Английская Википедия:Frankie Thomas (cyclist)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox cyclist Frankie Thomas was an Australian racing cyclist who competed on both road and track, as was typical of Australian cyclists of the era such as Hubert Opperman.

Major results

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1929
Fastest Gippsland 100 mile raceШаблон:R
1930
5th Sydney to Melbourne stage race Шаблон:R
2nd fastest time Goulburn to Sydney Шаблон:R
1931
Competed in the Tour de France but did not finish Шаблон:R
1932
2nd in Brisbane, Six Days, Brisbane (Queensland), Australia Шаблон:R
Fastest time in 140 mile Tour of Gippsland Шаблон:R
1933
Fastest time in Melbourne to Ballarat Шаблон:R
Fastest time Goulburn to Sydney Шаблон:R
2nd Tour of TasmaniaШаблон:R
1936
Fastest time 140 mile Tour of Gippsland Шаблон:R

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Australian professional cycling career

Thomas rode as an amateur from 1926 to 1928 and turned professional in 1929.Шаблон:R In 1929 Thomas rode a Preston Star bicycleШаблон:R but by 1930 he was riding for the Malvern Star bicycle company.Шаблон:R

In his first year as a professional, Thomas beat Opperman in a Gippsland Шаблон:Convert race.Шаблон:R

In 1930 Thomas set the second fastest time in the Goulburn to Sydney handicap race behind Opperman. Шаблон:R Thomas rode in the Sydney to Melbourne stage race, a five-day stage race styled on the European races covering Шаблон:Convert in which the celebrity riders were Opperman and two Frenchmen, Joseph Mauclair and Jean Bidot. Thomas won stage 3 and was 2nd in stage 4 and stage 5.Шаблон:R Mauclair won the race with Thomas finishing 5th overall. Шаблон:R

Thomas rode in the 1931 Tour de France in a combined Australia/Switzerland team including Opperman, Ossie Nicholson and Richard "Fatty" Lamb. Thomas finished 56th in stage 1, 54th in stage 2. Шаблон:R Thomas had stomach trouble and did not finish stage 3.Шаблон:R

In 1932 Thomas finished 2nd with Archie McLannan in the Brisbane, Six Days behind Jack Standen and Fatty Lamb and ahead of Opperman and Jack Fitzgerald in 3rd.Шаблон:R Thomas also set the fastest time in the Шаблон:Convert Tour of Gippsland Шаблон:R

In 1933 he set the fastest time in the Melbourne to Ballarat,Шаблон:R the fastest time in the Goulburn to Sydney Шаблон:R and finished 2nd in the Tour of Tasmania, a six-day stage race covering Шаблон:Convert, beaten by Fatty Lamb by just 1 second.Шаблон:R

In July 1934 Thomas was disqualified for 18 months for pushing P. Veitch in the Quayle road race at Ballarat, on 21 July 1934.Шаблон:R

Thomas returned to cycling in 1936 and set the fastest time in the Шаблон:Convert Tour of Gippsland.Шаблон:R

References

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External links

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