Reginald Arnold
| To person | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 9, 1924 |
| date of death | 23rd July 2017 |
| nation |
 Australia
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| discipline | train |
| End of career | 1963 |
| Last updated: May 11, 2019 | |
Reginald Athelstane Arnold , OAM , (born October 9, 1924 in Murwillembank , † July 23, 2017 in Nerang ) was an Australian cyclist .
biography
Reginald Arnold grew up on a dairy farm: he only had one eye. To become a professional racing cyclist, he went to Europe after the Second World War and was active there from 1946 to 1963. He mainly competed in six-day races , in 1957 he became European champion in two-man team driving with Ferdinando Terruzzi .
Arnold started in a total of 103 six-day races in Europe and the USA , of which he won 16. He often started under the name Roger Arnold . Arnold also raced on the road ; so he won the Tour of Tasmania in 1954 .
Reginald Arnold was extremely popular in Europe. He himself said in 2016: "In Europe, I was a celebrity and treated like a prince." In Australia, however, his name was hardly known. After returning to Australia from Europe, he was able to lead a “normal life”, which never bothered him. He worked as a real estate agent with Bruce Small , for whom he had looked after his Malvern Star team in the 1950s .
In 2012 Arnold was honored with the Order of Australia ; In 2016 he was a guest at the opening of the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane . He died on July 23, 2017 at the age of 92 in a retirement home.
successes
train
Six days race
- 1949
- New York (with Alfred Strom )
- 1950
- Berlin (with Alfred Strom )
- 1951
- Antwerp (with Alfred Strom )
- 1952
- Antwerp (with Alfred Strom )
- London (with Alfred Strom )
- 1955
- Paris (with Sid Patterson and Russell Mockridge )
- 1956
- Antwerp (with Stan Ockers and Jean Roth )
- Gent (with Ferdinando Terruzzi )
- 1957
- Antwerp (with Ferdinando Terruzzi and Willy Lauwers )
- Dortmund (with Ferdinando Terruzzi )
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European champions - two-man team driving
- 1958
- Antwerp (with Rik Van Steenbergen and Emile Severeyns )
- Gent (with Rik Van Looy )
- 1959
- Zurich (with Walter Bucher )
- 1961
- Eating (with Ferdinando Terruzzi )
- Milan (with Ferdinando Terruzzi )
- 1962
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European Championship - two-man team driving (with Emile Severeyns )
Street
- 1953
- one stage Herald Sun Tour
- 1954
- Overall ranking and two stages Tasmania tour
- two stage Herald Sun Tour
literature
- Roger de Maertelaere: Mannen van de Nacht . 100 years of zesdaagsen. De Eecloonaar, Eeklo 2000, ISBN 90-74128-67-X , p. 189.
Web links
- Reginald Arnold in the database of Radsportseiten.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division (PDF file)
- ^ A b c Andrew Potts: Retired professional cycling great of 1950s Reg Arnold dies on the Gold Coast at age 92. In: Gold Coast Bulletin. July 26, 2017, accessed January 1, 2018 .
- ↑ The European championships before the founding of the European cycling federation " Union Européenne de Cyclisme " (UEC) in 1995 are considered unofficial, since up to this point they were usually invitation races in which non-European riders and teams from different nations could also take part .
- ↑ http://www.bicyclehistory.com.au/cyclists.htm ( Memento from February 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Jacq van Reijendam: 6-daagsen-statistieken 2010 . S. 20. Edited by the Union Internationale des Vélodromes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnold, Reginald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arnold, Reginald Athelstane (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian track cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Murwillembank |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd July 2017 |
| Place of death | Nerang |