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Full name | Donald Wilson |
Born | Geelong, Australia | 16 March 1944
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Role | Rider |
Donald Wilson (born 16 March 1944) is a former Australian racing cyclist. He won the Australian national road race title in 1975 and 1977. [1] He also competed in the individual road race and the team time trial events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [2]
Wilson won and set the fastest time in the amateur Goulburn to Sydney Classic in 1967 run in reverse direction from Milperra to Goulburn. [3]
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