Ron Grenda

Ron Grenda
To person
Full name	Ronald Grenda
Date of birth	November 13, 1938
nation	Australia
discipline	Track cycling
Most important successes
	Six days race 1963 Melbourne (with Sydney Patterson ) 1962 Melbourne (with Sydney Patterson ) 1961 Launceston (with Fred Roche )

Ronald "Ron" Grenda (born November 13, 1938 in Melbourne ) is a former Australian track cyclist .

Ron Grenda was a track cyclist who mostly competed in six-day races. Between 1960 and 1966 he started in 17 six-day races, of which he won three. He also won the Australian sprint championship three times , and in 1971 he won the popular domestic road race Latrobe Wheel Race .

Ron Grenda comes from a cycling family. His cousin Alfred Grenda was also a six-day driver, his son is Michael Grenda and his grandson is Ben Grenda .

Honors

In 1963 Grenda was awarded the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy as Australia's "Cyclist of the Year".

Web links

Ron Grenda in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Alexander Trapeznik: Grenda, Albert Francis (1889–1977). Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Center of Biography, Australian National University, accessed January 5, 2014 .

personal data
SURNAME	Grenda, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Grenda, Ronald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 13, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Melbourne

[grenda-1] Alexander Trapeznik: Grenda, Albert Francis (1889–1977). Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Center of Biography, Australian National University, accessed January 5, 2014 .