Ernest James "Tubby" Capell (July 1912 – April 1995) was an English amateur cyclist who in 1934 won the British Best All-Rounder competition, by dominating all of the qualifying events - 50 mile, 100 mile and 12 hours.[1][2] His achievements were further celebrated in 1935 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling.[1]
Capell was born in July 1912 in London, England. He married Dora Fenwick in March 1940 and died in Australia in April 1995 at the age of 82.
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In 1934 Capell won the British Best All-Rounder competition, by dominating all of the qualifying distances - 50 mile, 100 mile and 12 hours. In the 'Shaftesbury' 50 mile Time trial he won with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 59 seconds. He won the 'Bath Road' "100 mile time-trial in 4 hours, 32 minutes, 1 second." Finally he won the Anerley 12-hour race by covering 236¾ miles. He later described his simplistic feeding regime for the Anerley as "... half to three-quarter-pint drink of a milk food at about every 30 miles for the first 150 miles, and at every 20 miles from there to the finish, with a small sandwich of brown bread and a meat extract at every alternate drink."[1][2]
Capell was also a photographer. Many of his photographs appeared in English cycling magazines during the 1930s and 1940s.[3]
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^ abcd. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
^Pbase, Article and Gallery of Capell's photographs
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ernest, capell, ernest, james, tubby, capell, july, 1912, april, 1995, english, amateur, cyclist, 1934, british, best, rounder, competition, dominating, qualifying, events, mile, mile, hours, achievements, were, further, celebrated, 1935, when, cycling, weekly. Ernest James Tubby Capell July 1912 April 1995 was an English amateur cyclist who in 1934 won the British Best All Rounder competition by dominating all of the qualifying events 50 mile 100 mile and 12 hours 1 2 His achievements were further celebrated in 1935 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling 1 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Competition 2 2 The Golden Book 2 3 Cycle touring 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editCapell was born in July 1912 in London England He married Dora Fenwick in March 1940 and died in Australia in April 1995 at the age of 82 Career editCompetition edit In 1934 Capell won the British Best All Rounder competition by dominating all of the qualifying distances 50 mile 100 mile and 12 hours In the Shaftesbury 50 mile Time trial he won with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes 59 seconds He won the Bath Road 100 mile time trial in 4 hours 32 minutes 1 second Finally he won the Anerley 12 hour race by covering 236 miles He later described his simplistic feeding regime for the Anerley as half to three quarter pint drink of a milk food at about every 30 miles for the first 150 miles and at every 20 miles from there to the finish with a small sandwich of brown bread and a meat extract at every alternate drink 1 2 The Golden Book edit Capell s achievements were celebrated in 1935 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling 1 Cycle touring edit Capell was also a photographer Many of his photographs appeared in English cycling magazines during the 1930s and 1940s 3 References edit a b c d The Golden Book of Cycling Ernest Capell 1935 Archive maintained by The Pedal Club Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 Retrieved 28 February 2011 a b Adelaide Touring Cyclists Nostalgia Profile of Tubby Capell and collection of his pictures Archived from the original on 19 February 2011 Retrieved 28 February 2011 Pbase Article and Gallery of Capell s photographsExternal links edit Adelaide Touring Cyclists Nostalgia Profile of Tubby Capell and collection of his photographs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernest J Capell amp oldid 1118746680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
