Harry Grant (cyclist)

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Born1906 (1906)
United Kingdom
Died1993 (aged 8687)
CurrentteamRetired
DisciplineMotor paced rider
Harry Grant
Personal information
Born1906 (1906)
United Kingdom
Died1993 (aged 8687)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineMotor paced rider
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
Imperial Wheelers,
Norwood Paragon CC
Colchester Rovers
Professional team
1932–1938+
Major wins
1926, 1928, 1931 - UK tandem-paced national amateur champion
1929 British one-mile flying start paced record
1932 - World motor-paced professional one-hour record x 3
1938 - Cent Milles 100-mile race in Paris

Harry Grant (1906-1993) was a British racing cyclist who specialised in motor-paced events. He was national amateur champion in 1926, 1928 and 1931.[1] At the time he turned professional in 1932 he held four British amateur track records. He also won many races on the continent and held the world paced one-hour record on three occasions.[2]

Grant was born in Colchester, Essex, and raised in London.[3]

Cycling career

Death and commemoration

References

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