Herne Hill, bronze (w/Tony Gowland) ;1968 :1st Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Geoff Cooke :Amateur Kilometre Time Trial, Herne Hill, tied for bronze : Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Scunthorpe, gold (Polytechnic CC)

World's Championship and Olympic performances

;1963 :Rocourt, Belgium, Amateur Sprint, competed :Rocourt, Belgium, Amateur Team Pursuit, 13th place (GB team) ;1965 :San Sebastian, Spain, Amateur Sprint, competed :San Sebastian, Spain, Amateur Team Pursuit, 8th place (GB team) ;1966 :Frankfurt, Germany, Amateur Team Pursuit, 7th place (GB team) ;1967 :Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amateur Team Pursuit, 8th place (GB team) ;1968 :Mexico Olympics, 4000m Team Pursuit, 12th place (GB team)

References

1943 births 2020 deaths Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Scottish male cyclists English male cyclists English track cyclists Sportspeople from Wembley Cyclists from Greater London Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-cycling-bio-stub