George A. Banker

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George A. Banker (ca.1896)

George A. Banker (born August 8, 1874 in Pittsburgh , † December 1, 1917 there ) was an American cyclist .

George A. Banker came from a wealthy entrepreneurial family . From 1890 to 1893 he cycled as an amateur , then turned professional . Together with his brother he also raced on the tandem .

Bankers first major success was in 1894 winning the inaugural Grand Prix de Paris , which was followed in 1895 a success at the Grand Prix de l'UVF and 1896, the second place of the professional Radsprinter at the world championships . Two years later he won the sprint world championship in Vienna ahead of Franz Verheyen from Frankfurt and Edmond Jacquelin from France . With a special permit Paul Albert was allowed , World champion of amateurs 1898, compete against world champion of professional drivers George A. Banker in a comparison match. The spectators cheered Albert at the start and then waited in vain for his opponent. Banker had canceled shortly before the competition and shied away from comparison with the amateur.

George A. Banker worked in the automotive industry after retiring from cycling. He died in a traffic accident.

literature

  • Wheel world . Sports album. A cycling yearbook. 6th year, 1907, ZDB ID 749618-7 .
  • Hans Borowik : 300 racing drivers in one volume. Short biographies. Deutscher Schriftenverlag, Berlin 1937.

Web links

Commons : George A. Banker  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. Interest group for cycling (ed.): The cycling . No. 5/6/1948 . Sportdienst Verlag Zademack and Noster, Cologne, p. 2 .