Cycling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Cycling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueTrack: Meadowbank Velodrome
Road: Holyrood Park
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Dates16 to 25 July 1970

Cycling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was the eighth appearance of Cycling at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970.[1][2]

The track events took place in the Meadowbank Velodrome, which formed part of the Meadowbank Sports Centre, built specifically for the Games, at a cost of £2.8 million. The velodrome construction cost £90,000 and was located approximately 200 yards east of the sports centre.[3][4]

The road race was a 102 miles route, consisting of 31 circuits of Holyrood Park and included climbs and a route through the Queen's Palace Gardens at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.[5]

Australia topped the cycling medal table, by virtue of winning two gold medals, three silver and one bronze.[6][7]

The road race went around Holyrood Park
The course went past the gardens at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

Medal table

The Meadowbank Velodrome in 2015

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia2316
2 New Zealand2013
3 Canada1113
4 England1001
5 Trinidad and Tobago0123
6 Scotland0101
7 Wales0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Road RaceNew Zealand Bruce BiddleAustralia Ray BilneyAustralia John Trevorrow
Time TrialNew Zealand Harry KentTrinidad and Tobago Leslie KingCanada Jocelyn Lovell
SprintAustralia John NicholsonAustralia Gordon JohnsonTrinidad and Tobago Leslie King
Individual PursuitEngland Ian HallamAustralia Danny ClarkNew Zealand Blair Stockwell
10 miles ScratchCanada Jocelyn LovellScotland Brian TempleTrinidad and Tobago Vernon Stauble
TandemAustralia Gordon Johnson
Ron Jonker		Canada Jocelyn Lovell
Barry Harvey		Wales John Hatfield
John Beswick

Results

[8][9][10][11]

Road Race (top 18)

Pos Athlete Time
1New Zealand Bruce Biddle4:38:58.00 hours
2Australia Ray Bilney4:58:58.00
3Australia John Trevorrow4:40:26.00
4England Dave Rollinson4:41:2
5New Zealand Bryce Beeston4:41:2
6Isle of Man Nigel J. Dean4:42.5
7Isle of Man Ernest Potter4:44.4
8England Gary Crewe4:44.4
9Scotland Andy McGhee4:45.1
10England Brian Rushton4:45.1
11Wales Grahame Jenkins4:45:3
12Scotland Andrew Brunton4:45.3
13Canada Thomas Morris4:45:3
14Northern Ireland Dave Kane4:45:3
15Scotland Billy Bilsland4:46:0
16Isle of Man Brian F. Roche4:49:2
17Canada Max Grace4:50:6
18Scotland Alex Gilchrist4:50:6

Individual pursuit

Pos Athlete
1England Ian Hallam
2Australia Danny Clark
3New Zealand Blair Stockwell
4Australia Dave Watson
5Australia Douglas John Armstrong
5England William Moore
5England Ray Ward
5Canada Frank Ludtke

Quarter-final

Athlete Athlete Score
ClarkLudtkecaught
WatsonWard5.18.66/5.26.29
HallamArmstrong5.9.67/5.14.08
StockwellMoore5.12.32/5.16.57

Semi finals

Athlete Athlete Score
HallamWatson5.09.63/5.17.17
ClarkStockwell5.06.19/5.09.17

Third place

Athlete Athlete Score
StockwellWatsonrode over

Final

Athlete Athlete Score
HallamClark5.01.41/5.04.93

Time trial (1km)

Pos Athlete Time
1New Zealand Harry Kent1:08.69
2Trinidad and Tobago Leslie King1:10.40
3Canada Jocelyn Lovell1:10.53
4Australia Daryl Perkins1:10.9
5Canada Barry Harvey1:11.0
6Australia Danny Clark1:11.4
7England Michael Bennett1:11.9
8Australia John Nicholson1:11.9
9Canada Frank Ludtke1:12.2
10New Zealand Blair Stockwell1:12.3
11Trinidad and Tobago Vernon Stauble1:12.5
12England Ray Ward1:12.7
13Scotland Brian Temple1:12.8
14Wales John Pritchard1:13.0
15Trinidad and Tobago Robert Farrell1:13.3
16England Ronald Keeble1:13.3

Sprint

Pos Athlete
1Australia John Nicholson
2Australia Gordon Johnson
3Trinidad and Tobago Leslie King
4New Zealand Harry Kent
5Australia Daryl Perkins
5Canada Barry Harvey
5Trinidad and Tobago Winston Attong
5New Zealand Bryce Preston
9England Bob Bicknell
9England David Rowe
9Guyana Neville Hunte
9Trinidad and Tobago Leslie John
13England Ernie Crutchlow
13New Zealand Max Vertongen
13Scotland Thomas Banks
13Scotland Kenneth Whitson

Quarter-final

Athlete Athlete Score
JohnsonHarvey2–0
KentAttong2–0
KingPerkins2–0
NicholsonPreston2–1

Semi finals

Athlete Athlete Score
NicholsonKing2–1
KentJohnson2–1

Third place

Athlete Athlete Score
KingKent2–1

Final

Athlete Athlete Score
NicholsonJohnson2–0

10 miles scratch race

Pos Athlete Time
1Canada Jocelyn Lovell20:46.72
2Scotland Brian Temple20:47.56
3Trinidad and Tobago Vernon Stauble20:47.72
4New Zealand Max Vertongen20:53.8
5New Zealand Bryce Preston20:53.9
6New Zealand Harry Kent20:54.6
7England Ronald Keeble20:57.5
8Jersey Douglas P. Lidster20:57.6
9Scotland Alex Gordon20:58.7
10England Ian Hallam20:59.2
11Northern Ireland David Beattie20:59.4
12Wales Mel Davies20:59.5
13Australia Gordon Johnson20:59.5
14Australia Ronald Jonker20:59.5
15Trinidad and Tobago Robert Farrell

Tandem (2,000m)

Pos Athlete
1Australia Gordon Johnson & Ronald Jonker
2Canada Jocelyn Lovell & Barry Harvey
3Wales John Hatfield & John Beswick
4New Zealand Bryce Preston & Max Vertongen
5Trinidad and Tobago Winston Attong & Robert Farrell
6England Tony Brockhurst & Pete Mugglestone

Quarter-final

Athlete Athlete Score
AustraliaWales2–0
CanadaEngland1–0, w/o
New ZealandTrinidad & Tobago2–0

Repechage

Athlete Athlete Score
WalesTrinidad & Tobago2–0

Semi finals

Athlete Athlete Score
AustraliaWales2–0
CanadaNew Zealand2–1

Third place

Athlete Athlete Score
WalesNew Zealand2–0

Final

Athlete Athlete Score
AustraliaCanada2–0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Its a First for Scotland at IXth Commonwealth Games". Leven Mail. 19 February 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 1 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Inglis, Simon (1987). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN 0-00-218249-1.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh builds athletes village". Aberdeen Evening Express. 29 June 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Cyclists spin round 'drome at 60 mph". Dalkeith Advertiser. 12 March 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Cycling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Medal table Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 21 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Results at the Games yesterday". Birmingham Mail. 22 July 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Results from the Commonwealth Games". Liverpool Daily Post. 23 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Commonwealth Results". Nottingham Guardian. 23 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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