Cycling bombshell
•J o The New Zealand cycling selectors dropped a bomb- | shell yesterday when they I named only a two-man road I cycling team for the Moscow Olympics. i Messrs G. W. Sharrock (convener), J. W. Broome and K. R. Hastie named only Jack Swart, . the winner of both the national championship and the Games trial,
;|and Vern Hanaray as nomin-: -fations for the road race ail 'lthe Olympic Games. 11 But they left themselves! • an escape clause and stated: | that another one or two —" ; j the maximum number of j road nominations is four! ,1 could be added in the light) !|of further outstanding per-1* , iformances. I
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19791003.2.161.1
Bibliographic details
Press, 3 October 1979, Page 38
Word Count
109Cycling bombshell Press, 3 October 1979, Page 38
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.