Russell Mockridge (1928 - 13 September 1958), nicknamed the Geelong Flyer, was a racing cyclist from Geelong, Victoria, Australia whose life was tragically ended during a race, in a collision with a bus in 1958. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Melbourne in 1928, his cycling career started in 1946 by winning his first race of 40km with the Geelong Amateur Cycling Club. His reputation continued to grow and he became widely described as "Australia’s greatest all-round cyclist for all time". Due to his upper class accent he was initially dubbed Little Lord Fountleroy, however his race wins soon eaned him the nickname of The Geelong Flyer. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London but two punctures ruined his performance in the road race, and his team was eliminated in the quarter finals of the 4000 metres team pursuit. The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 in London, United Kingdom. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ...

He represented Australia at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. He took Gold in both the 1000 metre sprint and the 1000 metre time trial, and a Silver in the 4000 metre individual pursuit. The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth as it is called now New Zealand. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

In Paris in July 1952 he won the Amateur Grand Prix and the following day won the Open Grand Prix (beating the world professional champion, Reg Harris), becoming the first rider to win both the amateur and professional divisions of the Paris Sprints. The humiliation to the professionals resulted in the rules of the race being changed and amateurs being barred for many years. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Reginald - Reg - Hargreaves Harris (March 1, 1920 - June 22, 1992) was a leading British track racing cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s. ...

His selection for the 1952 Summer Olympics Australian team was in doubt as he refused to sign the Australian Olympic Federation’s fidelity bond, which demanded he remain amateur for at least two years after the Games. In the end, another great Australian cyclist, Hubert Opperman, or Oppy as he was known, (then Federal parliamentarian for Geelong), negotiated the bond being reduced to one year. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki he went on to win two gold medals for Australia, in the tandem event with Lionel Cox, and in the 4000 metre time trial. The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... Hubert Opperman in action as a cyclist Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman (29 May 1904 - 24 April 1996), affectionately referred to as Oppy by Australian and French crowds, was an Australian cyclist and politician, whose endurance cycling feats in the 1920s and 1930s earned him international acclaim. ... The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ...

A year after the games he turned professional and raced with much success and critical acclaim on the European and Australian circuits. Mockridge teamed with Sid Patterson and Roger Arnold to win the Paris 6-Day Race in 1955, defeating the French favourites. Later that year Mockridge was one of the 60 riders out of 150 entrants to cross the line in Paris of the 1955 Tour de France. Up to his final year of cycle racing in 1958 he had twelve consecutive Australian championship wins. Sid Patterson (14 August 1927 - 29 November 1999) was a world champion amateur and professional track cyclist from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1958, at the age of 30 while participating in the 225km Tour of Gippsland, he was killed by a bus in Melbourne at the Dandenong Rd / Clayton Rd intersection just 2.1 miles from the start of the race. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ...

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