Reg Braddick

Reg Braddick
Personal information
Born(1913-08-04)4 August 1913
Cardiff, Wales
DiedDecember 1999
Team information
DisciplineRoad & Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1930auCardiff 100 Miles Road Club
Cardiff Ajax CC
Major wins
British Champion

Reginald Kenneth Braddick (4 August 1913 – December 1999) was a Welsh racing cyclist from Cardiff, Wales.

Biography

Braddick's interest in cycling started as a butcher's delivery boy in Cardiff.

In 1938 he represented Wales at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia,[1][2] reaching the final of the 10 mile scratch race.[3]

He won the 1944 NCU national road championship[4] and the following year he opened Reg Braddick Cycles on Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, in 1945 and had the idea of starting Cardiff Ajax Cycling Club in the flat above the shop.[4] Riders who started with the club include Sally Hodge and Nicole Cooke. The shop was run by his son David, daughter-in-law, Janet and granddaughter, Suzy.

Palmarès

References

  1. ^ "British Empire Games cyclists". Western Mail. 11 January 1938. Retrieved 23 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ^ "England's Cyclist's Secure Empire Games Victory". Liverpool Echo. 8 February 1938. Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b Reg Braddick Cycles