Cycling at the 1950 British Empire Games
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| Cycling at the 1950 British Empire Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Western Springs Stadium |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Dates | 4 – 11 February 1950 |
Cycling at the 1950 British Empire Games was the third appearance of Cycling at the Commonwealth Games. The track events took place at Western Springs Stadium, which had a 10 foot high banked concrete outdoor track, 18 feet wide and 515 yards in circumference.[1] The road race started on Tamaki Drive, progressed to Parnell and Ōrākei before finishing on Tamaki Drive.[2][3]
Australia topped the cycling medal table with four gold medals.[4][5]
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  New Zealand* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Trial | Russell Mockridge Australia |
Sid Patterson Australia |
Tommy Godwin England |
| Sprint 1000m | Russell Mockridge Australia |
Sid Patterson Australia |
Graham Avery New Zealand |
| 4000m Individual Pursuit | Cyril Cartwright England |
Russell Mockridge Australia |
Les Lock New Zealand |
| 10-mile Scratch | Bill Heseltine Australia |
Les Lock New Zealand |
Ken Caves Australia |
| Road race | Hector Sutherland Australia |
Nick Carter New Zealand |
Jack Fowler Australia |
1,000m sprint championship
[6] First Round
Russell Mockridge bt 
Allen Stonex- Sid Patterson bt
Lorne Atkinson - Graham Avery bt Erick Oland
- Don Olive bt
E. Evans 
Tommy Godwin bt Charlie Bazzano- D. K. Bennett bt Alan Geldard
Repechage
- Bazzano bt Stonex & Evans 13.7 sec
Quarter finals
- Mockridge bt Bennett 2–0
- Patterson bt Stonex 2–0
- Avery bt Bazzano 2–0
- Olive bt Godwin 2–0
Semi finals
- Mockridge bt Olive 2–0
- Patterson bt Avery 2–0
Third place
- Avery bt Olive 2–1
Final
- Mockridge bt Patterson 2–0
1,000m Time Trial
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Mockridge | 1:13.4 mins |
| 2 | Sid Patterson | 1:13.5 mins |
| 3 | Tommy Godwin | 1:13.6 mins |
| 4 | Cyril Cartwright | 1:15.1 mins |
| 5 | Les Lock | 1:16.2 mins |
| 6 | Alan Geldard | 1:16.5 mins |
| 8 | Graham Hughes | 1:17.1 mins |
| 9 |  John Millman | 1:18.2 mins |
| 10 |  D. K. Bennett | 1:18.6 mins |
| 11 | E. Evans | 1:18.8 mins |
| 12 | Robert Carmichael | 1:19.5 mins |
| 13 | William Hamilton | 1:19.8 mins |
| 14 | E. P. Branfield | 1:19.9 mins |
| 15 | Lorne Atkinson | 1:20.0 mins |
4,000 metres individual purusit
[7] Heats (top 4 times qualify for semi-finals)
- Cyril Cartwright 5:26.7 bt William Hamilton 5:43.0 (lapped)
- Russell Mockridge 5:40.0 bt E. P. Branfield 5:48.1
Jimmy Hamilton 5:26.7 bt Les Lock 5:29.6
Malcolm Campbell 5:40.4 (rode alone)
Semi-finals
- Cartwright 5.21.2 bt Lock 5.34.0
- Mockridge 5.28.0 bt Hamilton 5.29.8
Third place
- Lock 5.26.7 bt Hamilton 5.28.2
Final
- Cartwright 5:16.3 bt Mockridge 5:27.0
10 mile scratch race
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Heseltine | 23:23.4 |
| 2 | Les Lock | |
| 3 | Ken Caves | |
| Barry Coombs | ||
| Erick Oland | ||
| John Millman | ||
| Lorne Atkinson | ||
| Tommy Godwin | ||
| Cyril Cartwright | ||
| Alan Geldard | ||
| Alan C. Dean | ||
| Frank Tredrea | ||
 Jimmy Hamilton | ||
 Malcolm Campbell | ||
| D. K. Bennett | ||
| E. Evans | ||
| E. P. Branfield |
