Tony Doyle is one of the most popular and richest Track Cyclist who was born on May 19, 1958 in Ashford, Ashford, United Kingdom. Anthony Paul Doyle MBE (born 19 May 1958) is a British former professional cyclist.
He finished seventh in the team pursuit at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as part of the British team. He was not selected for the individual pursuit even though he was the national champion. The place went to Sean Yates. As a result, Doyle turned professional and won the world professional pursuit championship, beating Bert Oosterbosch and Herman Ponsteen. He then raced six-day track races with a variety of partners before achieving great results partnering the Australian Danny Clark.
In 1989 Tony Doyle suffered from a serious head injury and multiple fractures at the Munich Six day. He was given the last rites and was in a coma for ten days. He spent six weeks in ITU, followed by two months in a rehabilitation centre. Due to the extent of his injuries it was predicted that he would be unable to return to professional racing.
His son George, was born in 1992. Daughter Gemma, was born in 1995 and his youngest son James was born in 1999.
Doyle became a regular in six-day track races during the 1980s, winning 23 six days. As a result, he was and still is Britain’s most successful six day rider. He was noted for fluid and rapid pedalling, which brought him an unofficial UK time-trial record for 25 miles on a 72-inch gear in 56m 30s.
