John Tresidder
John Tresidder (born July 30, 1932 in Newcastle ) is a former Australian track cyclist .
At the UCI track world championships in Cologne in 1954 , John Tresidder took second place in the amateur sprint behind the English world champion Cyril Peacock ; the following year he was third in the sprint championship. In the same year he won the renowned sprint classic Grand Prix de Paris in the amateur class.
Tresidder turned pro in 1957 , and by 1963 he had competed in 23 six-day races, six of which he won.
Web links
- John Tresidder in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Sporting Person: TRESIDDER, JOHN, Cycling at collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au , accessed July 3, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Tresidder, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian track cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle (New South Wales) |