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Ernie Crutchlow

Ernie Crutchlow

British cyclist (born 1948)

Ernest Crutchlow (born 6 November 1948) is a British former international cyclist.

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Career

He competed in the sprint event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England in the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later he competed in the match sprint once again and the tandem (in which he won a gold medal) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4][5]

He was the British National sprint champion in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 (amateurs) and 1980 (profs).And he was also the British National tandem sprint champion in 1973 and 1974 (amateurs). [6] Crutchlow also won the City of Manchester Grand Prix in 1973.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ernie Crutchlow Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. [2]
    "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. [3]
    "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. [4]
    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. [5]
    "1974 Games". Team England.
  6. [6]
    "National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, Great Britain". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. [7]
    "City of Manchester Grand Prix". Retrieved 8 December 2018.


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