Re: [CR]interesting American Olympic track memorabilia

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From: "Angel M Garcia" <wa2vuy@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <011620040125.21616.2537@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]interesting American Olympic track memorabilia
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:48:09 -0500


Some googling turned up:

Past Olympic Road Cycling Medal Winners Men's Individual Road Race

1952: Helsinki, Finland (118 miles) 1. Andre Noyelle, BEL 2. Robert Grondelaers, BE 3, Edi Ziegler, GER 32. Don Sheldon, USA 36. Thomas O'Rourke, USA David Rhoads, USA, did not finish Ronald Rhoads, USA, did not finish

1956: Melbourne, Australia (110.65 miles) 1. Ercole Baldini, ITA 2. Arnaud Geyre, FRA 3. Alan Jackson, GBR Arthur Longsjo, USA, did not finish Erhard Neumann, USA, did not finish David Rhoads , USA, did not finish

Angel Garcia Long Valley, NJ


> http://ebay.com/<blah>
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> Can anybody tell more about these two brothers, Ron and Dave Rhoads, who apparently participated for the US at the 1952 olympics? The photo in itself is great as a historical document.
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> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