STANDEN OUT FOR TWO YEARS
SUSPENDED BV PARIS COUNCIL. : United Prtsio Association—By Electrio Telegraph Copyright.) * (Australian Press Association.) Received noon to-day SYDNEY, Jan. 2-5. The Olympic cyclist, J. Standen, who joined the professional ranks a few weeks ago, has been suspended by the union in Paris until May 1930. Prior to leaving for the Olympic Games, Standen signed a paper promising to return his expenses, amounting to about £360 in the event of his leaving the amateur ranks within two years. The alleged breach resulted in his suspension, which means lie will be debarred from competing as a professional cyclist in any part of the world during the period of suspension.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 25 January 1929, Page 9
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