Ossie Nicholson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Oserick Bernard Nicholson |
| Nickname | Ossie, pocket Hercules |
| Born | c. 1906 New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | c. 1965, aged 59 New Zealand |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road & track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Endurance |
| Major wins | |
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World Endurance record for a single year 43,966 miles (70,756 km) in 1933. |
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World Endurance record for a single year 43,966 miles (70,756 km) in 1933.
365 consecutive 100 miles (160 km) rides in 1933.
Oserick Bernard "Ossie" Nicholson (1906–1965) was an Australian cyclist who twice held the World Endurance record for distance in a calendar year.
Nicholson was a professional cyclist in the years before World War II. He competed on both road and track, as was typical of Australian cyclists of the era such as Hubert Opperman and Richard Lamb.
Nicholson was third in the 1929 Warrnambool to Melbourne Classic, behind Opperman and Horrie Marshall and won the 1929 Wangaratta to Melbourne race. In February 1930 Nicholson rode 55.5 miles (89.3 km) to break the Australian one hour motor-paced cycling record, previously held by Opperman. The following week Opperman narrowly defeated Nicholson in a 10 miles (16 km) motor-paced match race. In September 1930 Nicholson broke the record for Canberra to Melbourne completing the 417 miles (671 km) in 26 hours 19 minutes. A week later Nicholson set the fastest time in the 116 miles (187 km)Tour of Gippsland.
In 1934 Nicholson was suspended for six months for interfering with E Waterford who was making a record attempt from Adelaide to Melbourne. The suspension was extended to 12 months as Nicholson unsuccessfully appealed. Nicholson was able to have the suspension lifted in time to ride in the Centenary 1000. The Centenary 1000 was a one-week race over seven stages covering 1,102 miles (1,773 km). The race was run in as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria. In stage 2 there was a crash at a railway crossing a few miles from Penshurst involving Nicholson, Joe Buckley and Bill Brewer. Nicholson suffered a severe head injury, completing the stage despite suffering from concussion, but abandoning the race at Stawell.
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