Norman Sheil
Norman Leslie Sheil ( born October 22, 1932 in Liverpool) is a former English racing cyclist and two-time world champion.
Cycling career
1948, at the age of 16 years, Norman won Sheil, who started for the Liverpool club "Phoenix", his first race. From 1950, he served for two years as a soldier, without any possibility for training. Two years later, in 1954, he finished in Cologne at the Track World Championships in the individual pursuit third place and won this discipline at the Commonwealth Games in 1954. 1955 he won in Milan in pursuit of the world title and was able to repeat this success in 1958. Overall, he won seven World Championship medals during his career. Also in 1958 he again won at the Commonwealth Games. Sheil also won numerous national titles and also made British records.
In 1960, Sheil over to the professionals. In 1960 he took part in the Tour de France on the same team as Jacques Anquetil, but had to retire after a serious fall. In 1963 he ended his cycling career. In 1998 he was at the "Masters " again world champion in his age group in the points race.
Career as a coach
From 1965 to 1972, Norman Sheil British national coach from 1978 to 1982, he worked as a coach for the Canadian Cycling Association and in 1989 for the United States. Most recently he served as Race Director of the "Ottawa Bicycle Club ".
Honors
Sheil 1956 in the UK was included in the " Golden Book of Cycling".
1973 honored the " club German sports press " ( VDS), Norman Sheil and the driver of the UK rail quad with the donated by Max Schmeling " Fair Play Trophy ", as the British were the journalist 's view at the UCI Track World Championships 1973 had exemplary behavior in San Sebastian: in the final of the World Cup, the West German foursome was promising before the British in, as the four riders were from a folder that was on the train, disabled and overtaking attempt. Nevertheless, the Competition Committee of the British foursome declared first world champion. The British driver, however, refused to receive the gold medal, and finally the German four of the world title was awarded.