CENTENARY THOUSAND
SECOND FRENCHMAN OUT
MELBOURNE, October .20.
In the sixth stage of tho Centenary Thousand Cycle Eacc, I<\ -Mithouard (Franco), after several punctures and a broken wheel, announced his retirement. Although riding conditions were shocking, the original route over "the mountains was adhered to, freshlyfallen snow adding to the difficulties. Mithouard held tho lead in the championship aggregate.
H. Opperman (Victoria) also suffered many mishaps, and his chances of winning the championship arc diminishing. E. F. Milliken (Victoria) is now ineligible owing to his having received assistance from, a police motor-cyclist. H. Watson (New Zealand) ia still riding well.
F. Mithouard and his fellow-country-man, P. Chocque, who retired from the race with a broken collarbone, wero expected to be prominent at tho finish of the race, which ends today; ir. fact, it was generaly expected that Mithouard would win. . H. Opperman, of course, was also regarded as being one- oi' the best men in the big field of over 100 cyclists, with H. Watson the pick of the throe New Zealanders and one likely to finish with tho best.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 102, 27 October 1934, Page 9
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180CENTENARY THOUSAND Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 102, 27 October 1934, Page 9
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