Lance Payne
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lancelot David Payne |
| Born | 11 April 1933 Palmerston North,New Zealand |
| Died | 16 November 2011(aged 78) Nelson,New Zealand |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and classics National Road Race Championships(1952, 1954, 1958) | |
Lancelot David Payne(11 April 1933 – 16 November 2011) was a New Zealandracing cyclist,who competed for his country in the road race at twoBritish Empire and Commonwealth Games,and won threenational road race titles.
Biography
[edit]Born inPalmerston Northon 11 April 1933, Payne was the son of David Payne and Rona Angelina (Mavis) Payne (née Thompson).[1][2]He grew up on a farm atGlen Orouaand left home when he was 15 years old. He worked as aPost Officeclerk and took up cycling in 1950.[3]Two years later, he won the first of his three New Zealand national road race titles, with the other victories coming in 1954 and 1958.[3][4]
Payne represented New Zealand in the road race at the1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.He was unplaced after being part of a two-man breakaway with Malcolm Campbell of Wales that led for most of the race before being overtaken on the penultimate lap.[5]Four years later, Payne again competed inBritish Empire and Commonwealth Gamesroad race. He was in the leading group of three riders with 11 kilometres (7 mi) remaining, but punctured and eventually finished in 11th place.[3][6]
In 1959, Payne was struck by a car in a head-on collision atParemata,but he recovered and continued his amateur cycling career, winning the Tour of Manawatū in 1962, before retiring two years later.[3]
In 1980, Payne left the Post Office and ran adairyatPlimmertonfor a time. He then worked as the caretaker onMana Islandfor theDepartment of Lands and Survey.After he removed the last cattle from the island, it was designated as a reserve. He then served as the lighthouse keeper onThe BrothersinCook Strait,until it was automated and no longer staffed in 1990.[3]
Payne died inNelsonon 16 November 2011.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Death search: registration number 2011/23262".Births, deaths & marriages online.Department of Internal Affairs.Retrieved14 December2021.
- ^"Births".Manawatu Standard.Vol. 53, no. 115. 12 April 1933. p. 1.Retrieved14 December2021.
- ^abcdefLampp, Peter (17 December 2020)."Manawatū cycling great Lance Payne could endure the pain".Manawatū Standard.Retrieved14 December2021.
- ^"National road titles".The Press.Vol. 90, no. 27465. 27 September 1954. p. 12.Retrieved14 December2021.
- ^"Cycling road race".The Press.Vol. 90, no. 27423. 9 August 1954. p. 11.Retrieved14 December2021.
- ^"England wins road race".The Press.Vol. 97, no. 28649. 28 July 1958. p. 13.Retrieved14 December2021.
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