Alfie Fairweather

Last updated

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. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.