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

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, and he won the

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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,

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, Amateur, with Roger Whitfield ;1963 :Amateur 1000m

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, Herne Hill, silver :Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Fallowfield, gold (Polytechnic CC team) ;1964 :2nd Tandem Sprint,

, Amateur, with Brian Dacey :Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Wolverhampton, bronze (Polytechnic CC team) ;1965 :2nd Tandem Sprint,

, Amateur, with Tony Gowland :Amateur 1000m

, Salford Park, silver :Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Kirkby, gold (North London team) ;1966 :Amateur

, 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,

, 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,

, 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 British male cyclists English male cyclists English track cyclists British track cyclists People from Wembley Cyclists from the London Borough of Brent Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in cycling {{UK-cycling-bio-stub