Harry Reynolds (cyclist)

Harry Reynolds ( born December 14, 1874 in Balbriggan, † July 16, 1940 ) was an Irish racing cyclist and World Champion.

At the age of 18 years, Harry Reynolds started cycling. According to anecdotes, he trained by driving with the steam train from Balbriggan Skerries after a race, and once he is on a bike with a fixed gear backwards the mountain have high won a race. 1895 was "The Balbriggan Flyer", as he was known, two-time Irish champion, five and over 50 miles. In 1896 he became world champion in the sprint of the amateurs in Ordrup in Copenhagen. The following year, he won at the track world championships in Glasgow in third place.

Reynolds was the first Irish cycling world champion in history. It then took 117 years, until a second Irishman, Martyn Irvine, won the second track cycling gold medal. At the presentation ceremony, the. By the Danish King Christian IX was made, there was a scandal, because the hosts the British "Union Jack" and hoisted the British national anthem "God Save The Queen" played. Only after an angry protest Reynolds that he was an Irishman, a green flag was hoisted and played an Irish song. When he was expected with the ship in Ireland, around 150 000 people came to greet Reynolds, however, was not on this ship. When he arrived a few days later, broke down all the traffic because the roads were populated by people to cheer him.

Later, Harry Reynolds turned pro and raced in Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand. In 1907 he started together with Englishman Jimmy S. Benyon at the six-day race in New York. When replacing both fell hard, so they had to abandon the race.

His world championship medal gave Reynolds a friend in Balbriggan for safekeeping. 1920 was the place during the Irish War of Independence from the england true Black and Tans, a paramilitary group, burned (known as the Sack of Balbriggan ), and the medal was lost.

Every year will be held in Balbriggan Harry Reynolds Memorial. At his parents' house a memorial plaque is mounted, and a street is named after him.

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