1963 Australian Track Cycling Championships

none Brisbane, Australia (amateur) / Melbourne, Australia (professional) 2–9 March 1963 Hawthorne Park Velodrome (amateur) / Olympic Velodrome (professional) 18 1962 1964 The 1963 Australian Track Cycling Championships were held from 2–9 March 1963. The amateur titles were held at the Hawthorne Park Velodrome in Brisbane, while the Professional titles were held concurrently at the Olympic Velodrome in Melbourne. Amateur Championships The amateur championships were held at the Hawthorne Park velodrome, Brisbane. The championships were marred by a bad fall when ex-Olympian Lionel Cox fell and crashed head first into a lamp post. Visiting riders believed this (and other falls) were in part due to the poor track conditions.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fYRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2093%2C1981186 Cyclist Hurt In Title Fall The Sydney Morning Herald 9 March 1963 Senior Men 1,000m Sprint https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f4RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4733%2C2863355 Cycling: National Championships The Sydney Morning Herald 10 March 1963 T. Harrison (Vic) R. Clark (Qld) I. Chapman (W.A.) 4,000m Individual Pursuit http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104590221 Vogels takes Cycle Sprint The Canberra Times 9 March 1963 Henk Vogels (W.A.) Dick Paris (NSW) Bob Baird (SA) 4,000m Team Pursuit https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VcEQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3474%2C809834 Victorians Win Pursuit Title The Age 6 March 1963 Victoria (Paul Bowker, Ian Browne, Vic Browne, John Hind) New South Wales (Dick Paris, John Bullen, John Lawrence, John Hardacre) TBC 10 Mile Scratch Race https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eYRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6702%2C8519241 Cycling The Sydney Morning Herald 3 March 1963 R. Clark (Qld) Paul Bowker (Vic / Carnegie) J. Bullen (NSW) 2,000m Tandem Mal McCredle, Ron Bonham (NSW) Lionel Cox, John Hardacre (NSW) TBC Junior Men 1,000m Sprint Gordon Johnson (Vic) Keith Bannon (NSW) Hal Galloway (NSW)5 Mile Scratch Race Gordon Johnson (Vic) Keith Bannon (NSW) V. Smith (Vic) Healing Shield Winners: TBC Professional Championships The professional championships were held at the Olympic Velodrome in Melbourne, with some events being held on the same night as the 1963 Austral Wheel Race. The championships brought together Australia's best professional sprinters, including Ron Grenda, Barry Waddell, Sid Patterson and Dick Ploog. Grenda was the upset winner in the 1,000m sprint, after Barry Waddell was disqualified in the final. The 1963 championships also saw the emergence of Graeme Gilmore (racing as a junior), who later went on to win multiple local and international races Senior Men 1,000m Sprint http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104590253 Tasmania Dominates Cycling The Canberra Times 11 March 1963 Ron Grenda (Tas) Barry Waddell (Vic) Dick Ploog (Vic) 5,000m Individual Pursuit John Perry (Vic) Alex Fulcher (NSW) Peter Panton (Vic) 5,000m Team Pursuit https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VcEQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2816%2C810824 Top Quartet Meet in Cycling Title The Age 6 March 1963 Victoria (Sid Patterson, Barry Waddell, John Perry, Peter Panton) Tasmania New South Wales 1 Mile Scratch https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U8EQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5405%2C580024 "Forgotten" Amateur in Brilliant Austral Win The Age 4 March 1963 Ron Grenda (Tas) Charlie Smith (Vic) Barry Waddell (Vic) 5 Mile Scratch https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VcEQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2332%2C692657 Cycling Titles At Velodrom The Age 6 March 1963 John Perry (Vic) Ron Grenda (Tas) Sid Patterson (Vic) 10 Mile Scratch Barry Waddell (Vic) Sid Patterson (Vic) John Perry (Vic) Junior Men 1,000m Sprint https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VsEQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4270%2C1070237 Upset Cycling Win to Grenda The Age 7 March 1963 Graeme Gilmore (Tas) Marshall Summers (Qld) Terry Lyons (W.A.) 1 Mile Scratch E. Strudwick (W.A.) Marshall Summers (Qld) R. Glover (NSW) 5 Mile Scratch Graeme Gilmore (Tas) Terry Lyons (W.A.) B. Rogers (S.A.) 2,000m Team Pursuit https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WcEQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3271%2C1719482 Tasmanian Cyclist in Sprint Title Victory The Age 11 March 1963 Tasmania Victoria tbc Rubina Joy Cup: Tasmania References Category:Australian Track Cycling Championships Category:1963 in Australian sport Category:1960s in track cycling Category:1963 in cycle racing Category:March 1963 sports events in Australia