Thomas Lance

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Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance 1920

Thomas Glasson Lance (born June 14, 1891 in St. Pancras , † February 29, 1976 in Brighton ) was an English track cyclist and Olympic champion.

At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 , Thomas Lance and Harry Ryan won the gold medal in the tandem race .

Lance and Ryan started together for the Club Polytechnic Cycling Club , Ryan as the front and Lance as the back. Shortly before the Olympic Games, the two set a new British record over a quarter mile.

After the end of his cycling career, Thomas Lance became a bookmaker in Brighton.

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SURNAME Lance, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lance, Thomas Glasson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English track cyclist and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Pancras
DATE OF DEATH February 29, 1976
Place of death Brighton