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John Gavin Bone
Scottish cyclist (1914–1983)
John Gavin "Mulguy" Bone[1] (17 September 1914 – 23 June 1983) was a Scottish amateur cyclist who competed in the Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[2][3][4]
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In 1935 he set new Scottish and British records with a total distance of 244¾ miles in 12-hours. He went on to become the first Scotsman to figure in the British Best All-Rounder list of prize winners when he was classified tenth with an average speed of 21.303 m.p.h.[3][5] His early achievements were celebrated in 1936 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling.[3] In 1937 at Alexandra Palace he won the 'first televised cycle race in the UK' - the Sunday Pictorial Cycling Festival.[1][5]