Leo Feeney

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Leo Feeney
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NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Sport
Sport Cycling
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Track and Road
ClubAbbey CC, Belfast

Leo T. Feeney is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Feeney was a member of the Abbey Cycling Club of Belfast [1] [2] and won the 1955 championship of Ireland over 880 yards. [3]

He represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team [4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [5] participating in three cycling program events; the time trial, [6] [7] the sprint [8] [9] and the scratch race. [10] [11]

Feeney won two titles at the Irish National Cycling Championships and participated at several world championship events. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Cycle meeting at Orangefield" . Belfast Telegraph. 10 June 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Please stay" . Belfast Telegraph. 24 February 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Abbey cyclist title winner" . Belfast Telegraph. 11 July 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Short list for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. 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. ↑ "Cyclist's record" . Leicester Evening Mail. 23 July 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "The Duke upsets his schedule at the Games" . Liverpool Daily Post. 25 July 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Cycling Track 1000m Match Sprint - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cycling" . Daily Express. 25 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Cycling Track 10 Mile Scratch Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "The Answer" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 6 September 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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