Born in London to an English mother and a Jamaican father, Maurice Burton was the first black British champion in cycling. His first taste of success came when he won the Junior Sprint national title in 1973. He won the amateur scratch title the following year,[4] raced over a 20 km distance although he was booed as he crossed the line. He went on to represent Britain at the 1974 Commonwealth Games, but was not selected for the Olympic squad in 1976.[5]
Burton became frustrated by the racism pervasive in Britain at the time, he moved to Belgium in 1977, basing himself in Ghent. He was described as the first black professional cyclist.[6]
Burton rode 56 professional Six Day events, and retired from competitive cycling after a serious racing accident at the Buenos Aires Six Day in 1984. In 1987, he took over De Ver Cycles, a thriving bike shop in Streatham, South London.[7]
His son Germain Burton is also a racing cyclist who has represented Great Britain on an international level as a junior.[8]
maurice, burton, cyclist, maurice, burton, born, october, 1955, english, cycle, shop, owner, former, racing, cyclist, from, catford, london, maurice, burtonpersonal, informationfull, namemaurice, joseph, burtonborn, 1955, october, 1955, london, englandheight1,. Maurice Burton born 25 October 1955 2 3 is an English cycle shop owner and former racing cyclist from Catford London Maurice BurtonPersonal informationFull nameMaurice Joseph BurtonBorn 1955 10 25 25 October 1955 age 68 London EnglandHeight1 77 m 5 ft 10 in Weight75 kg 165 lb 11 8 st Team informationCurrent teamDe Ver CyclesDisciplineTrack amp RoadRoleRiderAmateur teams 1974VC Londres1975Archer RC De Ver Cycles 1 Professional teams1977 1978Fragel Nortauntil 15 May 1979Glemp T J Cycles15 May 1979 1980Fangio1980Solahart Hercka1981Campitello1982Xaveer Coffee Tiga Sport1982Viner1983Roberts1984Nico SportBorn in London to an English mother and a Jamaican father Maurice Burton was the first black British champion in cycling His first taste of success came when he won the Junior Sprint national title in 1973 He won the amateur scratch title the following year 4 raced over a 20 km distance although he was booed as he crossed the line He went on to represent Britain at the 1974 Commonwealth Games but was not selected for the Olympic squad in 1976 5 Burton became frustrated by the racism pervasive in Britain at the time he moved to Belgium in 1977 basing himself in Ghent He was described as the first black professional cyclist 6 Burton rode 56 professional Six Day events and retired from competitive cycling after a serious racing accident at the Buenos Aires Six Day in 1984 In 1987 he took over De Ver Cycles a thriving bike shop in Streatham South London 7 His son Germain Burton is also a racing cyclist who has represented Great Britain on an international level as a junior 8 Palmares edit1973 1st Sprint British National Track Championships Junior1974 1st Scratch race British National Track Championships Amateur1975 1st Team Pursuit British National Track Championships Amateur 2nd Madison British National Track Championships with Steve Heffernan Amateur1980 4th Madison European ChampionshipsReferences edit Individual Points British Cycling Retrieved 9 August 2013 Maurice Burton at Cycling Archives Telegraph gives his birth date as 29 January 1995 John MacLeary 12 September 2010 Germain Burton Q amp A The Telegraph Retrieved 9 August 2013 Maurice Burton British 20km Champion 1974 veloveritas Edmond Hood 11 November 2005 PEZ Profiles Maurice Burton PEZ Cycling News Retrieved 9 August 2013 1923 1980 Riders SixDay org uk Retrieved 9 August 2013 Profile Maurice Burton Bike Culture Retrieved 9 August 2013 Germain Burton Bio PDF British Cycling 24 July 2013 Retrieved 9 August 2013 External links editMaurice Burton at Cycling Archives Maurice Burton on Twitter nbsp De Ver Cycles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maurice Burton cyclist amp oldid 1163216220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
