Alan Jackson (cyclist)

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Alan Jackson (born November 19, 1933 in Stockport , † March 24, 1974 in Hornchurch , London ) was a British cyclist and national champion in cycling .

Athletic career

Jackson (completely Alan Wharmby Jackson), called "Jacko", has been cycling since 1948, he started for the De Laune CC club in London. He won his first title in 1950 with the championship of southern England in road racing in the youth class. He was a very versatile driver who, in addition to road races, also raced on the track (in 1953 he won the Isle of Man sprinter prize and was champion of London in the single pursuit ) and took part in cross-country races. After winning the British championship in January, he started for Great Britain in 1955 at the UCI World Championships in cyclo-cross racing and finished in 16th place. In the same year he won the races for the Grand Prix Martini and the Grand Prix St. Raphael on the road. In 1956 he defended his cross-country title and was the British NCU champion in the amateurs category in the summer. He became internationally known for his performances at the Summer Olympics in Melbourne in 1956. In the Olympic road race, he won the bronze medal behind the winner Ercole Baldini . In the team competition, his team won the silver medal with Stan Brittain and Billy Holmes . In the following year he was able to take second place in the cyclo-cross title fights. In 1957 he drove the International Peace Drive for the British team , but retired after a fall.

He started several times in the GDR , where he was second behind Gustav-Adolf Schur in the 1957 race around the Hainleite and second only to the Belgian Emil Daems in the race around the Sachsenring . At the Tour of Sweden he came in seventh in the final result. He finished the race at the UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen in 13th place.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Presidium of the Cycling Section of the GDR (Ed.): Cycling Week . No. 18/1957 . Sportverlag, Berlin 1957, p. 6 .
  2. ↑ Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 241 .
  3. ↑ Lohr, Christina: Statistics / Overviews. In: internationales-sachsenringradrennen.de. August 25, 2019, accessed March 27, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Jackson, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, Alan Wharmby
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockport
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1974
Place of death Hornchurch ( London )