Des Thomson
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Desmond "Des" Ronald Thomson (born 22 August 1942) is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand
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He won the silver medal in the men's road race at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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He went to two Olympics in 1964 and 1968 competing in the men's road race and team time trial. In the men's road race he finished 61st in 1964 and did not finish in 1968.
His brother Richie Thomson was also a New Zealand representative cyclist competing at two Commonwealth Games and the 1968 Olympic Games.
He also won the Australian Road title. He rode for Queensland having moved to the Gold Coast and joning Nerang- Gold Coast cycling club.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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He won the silver medal in the men's road race at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from 4 August to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions....
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He went to two Olympics in 1964 and 1968 competing in the men's road race and team time trial. In the men's road race he finished 61st in 1964 and did not finish in 1968.
His brother Richie Thomson was also a New Zealand representative cyclist competing at two Commonwealth Games and the 1968 Olympic Games.
He also won the Australian Road title. He rode for Queensland having moved to the Gold Coast and joning Nerang- Gold Coast cycling club.