Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-09 | Page 22 | Only Two Bicycle Champions Retain Titles during 1926

Only Two Bicycle Champions Retain Titles During 1926 As in many other sports the year 1926 was a bad one for champions In the bicycle world only two titleholders title title- holders being able to hang on to their laurels won during other years Cecil Cecii Waler Walker the around all around al-around champion won that title tte for the third year In ill succession anti and Eddie of Chicago won tile the amateur amateur ama ama- road championship of America for the second time Pete of Holland captured captured cap cap- the worlds world's sprint championship champion champion- ship last summer in Italy Ialy and Avanti Avant won the worlds world's amateur championship while Linart of Belgium succeeded to the worlds world's motor paced honors Reggie McNamara the iron ironman ironman man of the bicycling game wears the mythical crown of champion chapion of the the six day riders Tile The Australian star competed in six of the long grinds during tile the year and won four of them In one he finished third and fourth In the other CHAMPIONS FOR 1926 Worlds World's professional champIon champlon- Peter Holland Holand Worlds World's motor paced champion champlon- Victor Linart Del Belgium ium Worlds World's amateur champion champlon- Avanti Avant Martinetti Italy Ialy American Amerian champion William Wilam Spencer Newark N. N J. J American motor paced champion Victor Hopkins Davenport Iowa American amateur champion champlon- William Coles Brantford Canada American Amerian professional around all around al-around cham champion champion-CecH Cecil plon-Cecil Walker Valker Australia American amateur around all around al-around Leroy champion champion Lroy Garrison Kearney Kear- Kear nay ney N N. 3 American amateur road champion Edward Edvard Chicago Ill I. I American amateur junior road Chester champion Atwood Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C. C Six day Reggie champion maa mann Newark N. N T 3 I WINNERS OF SIX DAY DAY SI-DAY RACES February Reggie Chicago Me- Me I Namara Newark N. N J. J and Bobby Newark N. N 3 New York Reggie Mc- Mc March c- c N. N J. J and Franca Italy Ialy Dave Chicago Lands Germany Irvington N. N J. J and ad Otto Oto Petri December New York Reggie York ReggiE McNamara Mc- Mc I Namara Kamara Newark N. N J. J an and Linari Ial Italy