Alf Goullet

Alfred " Alf" Goullet ( born April 8, 1891 in Australia, † March 11, 1995 in Toms River, New Jersey) was an Australian and later American racing cyclist, known as the " king" of the six-day race in before and after the First World War the United States was.

1909 Alfred Goullet Australian champion in the sprint. The following year he went to the USA. By 1925, he went on three continents 400 races, including 29 six-day races, of which he won 15, eight of them at Madison Square Garden as well as the first six-day race in Paris, together with Joe Fogler. In 1920 he was, together with the cyclists Frank Kramer and Reggie McNamara to the big earners of the sport in the U.S. and surpassing thereby also the popular baseball player Babe Ruth. In addition, he presented throughout his career six world records, including 1 July 1912 in Salt Lake City a much-publicized record over a mile (1.51 min).

1916 took Goullet to the American nationality. In 1923 he retired from active cycling after he had married shortly before. He was Insurance and operated a skating rink in Wayne Township. In 1967 he was inducted into the Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame. After 75 years, he first traveled back to Australia, where he was inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 and also in the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame. Alfred Goullet died at the age of 103 years in a retirement home.