Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games

Cycling at the 1934 British Empire Games was the first appearance of Cycling at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester despite the Games being hosted by London.

The events were held on the last day of the Games on 11 August 1934.

Medal table

Medal winners Time Trial Ted Clayton (SAF)Sprint 1000 yd Ted Clayton (SAF)10 mile Scratch Ted Clayton (SAF)

1,000m Time Trial PosAthleteTime1 Dunc Gray 1 min 16 2-5 sec2 Bob McLeod 1 min 18 sec3 Ted Clayton 1 min 18 3-5 sec4 Frank Grose 1 min 20 2-5 sec 5 William Harvell 1 min 21 3-5 sec =6 Denis Corr 1 min 22 1-5 sec =6 D McKenzie 1 min 22 1-5 sec8 Willie Tagg 1 min 23 sec9 Frank Jones 1 min 16 2-5 sec

10 mile scratch race PosAthleteTime1 Bob McLeod 24 min 26 1-5 sec2 Ted Clayton half a wheel3 William Harvell 4 Frank Grose 5 John Sibbit 6 G Turner dnf Denis Corr ret 2 milesdnf Horace Pethybridge puncturednf Dunc Gray puncturednf Willie Tagg puncturednf Frank Jones felldnf D McKenzie fell

1,000 yards sprint championship Heat 1 PosAthlete1 Horace Pethybridge 2 G Turner 3 Willie Tagg Heat 2 PosAthlete1 Ernest Higgins 2 D. McKenzie 3 Ernest Brown Heat 3 PosAthlete1 Ted Clayton 2 Frank Grose 3 Denis Corr Semi final 1 PosAthlete1 Ernest Higgins 2 Ted Clayton Semi final 2 PosAthlete1 Horace Pethybridge 2 Frank Grose

Third place PosAthlete1 Ted Clayton 2 Frank Grose

Final PosAthleteTime1 Ernest Higgins1 min 58 4-5 sec 2 Horace Pethybridge2 lengths

References

See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Cycling at the Commonwealth Games