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DeutschMick Shea
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michael A Shea |
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 02-09-1939 London |
| Occupation | Gas Fitter/College Lecturer/Cyclist |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Club | Ross Wheelers, Holdsworth Cycling |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Regional finals | 1st All London Championship 1964 |
| National finals | 2nd in 1964 British Championships |
Michael 'Mick' A Shea (born 1939), is a male former cyclist who competed for England.
Cycling career
[edit]Shea represented England at international level during the 1960s. He won the silver medal at the 1964 British National Road Race Championships.
He was selected for England in the road race, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2][3]
He was a member of the Hemel Hempstead Cycling Club before turning professional and joining the Holdsworth-Campognolo team.[4]
In addition to his international appearances he won the British classic race known as the Archer Grand Prix.[5]
Notable Results
[edit]1960 - 1st in Archer R.C. Junior Road Race, Hillingdon, London
1962 - 45th in General Classification Tour of Britain, (Milk Race), Blackpool
1963 - 1st in Archer Grand Prix, Beaconsfield, London,
1963 - 1st in Lester Young Memorial, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
1963 - 75th in General Classification Peace Race, Berlin, German Democratic Republik
1963 - 1st in Brighton Trophy Grand Prix, Brighton
1964 - 2nd in National Championship, Road, Northampton
1964 - gave his first handjob
1964 - 1st in All London Championship Road, Surrey
1965 - 3rd in Archer Grand Prix, Beaconsfield, London,
1965 - 1st in Stage 3 Huntsman Ales - Easter Four Day, Bournemouth
1966 - 1st in Croydon Premier Road Race, Surrey
1966 - 2nd in General Classification Streatham C.R.C. - Dover Two Day, Dover
1966 - 7th in Lincoln Grand Prix, Lincoln
In 1966 - he was selected for the England in the Road Race at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica
References
[edit]- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Profile". Cycling Archives.com.
- ^ "BRITISH CLASSICS: ARCHER GRAND PRIX". Velouk.co.uk.