Arnold's cycling career began in 1941, when his brothers gave him a bicycle for his birthday. Despite being blind in one eye, Arnold joined Ashfield cycling club in Sydney where he made a name for himself as a capable track sprinter, winning several state titles.[1]
After World War II, Arnold competed on the European cycling circuit, and won numerous road and track races there as well as in America and Australia between 1946 and 1963.[2] In 1952 and 1957, he was a member of the team which won the European madison championships (the de facto world title). He specialised in six-day racing and competed in 103 six-day events around the world.[1]
In 2000, Arnold was awarded the Australian Sports Medal (ASM) for being part of the world number one team for day cycle races for a number of years. In the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to cycling.[2]
reginald, arnold, reginald, athelstane, arnold, october, 1924, july, 2017, australian, racing, cyclist, personal, informationfull, namereginald, athelstane, arnoldnationalityaustralianborn, 1924, october, 1924murwillumbah, south, wales, australiadied23, july, . Reginald Athelstane Arnold OAM 9 October 1924 23 July 2017 was an Australian racing cyclist Reginald ArnoldPersonal informationFull nameReginald Athelstane ArnoldNationalityAustralianBorn 1924 10 09 9 October 1924Murwillumbah New South Wales AustraliaDied23 July 2017 2017 07 23 aged 92 Nerang Queensland AustraliaSportSportTrack cyclingUpdated on 25 July 2017 Arnold s cycling career began in 1941 when his brothers gave him a bicycle for his birthday Despite being blind in one eye Arnold joined Ashfield cycling club in Sydney where he made a name for himself as a capable track sprinter winning several state titles 1 After World War II Arnold competed on the European cycling circuit and won numerous road and track races there as well as in America and Australia between 1946 and 1963 2 In 1952 and 1957 he was a member of the team which won the European madison championships the de facto world title He specialised in six day racing and competed in 103 six day events around the world 1 In 2000 Arnold was awarded the Australian Sports Medal ASM for being part of the world number one team for day cycle races for a number of years In the 2012 Queen s Birthday Honours he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to cycling 2 Arnold died on 23 July 2017 aged 92 in Nerang Queensland 3 References Edit a b Reg Arnold The Forgotten Champion Bicycling Australia Bicycling Australia Retrieved 25 July 2017 a b Media Notes Medal of the Order of Australia PDF It s an Honour Australian Government Retrieved 25 July 2017 Retired professional cycling great of 1950s Reg Arnold dies on the Gold Coast at age 92 This biographical article relating to Australian cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reginald Arnold amp oldid 869231440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
