Billy Whiteside

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Billy Whiteside
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1944 [1]
Bootle, England
Sport
Sport Cycling
Event(s)
time trial, pursuit
ClubKirkby CC

William "Billy" Whiteside (born 1944), is a former cyclist who competed for England.

Biography

Whiteside rode for the Kirkby Cycling Club [2] and was the Merseyside 10 miles champion. [3]

Whiteside represented the England team [4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, in the time trial event. [5] [6]

At the 1968 British National Individual Pursuit Championships, he finished third behind Brendan McKeown [7] [8] and the following year at the 1969 Championships, he finished runner-up behind Ian Hallam. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Kirkby cyclist may ride for Great Britain" . Liverpool Daily Post. 25 May 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Fast Times At Kirkby" . Liverpool Daily Post. 17 August 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "World Title hopes for Kirkby G.P." . Liverpool Echo. 28 August 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Midland cyclists in Games team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 19 May 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 11 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Cycling" . Daily Mirror. 24 June 1968. Retrieved 18 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Boost for Hallam's chances" . Sports Argus. 31 May 1969. Retrieved 18 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "FOX, N. (1969) 'Cycling'" . Times. 2 June 1969. Retrieved 18 November 2021– via Times Digital Archives.
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