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CYCLING, AMATEUR

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Empire Games

Year Cylist Event Medal
1938 Sydney G. R. Giles 1,000 m. sprint Bronze
1938 Sydney J. Brown 100 km. road Silver
1950 Auckland L. P. Lock 10 miles unpaced Silver
1950 Auckland T. R. Carter 100 km. road Silver
1950 Auckland G. R. Avery 1,000 m. sprint Bronze
1950 Auckland L. P. Lock 4,000 m. ind. pursuit Bronze
1950 Auckland C. M. Simpson 1,000 m. time trial Silver
(equal)
1954 Vancouver J. K. Baird 100 km. road Silver
1958 Cardiff W. T. Johnston 10 miles Silver
1958 Cardiff W. D. H. Dalton 1,000 m. time trial Bronze
1958 Cardiff W. D. H. Dalton 4,000 m. ind. pursuit Bronze
1962 Perth W. T. Johnston 10 miles Silver
1962 Perth A. J. Walsh 120 miles road Silver
1962 Perth L. J. Byers 120 miles road Bronze

New Zealand cyclists have competed in the World Cycling Championships on several occasions since 1948. At the 1958 World Championships in Paris, W. D. H. Dalton took fourth place in the 4,000 m. individual pursuit race, and showed the second best time. At the Canterbury Centennial Games at Christchurch, 1950, and at the Malayan Merdeka (Independence) Games at Kuala Lumpur, 1957, New Zealand teams participated with considerable success.

Since the formation of the Association, a number of top-ranking overseas cyclists have competed in New Zealand. These have included riders from Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Caledonia, Rhodesia, the British Isles, and the United States.