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The predecessor of USACycling, the Amateur Bicycle League of America (ABLA) was founded in 1921 and held National Championships starting that year. From 1921 to 1964, these championships were four-event omnium of track-style events,[1][2] rather than a road race. USACycling souvenir programs list no results for events in 1931-1934, 1938, and 1942-1944. The 1939 program summarizes the 1937 National Champions, so it is likely that no championship was held in 1938.

Formats

  • 1939 Senior Men rode four events: 1 mile, 5 mile, 10 mile points race, 25 mile points races. The 1 mile race was run in heats.
  • 1949 Senior Men rode 0.5 mile, 1 mile, 5 mile, 10 mile races. The 1, 2, and 5 mile races ran in heats. The format of the 10 mile race was not listed.
  • 1950 Senior Men rode 1 mile, 2 mile, 5 mile, 10 mile points races. The 1, 2, and 5 mile races ran in heats
  • 1952 Senior Men rode 1 mile, 2 mile, 5 mile, 10 mile points races. The 1, 2, and 5 mile races ran in heats
  • 1953 Senior Men rode 1 mile, 3 mile, 5 mile, 25 mile points race. The 1, 3, and 5 mile races ran in heats
  • 1954 Senior Men rode 0.5 mile, 1 mile, 5 mile, and 10 mile. The 0.5 mile, 1, mile, and 5 mile races ran in heats. The format of the 10 mile race was not listed.
  • 1956 Senior Men rode 1 mile, 2 mile, 5 mile, and 10 mile points race. The 1 mile and 2 mile races ran in heats
  • 1962 Senior Men rode 1000 m time trial, 4000 m pursuit, 0.5 mile, 10 mile points race. The 4000 m pursuit, 0.5 mile ran in heats
  • 1964 Senior Men rode 1000 m time trial, 4000 m pursuit, 1000m sprints, 10 mile scratch race. Juniors: 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 2 miles, 5 miles. Women: 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 2 miles.

Amateur Men [3]

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
1921 Washington DC Arthur Nieminsky N Y Anthony Beckman NJ Carl Stockholm Il
1922 Atlantic City NJ Carl Hambacher NJ Steve O'Connor Ca Edward Conrad Mo
1923 Chicago Il Charles Barclay Ca Charlie Winter NY Edward Walsh Il
1924 Buffalo NY Charlie Winter NY “Iggie” Gronkowski NY Thos. Stephano NJ
1925 St. Louis Mo Edward Merkner Il Charlie Winter NY Henry Bruhn Pa
1926 Philadelphia Pa Edward Merkner Il Edward Rhodes Md Robert J. Connor DC
1927 Louisville Ky Jimmy Walthour N Y August Benson IL Frank Connell NJ
1928 Kenosha Wi R.J. Connor DC Peter Smessaert Il Sergio Matteini NY
1929 Newark NJ Sergio Matteini NY Bobby Thomas Wi Al Vertenten, Il
1930 Kenosha Wi Bobby Thomas Wi Frank Keating NY Predent De Lille NJ
1935 Atlantic City NJ Cecil Hursey Ca Chester Nelsen Sr Mo Jackie Simes II NJ
1936 St. Louis Mo Jackie Simes II NJ Albin Jurca Wi Charles Morton CA
1937 Buffalo NY Charles Bergna NJ Charles Morton CA Stanley Gadrin, Il
1938 [4] Chicago, IL A. Jurca Wi S. Gadrin Il J. Mathews Ca
1939 Columbus Ohio Martin Deras Ca Furman Kugler NJ George Brown NY
1940 Detroit Mi Furman Kugler NJ George Woof Ca Mike Walden Mi
1941 Pasadena Ca Marvin Thomson Il Bob Stauffacher Ca Don Ferguson Ca
1945 Chicago Il Ted Smith NY Ed. Littig NJ Warren Bare Pa
1946 Columbus Oh Don Hesler Ca Jack Heid NJ Ted Smith NY
1947 Philadelphia Pa Ted Smith NY Jack Heid NJ James Lauf Md
1948 Kenosha Wi Ted Smith NY Joe Cirone, Jr Wi Frank Brilando Il
1949 San Diego Ca James Lauf Md Tom Montemage NY Gus Gatto Ca
1950 New Brunswick NJ Robert Pfarr Wi Robert Travani Mi Gus Gatto Ca
1951 Columbus Ohio Gus Gatto Ca Ernie Seubert NY Joe Cirone, Ca
1952 New Brunswick NJ Steven Hromjak Oh Gus Gatto CA Dick Stoddard Ca
1953 St. Louis Mo Ronnie Rhoads Ca Gus Gatto Harry Backer
1954 Minneapolis Mn Jack Disney Ca
1955 New York NY Jack Disney Ca Art Longsjo Allen Bell
1956 Orlando Fla Jack Disney Ca
1957 Kenosha Wi Jack Disney Ca
1958 Newark NJ Jack Disney Ca
1959 Kenosha Wi James Rossi Il
1960 Milwaukee Wi James Rossi Il
1961 Milwaukee Wi James Rossi Il
1962 St. Louis Mo James Rossi Il
1963 Chicago Il James Rossi Il Jackie Simes NJ Allen Bell NJ
1964 New York NY Jackie Simes NJ Alan Greico NJ[5] Hans Wolf NY [5]

Amateur Women

First held in 1937.

