Cycling at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Cycling at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fourth appearance of Cycling at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Vancouver, Canada from 30 July to 7 August 1954.[1]
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| Cycling at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Empire Oval, China Creek Park, Vancouver |
| Dates | 30 July – 7 August 1954 |
The track events took place at Empire Oval or Broadway Bowl in China Creek Park,[2] which had been specially constructed wooden track for the Games.[3][4]
The road race course was described as quite flat, featuring a high point of 360 feet and the highest gradient was 250 feet in 440 yards.[5]
England topped the cycling medal table with three gold medals.[6][7]
In the sprint final, Lionel Cox of Australia did not receive a medal after refusing to continue the match against Cyril Peacock of England. Cox had been disqualified in race 1 for cutting across Peacock's wheel and subsequently the Australian team refused to participate in the next race and were subsequently disqualified.[8][9]
Attribution:Province newspaper
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  South Africa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 |  British Guiana (BGU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Canada* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial | Dick Ploog (AUS) | Keith Harrison (ENG) | |
| Alfred Swift (SAF) | |||
| Sprint | Cyril Peacock (ENG) | +not awarded | Tom Shardelow (SAF) |
| Individual pursuit | Norman Sheil (ENG) | Peter Brotherton (ENG) | Robert Fowler (SAF) |
| 10 Miles scratch | Lindsay Cocks (AUS) | Keith Harrison (ENG) | Don Skene (WAL) |
| Road race | Eric Thompson (ENG) | John Baird (NZL) | Bernard Pusey (ENG) |
Results
1 km time trial
Attribution:Province newspaper
| Rank | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
 | Dick Ploog | 1:12.5 |
| Alfred Swift | 1:12.5 |
 | Keith Harrison | 1:12.7 |
| 4 | Peter Brotherton | 1:12.8 |
| 5 | Cyril Peacock | 1:13.0 |
| 6 | Colin Dickinson | 1:13.2 |
| 7 | Ron Robertson | 1:13.7 |
| 8 | Lindsay Cocks | 1:13.8 |
| 9 | Jim Davies | 1:14.1 |
| 10 | Patrick Murphy | 1:14.5 |
| 11 | Lionel Cox | 1:14.6 |
| 12 | Neil Ritchie | 1:15.3 |
| 13 | John van Wyk | 1:15.7 |
| 14 | André Robert | 1:15.8 |
| 15 | Ernest Branfield | 1:15.9 |
| 16 | Les Lock | 1:16.1 |
| 17 | Don Skene | 1:16.2 |
| 18 | Malcolm Campbell | 1:20.0 |
| 19 | Muhammad Naqi Mallick | 1:22.0 |
| 20 | Ghulam H. Baloch | 1:23.9 |
| 21 | Philip Waring | 1:23.9 |
| 22 | Mahmood Saleem Farooqi | 1:26.9 |
1,000m sprint championship
Quarter-final
| Athlete | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Shardelow | Jim Davies | 2–0 |
| Lionel Cox | Colin Dickinson | 2–0 |
| Cyril Peacock | Alfred Swift | 2–1 |
| Dick Ploog | Keith Harrison | 2–1 |
Semi finals
- Peacock bt Plog 2–0
- Cox bt Shardelow 2–
Third place
- Shardelow bt Ploog 2–1
Final
- Peacock bt Cox w/o
4,000 metres individual purusit
[10] Qualifiers for quarter-finals
| Athlete | Time |
|---|---|
| Norman Sheil | 5.10.4 |
| Robert Fowler | 5.10.8 |
| Ron Mitton | 5.12.2 |
| Peter Brotherton | 5.13.2 |
| Bernard Pusey | 5.16.7 |
| Neil Ritchie | 5.21.4 |
| Patrick Murphy | 5.21.5 |
| John William Law | 5.22.8 |
Quarter-finals
- Sheil bt Law - caught at 4.44.4
- Brotherton bt Ritchie - 5.12.3
- Fowler bt Murphy - 5.13.4
- Pusey bt Mitton - 5.09.5
Semi-finals
- Sheil bt Fowler - 5.06.4
- Brotherton bt Pusey 5.14.6
Third place
- Fowler 5.06.9 bt Pusey 5.08.5
Final
- Sheil 5.03.5 (world record) bt Brotherton 5.09.1
10 mile scratch race
Attribution:Province newspaper
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindsay Cocks | 2.44.08 |
| 2 | Keith Harrison | |
| 3 | Don Skene | |
| 4 | Lorne Atkinson | |
| 5 | Les Lock | |
| 6 | Eric Thompson | |
| - | Dick Ploog | |
| - | B. Henderson | |
| - | Fred Markus | |
| - | Norman Sheil | |
| - | Colin Dickinson | |
| - | Neil Ritchie | |
| - | Mahmood Saleem Farooqi | |
| - | Muhammad Naqi Mallick | |
| - | Ghulam H. Baloch | |
| - | Ronnie Park | |
| - | John Alfred Swift | |
| - | Tom Shardelow | |
| - | Ron Robertson | |
| - | Malcolm Campbell | |
| - | Philip Waring | |
| - | Ernest P. Branfield | |
| - | John van Wyk |
Road Race
Attribution:Province newspaper
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Thompson | 2.44.08 |
| 2 | John Baird | |
| 3 | Bernard Pusey | |
| 4 | Edward James Nestor | |
| 5 | George Frederick Nevin | |
| 6 | Ronnie Park | |
| 7 | Alfred Swift | |
| - | John O'Sullivan | |
| - | John William Law | |
| - | André Robert | |
| - | Patrick Murphy | |
| - | Guy Morin | |
| - | A. Cole | |
| - | Norman Sheil | |
| - | Tony Hoar | |
| - | M. Crum-Ewing | |
| - | Les Lock | |
| - | Neil Ritchie | |
| - | Lance Payne | |
| - | Mahmood Saleem Farooqi | |
| - | Muhammad Naqi Mallick | |
| - | Ghulam H. Baloch | |
| - | Ron Robertson | |
| - | Robert Fowler | |
| - | Malcolm Campbell | |
| - | Don Skene | |
| - | Philip Waring | |
| - | Ernest P. Branfield |