Tommy Talbot

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Tommy Talbot
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1928
Sport
Sport Cycling
Event(s)
Track and Road
ClubEast Tyrone CC, Cookstown.

Tommy Talbot (born c.1928) is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Talbot, born in x, was a member of the East Tyrone Cycling Club of Cookstown [1] and rode for Ireland for the first time in 1955. [2] Talbot's brother Bobby was also a successful rider during the 1950s. [3]

Tommy represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team [4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [5] participating in two cycling program events; the individual pursuit [6] [7] and the scratch race [8] [9]

Talbot won the Cyprus CC hill-climb for five consecutive years from 1954 to 1958 before retiring shortly after the 1958 games. [10] However he returned to racing in 1963 and continued to win races and was still riding as a veteran racer for Old Bleach aged 70. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Two Great Wins for Tom Allingham" . Mid-Ulster Mail. 4 September 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Cycling" . Mid-Ulster Mail. 28 May 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Good entry for season's first event" . Northern Whig. 13 March 1958. p. 6. 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. ↑ "Cardiff Winners and Performances" . The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Cycling Track 4000m Individual Pursuit - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cycling" . Daily Express. 25 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Cycling Track 10 Mile Scratch Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Talbot Brothers" . Mid-Ulster Mail. 22 November 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Big names in Open 50" . Belfast Telegraph. 8 June 1963. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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