Tom Linton (cyclist)
Tom Linton (born June 13, 1876 in Aberaman , † November 12, 1915 in Levallois ) was a British cyclist from Wales .
Career
Tom Linton and his brothers Arthur and Sam as well as Jimmy Michael formed a group of internationally successful cyclists who all came from the small Welsh mining town of Aberaman.
Linton distinguished himself less by winning races than by setting records. Between 1896 and 1902 he set eight records on the road and rail , all behind pacemakers . In May 1902, he started behind a single-seat low-powered motorbike, which was controlled by the French Marius Thé, who was considered the best pacemaker in the world . This motorcycle was a novelty because motor tandems had been used up until then. The two improved the hour record to 68.410 kilometers. In the same year, the team had a serious accident on the Velodrome in Leipzig , and Linton spent a long time in hospital. A comeback as a racing driver failed.
Linton settled down as a hotelier in Paris. He died of typhus like his brother Arthur, whose death was attributed to the long-term effects of doping : "It is said that the Lintons' enjoyment of arsenic, which is typical for miners, was a great asset to the Lintons as racing drivers." The Lintons and Jimmy Michael also became looked after by the notorious manager Choppy Warburton , whose doping mixtures were legendary.
literature
- Velo Gotha , Brussels 1984, p. 286
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toni Theilmeier: The wild, daring hunt. The rise of professional standing sport in Germany until 1910 , Leipzig 2009, p. 104f. ISBN 978-3-931965-23-5
- ↑ Tom Linton on cycling4fans.de
Web links
- Tom Linton in the Radsportseiten.net database
- seavingtonwebmuseum.org.uk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Linton, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aberaman |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1915 |
| Place of death | Levallois-Perret |