1. John P Herety was born on 8 March 1958 and is a former English racing cyclist.
15 Facts About John Herety
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John Herety rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games and won the national road championship as a professional.
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John Herety was coached by Harold "H" Nelson and trained regularly with other local riders destined for professional careers, notably Graham Jones, Paul Sherwen and Ian Binder.
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John Herety was known as a sprinter but he won after breaking clear of the main field.
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John Herety came third in the 1980 British National Road Race Championships and won the Manx Trophy.
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John Herety finished 21st in the road race at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the race was won by Sergei Sukhoruchenkov.
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John Herety then joined the French team, Athletic Club Boulogne-Billancourt in Paris, Europe's most successful sports club with fellow British riders Sean Yates and Jeff Williams.
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John Herety won his second race for the ACBB which was a circuit of Toulon finishing in a bunch sprint.
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John Herety spent one season with the ACBB and was offered a professional contract with Mercier riding alongside Joop Zoetemelk.
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John Herety subsequently returned to England and won the Professional British National Road Race Championships.
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John Herety had success in the Grand Prix Pino Cerami finishing second after being outsprinted from a small group of riders by Ronny Van Holen.
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John Herety became team manager of the Percy Bilton team after his racing career.
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John Herety went on to become director of racing for British Cycling.
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John Herety resigned following an inquiry into the 2005 UCI Road World Championships in Madrid, when Charly Wegelius and Tom Southam were alleged to have helped Italian riders rather than those in the British team.
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John Herety married Margaret in winter 1983 and has a daughter named Georgia.