Charlie Davey (cyclist)
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Full name | Charles Frederick Davey | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Charlie | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Croydon, England, United Kingdom | 27 August 1886|||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 October 1964 Beckenham, London | (aged 78)|||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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1906–1922 | – | |||||||||||||||||
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1923 | New Hudson bicycle company | |||||||||||||||||
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1914 SRRA 50-mile record with Harry Paul London-Worthing-London record Land's End to London record (twice) 24-hour record with 402 miles London to Portsmouth and back record London to Bath record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Frederick Davey (27 August 1886 – 7 October 1964) was a British racing cyclist who rode in the Olympic Games,[1] the world championship and the marathon Bol d'Or race.[2]
Career
Davey originally played
In 1910. he joined the
In 1911. he finished third in the
Davey won his first record when in 1914 he partnered Harry Paul to beat the Southern Road Records Association 50-mile time, followed two weeks later by London-Worthing-London.
War interrupted his career and he became a
In 1920 Davey he won seven track events, the Balham 50-mile time trial, the Anerley 12-hour and the Lincolnshire championships at 25, 50 and 100 miles. He was selected for the Olympic Games in Antwerp as a reserve. He waited until the complete team had arrived at the ferry port in Harwich, then rode the Anerley 12-hour to finish second to Maurice Selbach.
His best year was 1921, the year of the first cycling world road race championship. Davey was 34.
Britain ran the world championship in 1922, again run as a time trial, in Shropshire. The winner was Dave Marsh of Britain. Davey came third and Britain won a gold medal as best team.
Davey turned professional the following year for the New Hudson bicycle company. He beat the
Davey's last year was when he was 40. He beat the London to Portsmouth and back record by 12 minutes and set the London to Bath and back record at 11h 47m 52s. In retirement he managed other riders' record attempts and arranged or scheduled many rides between 1926 and 1960.
Addiscombe Cycling Club gave him a gold-plated spanner in 1959 for his work for the club.
He was celebrated in Golden Book of Cycling in 1959.
References
- ^ "Charlie Davey Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Charlie Davey". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Woodland, Les (2005), This Island Race, Mousehold Press, UK
External links
- Charlie Davey at Cycling Archives