Keith Rowley (1919–1982) was an Australian

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Career highlights

;1947 :1st Australian 150-mile road race title :1st and Blue Riband 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 ...

;1948 :2nd and 2nd fastest Tour of Gippsland ;1949 :2nd Australian long distance title of 187 miles ;1950 :1st Australian National Road Race Championship :2nd in Stage 1 part b Tour of the West,

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:1st in Stage 5 part a Tour of the West, Penrith :2nd in Stage 5 part b Tour of the West,

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:3rd in General Classification Tour of the West ;1951 :8th in General Classification Tour of the West ;1952 :1st in General Classification

Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...

:3rd in Stage 5 'Sun' Tour of Victoria

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:1st in General Classification 'Sun' Tour of Victoria

Australian professional cycling career

He won the Australian 150-mile road race title in 1947, by winning a sprint point into the

and the Australian National Road Race Championship in 1950 by winning the first championship race over at Cronulla, NSW. Rowley also won the Blue Riband for the fastest time in the Melbourne to Warrnambool in 1947. Keith's brother Max Rowley was also a successful cyclist, winning the Blue Riband for the fastest time in the Warrnambool in 1950 and 3rd in the Australian national road race in 1948 and 1952. Max and Keith finished 1st and fastest and 2nd and 2nd fastest respectively in the 1948 Tour of Gippsland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowley, Keith 1919 births 1982 deaths Australian male cyclists Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian sportsmen