Ronald Duane Rhoads (born September 7, 1933) is an American

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He competed in the

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and team road race events at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He won the 1953 United States Cycling National Championships. He was joined on the Olympic team by his brother David Rhoads. They were the first brothers to make the Olympic cycling team. He was the son of aviator Doris Lockness.

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* 1933 births Living people American male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Long Beach, California 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-cycling-bio-1930s-stub