Graeme Gilmore Explained

Graeme Gilmore (born 29 June 1945 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian retired track cyclist. He is the father of Belgian racing cyclist Matthew Gilmore and brother in law of British racing cyclist Tom Simpson.

Gilmore started racing in November 1955 at the age of 10. He came second in his first race, a 1-mile event at York Park Track Launceston. He won his second race, the same month, again a 1-mile event at York Park Track. He won several juvenile and junior championships before beginning to compete for prize money at the age of 15, which in Australian at that time deemed him a professional.

In 1967 Gilmore was awarded both Australian Professional Road & Track Cyclist of the Year from "Road & Track" magazine readers, and became an inaugural member of the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame. In the same year he won the Australian national road race title.^[1] Gilmore was awarded Australian Cyclist of the Year 1972.

Gilmore was a successful track rider on the European Six-day racing scene.

Palmarès

1960

1st 1 mile, Tasmanian Track Championship, Junior Pro

1st 5 mile, Tasmanian Track Championship, Junior Pro

1st Sprint, Tasmanian Track Championship, Junior Pro

1st Tasmanian Championship, Road, Junior Pro

1961

2nd Australian National Road Race Championships, Junior Pro

1962

3rd Burnie Wheelrace, Australia

1st Latrobe, 2 Mile Handicap Race, Australia

1st 1 Mile, Australian National Track Championships - Junior Pro

1st 5 Mile, Australian National Track Championships - Junior Pro

1st Team Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships - Junior Pro

1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships - Junior Pro

1963

3rd Burnie Wheelrace, Australia

2nd Scratch race, Australian National Track Championships

2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships

1st Panton Memorial, Australia

1st 1 mile, Tasmanian Championship, Track, Pro

1st 5 mile, Tasmanian Championship, Track, Pro

1st 2 mile Handicap Race, Latrobe, Australia

1964

1st Burnie, Scratch, Australia

1st Devonport, Scratch, Australia

1st Latrobe, Scratch, Australia

1st Panton Memorial, Australia

1st 2 mile Handicap Race, Burnie, Australia

1st 2 mile Handicap Race, Latrobe, Australia

1965

2nd Launceston Six Day, Australia

1st Panton Memorial, Australia

1966

1st 2 Mile Handicap Race, Devonport, Australia

2nd General Classification, Herald Sun Tour

1st Stage 1, Charlton

1st Stage 4, Deneliquin

1st Stage 5, Finley (New South Wales)

1st Stage 9, Lilydale

2nd Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships

2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships

1967

1st General Classification Tour of the Peninsular, Australia

Herald Sun Tour

1st Stage 3, Mayborough

1st Stage 5, Moe (Victoria)

1st Stage 6, Warragul (Victoria)

1st Stage 9, Lilydale

1st København Paar, Omnium, Denmark (with Danny Clark)

1st Launceston, Six Days, Australia (with Sid Patterson)

1st Melbourne - Warrnambool

1st Melbourne Ron Edminson Wheelrace, 2 mile Handicap Race

1st Melbourne Stan Mullaney Wheelrace, 2 mile Handicap Race

1st Melbourne, Sprint, Australia

1st 1 Mile, Australian National Track Championships 2nd Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships

1st Australian National Road Race Championships

1st 25 mile, Tasmanian Road Championship

1st 50 mile, Tasmanian Road Championship

Tour of the Peninsular, Australia:

1st Stage 1, Cranbourne (Victoria)

1st Stage 2, Rosebud (Victoria)

1st Stage 3, Sorrento (Victoria)

1st 125 mile, Victorian Road Championships, Australia

1st 150 mile, Victorian Road Championships, Australia

1st 2 mile Handicap Race, Devonport, Australia

1968

3rd Launceston Six Day, Australia

1969

3rd London Six Day, Great Britain

3rd Rotterdam Six Day, The Netherlands

2nd Tom Simpson Memorial, Great Britain

1970

1st Stage 1 V&G Series, Middlesbrough, Great Britain

1st Bonus Series, Great Britain

3rd Six Days of Ghent, Belgium

3rd Groningen Six Day, The Netherlands

1st General Classification V&G Series, Great Britain

1st Stage 3, Nottingham

1st Stage 5, Birmingham

2nd Weston Super Mare Grand Prix, Great Britain

1971

3rd Madison, European Track Championships, Elite

1972

1st Civitavecchia, Sprint, Italy

1st 2 mile Handicap Race, Devonport, Australia

1st Dortmund, Sprint, Germany

2nd Derny, European Track Championships, Elite

3rd Six Days of Ghent, Belgium

2nd Groningen Six Day, The Netherlands

1st Napoli, Sprint, Italy

1st Zürich Six Day, Switzerland (with Albert Fritz & Wilfried Peffgen)

3rd Rotterdam Six Day, The Netherlands

3rd Antwerp Six Day, Belgium

6th Oostburg, The Netherlands

1973

2nd Berlin Six Day, Germany

1st Bremen Six Day, Germany (with Dieter Kemper)

2nd Dortmund Six Day, Germany

3rd Frankfurt Six Day, Germany

1st Ghent, Omnium, Belgium (with Patrick Sercu)

1st Ghent, Madison, Belgium (with Patrick Sercu)

1st Six Days of Ghent, Belgium (with Patrick Sercu)

1st Köln, Sprint, Germany

1st Los Angeles Six Day, USA (with Klaus Bugdahl)

3rd Waldenbuch, Germany

2nd Antwerp, Six Day, Belgium

3rd Maldegem, Belgium

2nd München Six Day, Germany

1974

1st Omnium, Canadian Professional Open Track event, Toronto

3rd Derny, European Track Championships, Elite

1st Omnium, European Track Championships, Elite

2nd Madison, European Track Championships, Elite

1st Ghent, Omnium, Belgium (with Patrick Sercu)

1st Ghent, Madison, Belgium (with Patrick Sercu)

1st Köln Six Day, Germany (with Dieter Kemper)

1st München Six Day, Germany (with Sigi Renz)

1st Zürich Six Day, Switzerland (with Klaus Bugdahl)

3rd Bremen Six Day, Germany

1st Westrozebeke, Belgium

1st Six Days of Ghent, Belgium (with Julien Stevens)

1975

1st Dortmund Six Day, Germany (with Dieter Kemper)

2nd Derny, European Track Championships, Elite

2nd Six Days of Ghent, Belgium

2nd Antwerp Six Day, Belgium

3rd Stage 7a, Paris–Nice 3rd Herning Six Day, Denmark

1976

3rd Bremen Six Day, Germany

3rd Six Days of Ghent, Belgium

2nd München Six Day, Germany

1st Maastricht Six Day, Maastricht (Limburg), The Netherlands (with Patrick Sercu)

1st Copenhagen Six Day, Denmark (with Dieter Kemper)

3rd Antwerp Six Day, Belgium

Notes and References

1. Web site: Graeme Gilmore . 8 May 2014 . Cycling Archives.

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