| Intro | Racing cyclist |
| Is |
Athlete Track cyclist Sport cyclist |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 19 May 1958, Ashford |
| Age: | 62 years |
Anthony Doyle MBE (born 19 May 1958) is a British former professional cyclist.
Biography
Doyle was world pursuit champion in 1980 and 1986. He was a professional between 1980 and 1995, riding for British teams.
Doyle won bronze in the individual and team pursuits at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He finished seventh in the team pursuit at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as part of the British team. He was not selected for the individual pursuit even though he was the national champion. The place went to Sean Yates. As a result, Doyle turned professional and won the world professional pursuit championship, beating Bert Oosterbosch and Herman Ponsteen. He then raced six-day track races with a variety of partners before achieving great results partnering the Australian Danny Clark.
Doyle became a regular in six-day track races during the 1980s, winning 23 six days. As a result, he was and still is Britain’s most successful six day rider. He was noted for fluid and rapid pedalling, which brought him an unofficial UK time-trial record for 25 miles on a 72-inch gear in 56m 30s.
In 1989 Tony Doyle suffered from a serious head injury and multiple fractures at the Munich Six day. He was given the last rites and was in a coma for ten days. He spent six weeks in ITU, followed by two months in a rehabilitation centre. Due to the extent of his injuries it was predicted that he would be unable to return to professional racing.
Doyle received the Bidlake Memorial Prize in 1980 following his first world championship. He received an MBE for services to cycling in 1989.
He took silver in the team pursuit at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. Unfortunately, a broken back as a result of a crash at the Six Day in Zurich ended his professional career. After, he remained in sport and in particular cycling. Tony became President of the British Cycling Federation in 1996. He was the founder director of the Tour of Britain which restarted in 1994. In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame. Tony Doyle is currently Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Board for the London Borough of Southwark.
His son George, was born in 1992. Daughter Gemma, was born in 1995 and his youngest son James was born in 1999.
Palmarès
Track
- 1980
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men’s Individual Pursuit
- 1981
- 1st British Pursuit Champion
- 1983
- 1st Berlin, Six Days (GER)
- 1st Dortmund, Six Days (GER)
- 1984
- 2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men’s Individual Pursuit
- 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Gary Wiggins)
- 1985
- 2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men’s Individual Pursuit
- 1st Bremen, Six Days (GER) (with Gary Wiggins)
- 1st Maastricht, Six Days (NL) with Danny Clark
- 2nd Madison, European Track Championships (with Gary Wiggins)
- 1986
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men’s Individual Pursuit
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Danny Clark)
- 1st Berlin, Six Days (GER) with Danny Clark)
- 1st Dortmund, Six Days (GER) with Danny Clark)
- 1st Grenoble, Six Days (FRA) with Francesco Moser
- 1987
- 2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men’s Points Race
- 3rd UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men’s Individual Pursuit
- 1st Maastricht, Six Days (NL) with Danny Clark)
- 1st Copenhagen, Six Days (DEN) with Danny Clark)
- 1st Bassano Del Grappa, Six Days (ITA)
- 1st Bremen, Six Days (GER) with Danny Clark)
- 1st Paris, Six Days (FRA) with Danny Clark)
- 1988
- 2nd UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men’s Individual Pursuit
- 1st Munster (GER), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1st Berlin (GER), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1st Dortmund (GER), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1st Munich (GER), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1st Launceston (AUS), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1st Copenhagen (GER), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1st Rotterdam (NL), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1989
- 1st Cologne (GER), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1990
- 1st Munich (GER), Six Days with Danny Clark)
- 1991
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Etienne De Wilde)
- 1994
2nd Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada Team Pursuit
Road
- 1976
- 2nd National junior road race series
- 1977
- 1st Manchester-Rhyl Stage Race
- 1979
- 2nd Overall, Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st 13 times in French Road Races
- 1980
- 1st 4 times in French Road Races
- 1981
- 1st Overall, Girvan Three Day
- 1982
- 1st Overall, Girvan Three Day
- 1983
- 1st Kelloggs Nottingham City Centre
- 1st Stage 5, Sealink International
- 2nd Prologue, Milk Race, Bournemouth
- 2nd Stage 2, Milk Race, Coventry
- 2nd Stage 6b, Milk Race, Burntwood
- 3rd Stage 10, Milk Race, Middlesbrough
- 1984
- 1st Stage 3, Sealink International
- 2nd Overall, Sealink International
- 1986
- 1st Overall, Ron Kitching Classic
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 5, Sealink International
- 1st Kelloggs Westminster City Centre
- 2nd Stage 3b, Tour of Ireland, Cork
- 1989
- 1st Stage 8, Milk Race, Harrogate
- 1992
- 3rd Tom Simpson Memorial RR
- 1993
- 1st Stage 3, Ras Stage Race
- 1994
- 1st Victor Belmont Road Race
- “Junior National Series Winners”. British Cycling. Retrieved 2008-12-18.