William Holmes (cyclist)
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| Nickname | Bill, Billy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1936 Kingston upon Hull, England | ||||||||||||||
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William Holmes (born 14 January 1936), known as Bill Holmes or Billy Holmes, is a former British cyclist.
Cycling career
[edit]He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics in the team road race event.[1]
He represented England in the road race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Holmes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
External links
[edit]- William Holmes at Cycling Archives (archived)
- William Holmes at ProCyclingStats
- William Holmes at Olympics.com
- William Holmes at Olympedia
- William Holmes at Team GB
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