Ernie Crutchlow Explained

Ernie Edward Crutchlow
Birth Date:	6 November 1948
Birth Place:	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Height:	5 foot 9 inches
Weight:	70kg
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Ernest Crutchlow (born 6 November 1948) is a British former international cyclist.

Career

He competed in the sprint event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1]

He represented England in the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^{[2] [3]} Four years later he competed in the match sprint once again and the tandem (in which he won a gold medal) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.^{[4] [5]}

He was the British National sprint champion in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 (amateurs) and 1980 (profs).And he was also the British National tandem sprint champion in 1973 and 1974 (amateurs).^[6] Crutchlow also won the City of Manchester Grand Prix in 1973.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ernie Crutchlow Olympic Results . 2 November 2014 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924235656/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/ernie-crutchlow-1.html . 24 September 2015 .
2. Web site: 1970 Athletes. Team England.
3. Web site: Edinburgh, 1970 Team. Team England.
4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. Web site: 1974 Games. Team England.
6. Web site: National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, Great Britain. 8 December 2018.
7. Web site: City of Manchester Grand Prix. 8 December 2018.