John Geddes (cyclist)
John Reuben Geddes (born August 13, 1936 in Liverpool ) is a retired British cyclist .
In 1956 John Geddes started at the Olympic Games in Melbourne and won the bronze medal in the team pursuit with the British team ( Tom Simpson , Mike Gambrill and Donald Burgess ) . In the same year he was third in the singles pursuit at the UCI-Bahn World Championships in 1956 in Ordrup . In 1959 he was third in the British road championship and finished second in the overall ranking of the Milk Race . In 1962 he won the Circuit des Ardennes .
In 1964 Geddes retired from cycling and opened a bicycle shop.
Individual evidence
Web links
- John Geddes in the Radsportseiten.net database
- John Geddes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geddes, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Geddes, John Reuben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |