Tony Gowland

Tony Gowland
Personal information
Full name	Anthony J Gowland
Born	13 May 1945; England; United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Track and Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Six day specialist
Amateur team
-	Polytechnic CC
Professional teams
1968	Falcon
1969–1970	Carlton - Truwel
1971	TI - Carlton
1972–1973	Skol
1974–1975	Bantel
1976	Skol
1977	Midlet - B.S.A.
1978	Midlet - Chrysler

Anthony J Gowland, known as Tony Gowland (born 13 May 1945 [1] in Hendon, London[2]) is an English former competitive track cyclist,[3] and a former six-day rider.[4] He was a professional cyclist between 1968 and 1978.[1]

Gowland was a talented track rider as an amateur before turning professional for Carlton, a subsidiary of Raleigh. Turning professional allowed him to ride the London Six, often called the Skol Six, in 1968. He signed his contract, with organiser Ron Webb, in the office of Cycling Weekly in Fleet Street, London. In 1971 he came second in London and won in Montreal, with Gianni Motta of Italy. In 1972 he won the London Six with the Belgian rider, Patrick Sercu.

In 1978 Gowland held a training session at Harlow for riders interested in riding six-day races. They were called the Tony Gowland Master Class and almost all the Harlow club riders turned out.[4]

Gowland lives in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire.

Palmarès

1965: 2nd tandem sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, (with Ian Alsop)

1966: Amateur 50 mile Madison, Salford Park, gold (with Ian Alsop)

1967: 2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, (with Ian Alsop); 3rd Amateur 50 mile Madison, Herne Hill (with Ian Alsop)

1968: 3rd Heage (GBR); 1st Remington (GBR); 10th London, Six Days (GBR); with Piet Van Der Lans

1969: 1st Folkestone (GBR); 3rd Rochester (GBR); 6th London, Six Days (GBR); with Piet Van Der Lans

1970: 2nd London, Six Days (GBR); with Sigi Renz

1971: 3rd British National Stayers Championships, Elite; 2nd London, Six Days (GBR); with Alain Van Lancker; 1st Montréal, Six Days (CAN); with Gianni Motta

1972: 1st London six day (Wembley), with Patrick Sercu[5]; 1st Balderton (GBR); 3rd Woodstock (GBR)

1973: 4th London, Six Days (GBR); with Graeme Gilmore

1974: 2nd Black Park (GBR); 3rd London, Six Days (GBR); with Sigi Renz

1975: 2nd London, Six Days (GBR); with Wilfried Peffgen; 1st Morecambe (GBR)

1977: 4th London, Six Days (GBR); with Gunther Haritz

1978: 5th London, Six Days (GBR); with Patrick Sercu

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References

"Tony Gowland". The Cycling Website. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
"subst:BDM Apr/May/Jun 1945, Hendon". Ancestry (registration required - free).
"Scottish Sports Hall of Fame".
"The History of Harlow Cycling Club 1956-1996". Harlow CC. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
David Hibberd. "Memories of a Six Day Fan". Archived from the original on 25 March 2005.

External links

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[cyclingwebsite-1] "Tony Gowland". The Cycling Website. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2008.

[2] "subst:BDM Apr/May/Jun 1945, Hendon". Ancestry (registration required - free).

[3] "Scottish Sports Hall of Fame".

[harlow-4] "The History of Harlow Cycling Club 1956-1996". Harlow CC. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.

[5] David Hibberd. "Memories of a Six Day Fan". Archived from the original on 25 March 2005.