Articles
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- 16.Sep
- Tommy Hall’s Olympic ID card
Here’s a scan of Tommy’s identification card for the 1924 Paris Olympics:
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- 11.Sep
- Stationary of a record holder
Here’s a letterhead I found from Tommy Hall’s office during the period he was the Olympic Cycling Coach. Not sure what the International Press Agent part means but it looks like he spent his time training the Olympic squad at the Herne Hill velodrome.
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- 08.Sep
- Autumn Circuit
Here’s a flyer for the 1947 Autumn Circuit races organised by the British League of Racing Cyclists in Battersea Park: The events were started and prizes given by Tommy.
Photos
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- 08.Sep
- Tommy the pacer
A photo of Tommy Hall pacing an unknown cyclist: Presumably this post-1914, possibly during his training days.
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- 08.Sep
- A postcard to Hetty
Here’s a postcard Tommy sent to his sister of him beating the one mile record. The inscription reads “To dear sister Hetty, from your affectionate brother “Tommy” Hall.”. Unfortunately there is no date on the postcard and no writing on the back so I guess he never posted it to her but gave it in [...]
News
- 16.Sep
- Looking for other stayers?
Check out Paul Spender’s archive here.
- 16.Sep
- Tommy on Wikipedia
Check out Tommy’s entry on Wikipedia.
- 07.Sep
- Welcome to TommyHall.co.uk
Thanks for dropping by…..we’re busy uploading content to the new TommyHall.co.uk site.
ABOUT WILLIAM THOMAS HALL
William Thomas "Tommy" Hall was a professional motor-paced track cyclist. Born in 1887 Tommy set the world record for the hour event in 1903.
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