title: Roy Taylor (cyclist)
text: # Roy Taylor (cyclist)
  
  Royston Thompson Taylor (21 July 1916 – 7 January 1987) was a New Zealand track cyclist who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.
  
  ## Early life and family
  
  Born in the Auckland suburb of Remuera on 21 July 1916, Taylor was the son of Benjamin and Nellie Taylor.
  
  ## Cycling
  
  A member of the Papatoetoe Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, Taylor won the 1000 m sprint at the trials to select the cycling team for the 1938 British Empire Games, beating 1936 Olympic representative George Giles in the final. However, at the Empire Games in Sydney, Taylor was unplaced in the sprint, while Giles won the bronze medal. Taylor also competed in the 1 km time trial at the Sydney games, finishing in seventh place.
  
  ## Death
  
  Taylor died on 7 January 1987.
  
  