Peter Buckley (cyclist)
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| Full name | Peter Buckley | ||||||||||||
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2 August 1944 Isle of Man | ||||||||||||
| Died | July 1969 | ||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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Peter Buckley (2 August 1944 – July 1969)[1] was a Manx and British racing cyclist. He was a gold medalist in the road race at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.
Buckley died in an accident whilst training in July 1969 when he hit a loose dog.[2] The Peter Buckley Trophy was named in his honour, and is presented annually to the winner of the British junior national road race series winner.[3]
Palmarès
- 1966
- 1st Road race, British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 1967
- 1st Premier Calendar series
- 3rd Stage 2b, Milk Race, Malvern (GBR)
- 2nd Stage 6b, Milk Race, New Brighton (GBR)
- 3rd Stage 1 Tour de Namur, Floreffe (BEL)
- 2nd Tour de Namur, Meux (BEL)
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships, Amateur
- 1968
- 1st Circuit de Saône-et-Loire (FRA)
- 2nd Tour de la Yonne (FRA)
- 1969
- 3rd Milk Race
- 1st Stage 6b, Milk Race, Caernarfon
- 2nd Stage 9, Milk Race, Nottingham
References
- ↑ England & Wales Death Register Index; Jul-Aug-Sep Quarter 1969; Peter Buckley; DOB: 2 Aug 1944; District registered: Leeds; Volume: 2c; Page: 940
- ↑ "History". Manx Road Club. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ "Junior National Series Winners". British Cycling. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
External links
- Peter Buckley profile at Cycling Archives
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