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Robert Spears (cyclist)

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Sport
  
Cycling

Career end
  
1928

Career start
  
1913

Role
  
Cyclist

Name
  
Robert Spears


Robert Spears (cyclist)

Born
  
8 August 1893
Dubbo, Australia

Died
  
July 5, 1950, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Robert "Bob" Spears (8 August 1893 – 5 July 1950) was an Australian cyclist who was active on the road and track between 1913 and 1928. On track, he won one gold and two silver medals in the sprint at the world championships of 1920–1922. On the road, he won six-day races in Melbourne (1913), Newark Velodrome (1915) and Chicago (1916), as well as Grand Prix of Paris (1920, 1921, 1922) and Grand Prix of Copenhagen (1922, 1925).

In 1985, he was inducted to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

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Robert Spears (cyclist) Wikipedia