Jack William Stocks

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Jack William Stocks

Jack William Stocks , also John William Stocks (born October 2, 1871 in Hull , † after 1933) was an English cyclist .

Jack William Stocks rode his first bike race in 1888 in his hometown of Hull, where he worked as a mail sorter at the post office. He later became a member of the renowned "Catford Cycle Club". In 1896 and 1897, Stocks held all English records on the track . He set a new world hour record a total of five times; In 1896 he was the first cyclist to exceed the 50-kilometer sound limit.

At the track cycling world championships in Copenhagen in 1896 , Stocks finished second in the professional race of the stayer behind his compatriot Arthur Chase ; the following year he was able to turn the tide and became world champion in Glasgow ahead of his competitor Chase. In 1899, Jack William Stocks covered 434 miles on an " Ariel " tricycle in a 24-hour race. He then resigned from active cycling.

Stocks became the representative of the French automobile company De Dion-Bouton in Great Britain; In 1902 he covered the distance from Land's End to John o 'Groats in a "de Dion" in two days and 14 hours including breaks. In 1903 and 1904 he took part in a " Napier " in the Gordon Bennett race . He was last mentioned in 1933 when he took part in a pre- World War I auto race in Brooklands .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ paperspast.natlib.nz

literature

  • Sport album of the Rad-Welt , 7th year, Berlin 1909

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personal data
SURNAME Stocks, Jack William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stocks, John William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Hull
DATE OF DEATH after 1933