Charlie McCoy (cyclist)

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Charly McCoy
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Personal information
Full nameCharlie McCoy
Born (1937-12-14) 14 December 1937 (age 85)
Liverpool, England
Team information
DisciplineRoad racing
Track racing
Rider typeTime trialist
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Amateur team
Melling Wheelers (Liverpool)

Charlie (Charly) McCoy (born 14 December 1937) is a former British cycling record holder and Olympian.

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Cycling career

McCoy competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

McCoy also represented England in the 4,000 metres pursuit at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia in 1962. [2] [3]

He rode for his local Amateur team, Melling Wheelers and was coached by Eddie Soens. He broke the British 25 mile Time Trial record in 1961, finishing with a time of 55m 01s. [4]

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References

  1. "Charlie McCoy Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Mens 25 Miles Records | Time Trial". www.ttlegends.org. Retrieved 24 July 2016.