Tony Hoar
{{Short description|British cyclist (1932–2019)}}
{{about||the computer scientist|Tony Hoare}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
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| name = Tony Hoar
| image = Tony Hoar (1955).jpg
| caption = Tony Hoar (1955)
| fullname = Tony Hoar
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|2|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Emsworth, Hampshire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|5|1932|2|10|df=yes}}
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| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
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| proyears1 = 1955
| proteam1 = Hercules Cycles
| proyears2 = 1956
| proteam2 = Cilo - Saint-Raphaël
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Tony Hoar (10 February 1932 – 5 October 2019) was a British racing cyclist.{{cite web|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/tour-de-france-cult-figure-inventor-tony-hoar-dies-at-87-1.23971311 |title=Tour de France cult figure, inventor Tony Hoar dies at 87 |work=Times Colonist |access-date=10 October 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=8821 |title=Tony Hoar |access-date=22 April 2014 |work=Cycling Archives}} He represented England in the road race at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/45385|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414221238/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/45385|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/vancouver-1954/athletes|title=1954 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}
He gained selection for the Tour de France, where he finished in last place in the 1955 Tour de France.{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=172656 |title=Tony Hoar |access-date=22 April 2014 |work=ProCyclingStats}}
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External links
- {{cycling Archives|8821}}
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Category:English male cyclists
Category:British male cyclists
Category:Cyclists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games cyclists for England
Category:Sportspeople from Hampshire
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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