Tony Doyle: British former world champion track cyclist dies aged 64

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Tony Doyle riding a six-day successful  Cologne successful  1988Tony Doyle was made an MBE successful 1989

Britain's erstwhile satellite way champion Tony Doyle has died from pancreatic crab astatine the property of 64.

Doyle won idiosyncratic pursuit satellite golden successful 1980 and 1986, successful summation to winning 4 European pursuit titles and 23 six-day races.

After retiring successful 1995 due to the fact that of injury, helium aboriginal served arsenic president of British Cycling and was the founding manager of the Tour of Britain.

Doyle died connected Sunday, 4 weeks aft his crab diagnosis.

Also a three-time Commonwealth Games medallist, Doyle suffered encephalon trauma successful a near-fatal clang successful 1989.

That aforesaid year, helium was made an MBE for services to cycling.

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