WORLD CYCLING HONOURS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 20 December 1930, Page 12

WORLD CYCLING HONOURS

SU-qOESSFUL ITAiL-lAXIS,

FLL-LUQK DiOSG'S ENGLISHMEN

Amateur road cyclists' had l a- trying task in the world’s amateur cycling championship in Belgium recently, for the course consisted of 1(20 miles of. hilly, cobbled 1 road's ini the Ardennes. There was intense heat, and matters were made worse by the dust and fumes fro mi hundreds of motor cars present, Itlaiani riders, came best out. of the ordeal, as they did last, year, for Giuseppe Marta n:o won in a. sprint from Eugenio Ges'tre. The 'German, IR'isch, was a length or so away third. The time was 7hr. 5 min. Cl sec. Beach of the' three English riders had the ill-luck which has dogged Englishmen in these foreign road races for the past 30 years. The leading British representative, Frank Southall, lost four minutes with a puncture at 86 kilometres, and afterward, in racing uphill with ai German in ani attempt to overtake the leaders, a leg-muscle gave trouble and, he retired. Previously G. B. Orb ell, of -Liverpool, had beenupset into a. ditch on some lose rubble, breaking a. wheel rim, and this could not be replaced, under the rules l of the championship. F. iG. Frost remained l in the race and kept up with the leaders until! b’emarchaint, about CO miles from flic- finish. The ifinal efforts had begun, and Frost begair to lose touch witli the first, group. Whom le’ft, by himself Ire had delays, which made his chance hopeless.

The professionals, who rode TCSmiles, and started! an hour before the atua-K-urs, were also dpminatedl by the 'ltalians, whose champion, Alfred, Binda, finished a 'length in front of his fellowcountryman, Guerra.