Alfie Fairweather

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Alfie Fairweather
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1938 [1]
Scotland
Sport
Sport Cycling
Event(s)
Track and Road
ClubGlasgow Wheelers

Alfie N. Fairweather (born c.1938) is a former racing cyclist from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Fairweather, born in Scotland, was a member of the Glasgow Wheelers [2]

He represented the 1958 Scottish Team [3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [4] participating in one cycling program event; the time trial [5] [6]

He won the 1960 Edina Couriers road race and competed in the 1961 "Milk to Stamina" road race, a 136 miles race and the longest ever to be held in Scotland to that point. [7] He participated in the 1962 Tour of Britain and finished runner-up in stage 3. [8]

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, he represented the 1962 Scottish team [9] and participated in the road race and scratch events. [10]

Fairweather was still racing and winning at the age of 40, claiming victory in the 1978 Tennent Caledonian Cycle Cup. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cycling" . The Scotsman. 4 September 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 31 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Wheels keep turning" . Irvine Herald. 25 August 1978. p. 10. Retrieved 31 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Short list for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Cyclist's record" . Leicester Evening Mail. 23 July 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Cycling Track 1km Time Trial - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Famous Riders" . Arbroath Guide. 24 June 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 31 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Scots cyclist loses stage by second" . The Scotsman. 14 June 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 31 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Scotland's 35 strong team for Perth" . The Scotsman. 12 September 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 31 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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