1. Oserick Bernard "Ossie" Nicholson was an Australian cyclist who twice held the World Endurance record for distance in a calendar year.
14 Facts About Ossie Nicholson
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Ossie Nicholson competed on both road and track, as was typical of Australian cyclists of the era such as Hubert Opperman and Richard Lamb.
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In February 1930 Ossie Nicholson rode 55.5 miles to break the Australian one hour motor-paced cycling record, previously held by Opperman.
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In September 1930 Ossie Nicholson broke the record for Canberra to Melbourne completing the 417 miles in 26 hours 19 minutes.
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In 1934 Ossie Nicholson was training Billie Samuel to break records.
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Ossie Nicholson was able to have the suspension lifted in time to ride in the Centenary 1000.
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Ossie Nicholson suffered a severe head injury, completing the stage despite suffering from concussion, but abandoning the race at Stawell.
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Ossie Nicholson was a tyre tester for Dunlop Rubber who supplied his tyres.
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Ossie Nicholson's response was to appoint a committee to supervise his attempt.
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Ossie Nicholson is reported to have received an unspecified honorarium from an unnamed "English sportsman" for the period he held the record.
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Ossie Nicholson's record was broken in 1936 by Walter Greaves of Great Britain with 45,383 miles.
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On New Year's Day 1937, Ossie Nicholson rode off on the difficult journey to wrest back the record.
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Ossie Nicholson developed a lead however Menzies had drawn level in October 1937, as both passed Greaves' distance.
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Ossie Nicholson died in November 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand from a heart attack.