Tandem racing not what it used to be
Not many racing cyclists appear to be interested in looking “sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two” these days.
And in New Zealand it is not just a question of being able to afford a carriage; the tandem is hard to come by. Only four countries — New Zealand, England, Australia and Wales — entered for the tandem sprint at these Games, and the two New Zealanders, Paul Medhurst and Phil Harland, were riding a 20-year-old home-made machine. Their tandem. which needed running repairs on Wednesday evening when the front seat began to wobble during. a semi-final, won national titles in the 1950 s with Warwick Dalton and Don Eagles in charge. “There is not much inter-
est in tandems among the riders now” said the New Zealand cycling manager (Mr Des Smith), himself a former national tandem champion. “In New Zealand, they are too dear because they have to be imported. “It is a pity, because tandem racing is very spectacular and is the one race guaranteed to get people out of their seats.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33448, 1 February 1974, Page 8
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