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1937 Doris Kopsky NJ
1938 Dolores Amundsen Il
1939 Gladys Owen NY
1940 Mildred Kugler NJ
1941 Jean Michels Il
1945 Mildred Dietz Mo
1946 Mildred Dietz Mo
1947 Doris Travani Mi
1948 Doris Travani Mi Doris Kessel Grace Jorgenson
1949 Doris Travani Mi Grace Jorgenson Wi Kay Montgomery NY
1950 Doris Travani Mi
1951 Anna Piplak Il Barbara Nelson Wi Margie Thomas Ca
1952 Jeanne Omelenchuck née Robinson Mi Nancy Nieman Mi Gay Juner Ca
1953 Nancy Neiman Mi Jeanne Omelenchuck née Robinson Ruth Griffiths
1954 Nancy Neiman Mi
1955[6] Jeanne Omelenchuck née Robinson Mi Nancy Nieman (Mi) Alice Springer (Ca)
1956 Nancy Neiman Mi
1957 Nancy Neiman Mi
1958 Maxine Conover Wash
1959 Joanne Speckin Mi
1960 Edith A. Johnson NY
1961 Edith A Johnson NY Elizabeth Burghart Nancy Burghart
1962 Nancy Burghart NY
1963[7] Edith Johnson NY Nancy Burghart NY Jeanne Omelenchuk Mi
1964 Nancy Burghart NY Edith Johnson NY Cheryl Fleischman Wi

Juniors

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1922 Charles Smithson DC Jos Simons Co George Howe Tx
1923 Samuel Dowell Ohio Alphones Vertenten Il Leonard De Lue Ca
1924 William Honeman, NJ Roy Ulrich Mo Charles Penny Fl
1925 Walter Bresnan NY Geary May Ca William Unkert NJ
1926 Chester Atwood DC Henry O'Brien Ca Irving McNulty Co
1927 Ted Becker, Jr Il Bobby Thomas Wi Charles Brace NJ
1928 Bobby Thomas Wi William Creamer Ca Osmond Stevens, Mo
1929 Tino Reboli NJ Marco Rosales NY A. Englehardt Il
1930 George Thomas Wi Otto Leudeke NJ Sig. Jablonksi Il
1935 David Martin NJ George Ferry Oh Aldo Castagnoni NY
1936 David Martin NJ Gene Potente Wi Lucien Musso, NY
1937 Furman Kugler NJ
1938 John Van Diest Oh
1939 Frank Paul Utah
1940 Harry Naismyth NJ
1941 Andres Bernardsky Ca
1945 Spencer Busch NY
1946 Don Sheldon NJ
1947 Joe Cirone Ca
1948 Donald Clausen Wi Wesley Truesdale George Caruana
1949 Donald Clausen Wi Harry Backer Ca Richard O'Brien Ca
1950 Harry Backer Ca
1951 Vaughn Angell Ut Jack Peterson, CA Paul Tenney Ca
1952 John Chiselko NJ Vaughn Angell Ut Harry Tobin NJ
1953 Jack Hartman Ca Jerry Carson Skippy Hess
1954 Robert Zumwalt Jr.
1955 Pat DeCollibus NY Phil Criswell (Ca) Dwayne Davenport (Ca) Don Carlin (NJ) (tie)
1956 Dave Staub Ca
1957 Perry Metzler Ca
1958 James Donovan NY
1959 Jackie Simes 3rd NJ
1960 Bobbie Fenn NY
1961 Alan Grieco NJ Ray Mathews III Dave Haarstick
1962 Alan Grieco NJ
1963 Jose Nin N Y Tom McMillan Ca Jean Waschgau Ca
1964 Tony McMillan Ca Pete Senia, Jr NY Gary Carmichael Ca

Notes

  1. ^ Nye, Peter (1988). Hearts of Lions. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 224. ISBN 0-393-02543-8.
  2. ^ Dzierzak, Lou (2007). The Evolution of American Bicycle Racing. Guilford, Ct: Falcon Guides. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7627-3901-1.
  3. ^ Amateur Bicycle League of America National Amateur Bicycle Championship souvenir programs from 1939, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1964
  4. ^ 1951 Cycling Almanac, Otto Eisele, ed. p.6
  5. ^ a b "National Championships". American Cycling Newsletter. Menlo Park, Ca: American Cycling Press. October 1964.
  6. ^ "1955 National Cycling Champions Crowned (in 1956 National Championship Program)" (Press release). New York: Amateur Bicycle League of America. 1956.
  7. ^ "Jim Rossi National Champ Fifth Successive Time at Northbrook 1963 (in 1964 National Championship Program)" (Press release). New York: Amateur Bicycle League of America. 1964.
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