Tony Gowland

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Tony Gowland


fullname = Anthony J Gowland
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1945|5|13
country = ENG
GBR
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weight =
currentteam =
discipline = Track and Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Six day specialist
amateuryears =
amateurteams = Polytechnic CC
proyears = 1968
1969–1970
1971 1972–1973 1974–1975 1976 1977 1978
proteams = Falcon Carlton - Truwel TI - Carlton Skol Bantel Skol Midlet - B.S.A. Midlet - Chrysler
majorwins =
updated = 27 May 2008

Anthony J Gowland, known as Tony Gowland (born 13 May 1945,cite web|url=http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=9388| title=Tony Gowland |publisher=The Cycling Website] Hendon, London [cite web|url=http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8964&path=1945.Q2-Apr-May-Jun.G.34&ln=Record%20from%20England%20&%20Wales,%20Birth%20Index:%201837-1983&st=d&pid=577001&rc=&zp=75 |title=BDM Apr/May/Jun 1945, Hendon| publisher=Ancestry (registraion required - free)] ) is an English competitive track cyclist, [cite web|url=http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:CDHKFB-70swJ:www.scuonline.org/downloads.asp%3FfileID%3D430+%22Steve+Paulding%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=uk&client=firefox-a| title=Scottish Sports Hall of Fame] and a former six-day rider.cite web|url=http://www.harlowcc.freeserve.co.uk/history.htm |title=The History of Harlow Cycling Club 1956-1996 |publisher=Harlow CC] He was a professional cyclist between 1968 and 1978.

Gowland was a talented track rider as an amateur before turning professional for Carlton, a subsidiary of Raleigh. Turning professional allowed him to ride the London Six, often called the Skol Six, in 1970. He signed his contract, with organiser Ron Webb, in the office of Cycling Weekly in Fleet Street, London. In 1971 he came second in London and won in Montreal, with Gianni Motta of Italy. In 1972 he won the London Six with the Belgian rider, Patrick Sercu.

In 1978 Gowland held a training session at Harlow for riders interested in riding six-day races. They were called the Tony Gowland Master Class and almost all the Harlow club riders turned out.

Gowland lives in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire.

Palmarès

;1965:2nd tandem sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, (with Ian Alsop)

;1966:Amateur 50 mile Madison, Salford Park, gold (with Ian Alsop)

;1967:2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, (with Ian Alsop):3rd Amateur 50 mile Madison, Herne Hill (with Ian Alsop)

;1968:3rd Heage (GBR):1st Remington (GBR)

;1969:1st Folkestone (GBR):3rd Rochester (GBR)

;1970:2nd London, Six Days (GBR)

;1971:3rd British National Stayers Championships, Elite:2nd London, Six Days (GBR):1st Montréal, Six Days (CAN); with Gianni Motta

;1972:1st London six day (Wembley), with Patrick Sercu [cite web|url=http://www.oxfordcityrc.fsnet.co.uk/training/calshot.htm |title=Memories of a Six Day Fan |author=David Hibberd] :1st Balderton (GBR):3rd Woodstock (GBR)

;1974:2nd Black Park (GBR):3rd London, Six Days (GBR)

;1975:2nd London, Six Days (GBR):1st Morecambe (GBR)

References

* [http://www.hetchins.org/102.htm Hetching racing company]

External links

* [http://imageevent.com/dernysportuk/janjonker Old photographs of cyclists - including Gowland]