Sydney Patterson (also known as Sid Patterson, 14 August 1927 – 29 November 1999) was a world champion amateur and professional track cyclist from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. While a teenager, Patterson won every Victorian and Australian title between 1,000 metres and ten miles (16.1 km). He represented Australia in cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
In 1949 he won every Australian track championship in the sprint, time trial, 1 mile, and 5 mile (8.05 km) events. Later that year he won the world amateur sprint championship in Copenhagen, and in 1950, the world amateur pursuit championship in Liège. At the 1950 British Empire Games he won silver medals for the 1000m sprint and 1000m time trial.
In 1951 he won the Manchester Wheelers' Club Muratti Cup beating the British Sprint Champion, Alan Bannister, by almost a length. However Patterson was alleged to have held Bannister during the final sprint for the line and was subsequently disqualified and the race was awarded to Bannister.[2]
In 1951 Patterson became a professional and won the world professional pursuit championship in 1952 in Paris, and in 1953 in Zurich. Patterson teamed with Russell Mockridge and Reginald Arnold to win the Paris six-day race in 1955. By his final year of racing in 1967 he had 12 consecutive Australian championships.
At 72 Patterson died of liver cancer. The Sid Patterson Grand Prix is held in Melbourne annually in his honour. The first was won by Tommy Nankervis, who was introduced to the sport after meeting Patterson at a bike shop. In 2015, he was an inaugural Cycling Australia Hall of Fame inductee. [3]
References
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^Fletcher, Jack (1983). "Ch 5 – The End of an Era" (PDF). A History of Manchester Wheelers’ Club 1883-1983.
^"Inaugural Cycling Australia Hall of Fame inductees". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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patterson, sydney, patterson, also, known, august, 1927, november, 1999, world, champion, amateur, professional, track, cyclist, from, melbourne, victoria, australia, while, teenager, patterson, every, victorian, australian, title, between, metres, miles, repr. Sydney Patterson also known as Sid Patterson 14 August 1927 29 November 1999 was a world champion amateur and professional track cyclist from Melbourne Victoria Australia While a teenager Patterson won every Victorian and Australian title between 1 000 metres and ten miles 16 1 km He represented Australia in cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London 1 Sydney PattersonPersonal informationFull nameSydney PattersonNicknameSid PattersonBorn 1927 08 14 14 August 1927Melbourne AustraliaDied29 November 1999 1999 11 29 aged 72 Team informationDisciplineTrackRoleRiderIn 1949 he won every Australian track championship in the sprint time trial 1 mile and 5 mile 8 05 km events Later that year he won the world amateur sprint championship in Copenhagen and in 1950 the world amateur pursuit championship in Liege At the 1950 British Empire Games he won silver medals for the 1000m sprint and 1000m time trial In 1951 he won the Manchester Wheelers Club Muratti Cup beating the British Sprint Champion Alan Bannister by almost a length However Patterson was alleged to have held Bannister during the final sprint for the line and was subsequently disqualified and the race was awarded to Bannister 2 In 1951 Patterson became a professional and won the world professional pursuit championship in 1952 in Paris and in 1953 in Zurich Patterson teamed with Russell Mockridge and Reginald Arnold to win the Paris six day race in 1955 By his final year of racing in 1967 he had 12 consecutive Australian championships Sid Patterson was sponsored by Malvern Star founded by Sir Bruce Small At 72 Patterson died of liver cancer The Sid Patterson Grand Prix is held in Melbourne annually in his honour The first was won by Tommy Nankervis who was introduced to the sport after meeting Patterson at a bike shop In 2015 he was an inaugural Cycling Australia Hall of Fame inductee 3 References Edit Sid Patterson Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 18 July 2014 Fletcher Jack 1983 Ch 5 The End of an Era PDF A History of Manchester Wheelers Club 1883 1983 Inaugural Cycling Australia Hall of Fame inductees Cycling Australia Retrieved 12 November 2015 External links EditCycling News Articles on Sid Patterson Canberra Bicycle Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sid Patterson amp oldid 1011009784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
