Sorry about the duff information but he was already on the Olympic squad, pre Olympic preparations in Moscow, Sofia, and Aussie tracks including Darwin. You should also note that he saw off Norman sheil earlier in the year in the 4000 m British Pursuit Championship when Norman was the reigning World Champion. Tom lost in the final to Mike Gambrill of the Clarence CC. This was after two re-runs because of Tom puncturing, he was close to tears in the final third race and lost. So he was a bloody good tester who could be Tom in that September race.
> just did a bit more research on this and the Olympic
> Games in 1956 were
> held between 23rd November and 1st December
> (according to the book Mr
> Tom) so Tom was not yet an Olympic medallist on the
> date below and he
> had his 19th birthday in Melbourne.
>
> Brian Booth
>
> Toronto, Canada
>
>
>
>
>
> Michael Butler <pariscycles@yahoo.co.uk>
>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Tommy Simpson
>
>
>
> Tom was an Olympic medallist by this date so this
> guy must have been
> quick. Have had a quick look but haven't found
> anything yet. Hull
> Thursday RC is a thriving club, don't they have an
> Ellis Briggs trophy
> race? Try them most of our clubs have web sites.
>
> --- Tmyden@aol.com wrote:
>
> > I recently acquired a cache of 1950's UK Cycling"
> > magazines, in the
> racing > results of Sept. 13th 1956 it was noted
> that Mr. > Mike Dawson
> beat Mr Tommy > Simpson in the E. Yorks "25". Mr.
> Dawson belonged to >
> Hull Thursday R. C. and Mr > Simpson belonged to
> Scala Wheelers. Which
> brings me > to my request for > information; Is
> there anyone out there
> who knows the > racing career of Mr. Dawson? > Was
> this his fifteen
> minutes of fame? Were there > other racing
> successes? > Beating Tommy
> Simpson must have been something to > talk about for
> years to come. >
>
> Ron Tandy, Westminster, Calif. (tmyden@aol.com)
>
>
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Thats all for now. Keep those wheels spinning, in your memories if not still on the road. Be lucky Mick Butler Huntingdon UK.
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