Bernard Doyle Explained

Bernard Doyle
Fullname:Bernard Joseph Doyle
Birth Date:9 April 1888
Birth Place:Campile, Wexford, Ireland

Bernard Joseph Doyle (9 April 1888  - 12 December 1977) was an Irish cyclist who competed for Ireland in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

At the 1912 Olympics England, Scotland and Ireland entered separate teams, to the chagrin of France, which made an objection the day before the race, which was turned down.[2]

Doyle was born in Wexford and worked as a clerk in Dublin, where his family lived in Glasnevin. He was the last of the eight finishers in the six-man Ireland team in the team road race at the 1912 Olympics. In those Games, a few weeks after the Stockholm Games, Doyle won the Stevens Cup for the 50-mile handicap race organised by the Irish Road Club. He was the second fastest overall in 2-41:08, but won thanks to receiving a handicap of six seconds.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernard Doyle Bio, Stats, and Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042908/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/bernard-doyle-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 5 July 2016 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: 1912 Summer Olympics - the Results (Cycling) .
  3. Web site: Bernard Doyle . Olympedia . 7 May 2021.