Lindsay Cocks

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Lindsay Cocks Road cycling
To person
Date of birth May 31, 1934
date of death September 6, 1955
nation Australia
discipline train
To the team
Current team Brunswick Cycling Club
function driver
Most important successes
British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954
gold 10 Mile Winner

Lindsay William Cocks (born May 31, 1934 in Brunswick , † September 6, 1955 in Avallon ) was an Australian track cyclist .

In 1954 Lindsay Cocks was three-time Australian champion, over one and over five miles and in the sprint . In the five-mile race, he beat Olympic champion Lionel Cox . On the same day that he became sprint champion, he finished second in the Australian road championship for amateurs . In the same year he started at the Commonwealth Games in Vancouver in three track disciplines, in the sprint , 1000-meter time trial and over ten miles. He won the gold medal over ten miles and finished eighth in the time trial.

The following year, Cocks took part in the World Railroad Championships in Milan. Its placement there is unknown. On the way back, the car in which Cocks was sitting as a passenger next to his British sports colleague Cyril Peacock collided head-on with another car. He was seriously injured in the accident near the village of Sainte-Magnance and died the next day in Avallon hospital. He was 21 years old.

His former club, the Brunswick Cycling Club , organizes the Lindsay Cocks Memorial Wheel Race .

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References and comments

  1. ↑ russmullo.com ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.russmullo.com
  2. ^ The Argus , April 12, 1954
  3. ↑ The cause of the accident was assumed to be that, as a British man, Peacock had accidentally driven on the left side of the road.
  4. ↑ The Age , September 7, 1955
  5. ↑ brunswickcyclingclub.com
personal data
SURNAME Cocks, Lindsay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cocks, Lindsay William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Brunswick
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1955
Place of death Avallon