title: Tony Gowland
text: # Tony Gowland
  
  Anthony J Gowland, known as Tony Gowland (born 13 May 1945 in Hendon, London) is an English former competitive track cyclist, and a former six-day rider. He was a professional cyclist between 1968 and 1978.
  
  Gowland was a talented track rider as an amateur before turning professional for Carlton, a subsidiary of Raleigh. Turning professional allowed him to ride the London Six, often called the Skol Six, in 1968. He signed his contract, with organiser Ron Webb, in the office of Cycling Weekly in Fleet Street, London. In 1971 he came second in London and won in Montreal, with Gianni Motta of Italy. In 1972 he won the London Six with the Belgian rider, Patrick Sercu.
  
  In 1978 Gowland held a training session at Harlow for riders interested in riding six-day races. They were called the Tony Gowland Master Class and almost all the Harlow club riders turned out.
  
  Gowland lives in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire.
  
  ## Palmarès
  
  ### 1965
  
      2nd tandem sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, (with Ian Alsop)
  
  ### 1966
  
      Amateur 50 mile Madison, Salford Park, gold (with Ian Alsop)
  
  ### 1967
  
      2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, (with Ian Alsop)
      3rd Amateur 50 mile Madison, Herne Hill (with Ian Alsop)
  
  ### 1968
  
      3rd Heage (GBR)
      1st Remington (GBR)
      10th London, Six Days (GBR); with Piet Van Der Lans
  
  ### 1969
  
      1st Folkestone (GBR)
      3rd Rochester (GBR)
      6th London, Six Days (GBR); with Piet Van Der Lans
  
  ### 1970
  
      2nd London, Six Days (GBR); with Sigi Renz
  
  ### 1971
  
      3rd British National Stayers Championships, Elite
      2nd London, Six Days (GBR); with Alain Van Lancker
      1st Montréal, Six Days (CAN); with Gianni Motta
  
  ### 1972
  
      1st London six day (Wembley), with Patrick Sercu
      1st Balderton (GBR)
      3rd Woodstock (GBR)
  
  ### 1973
  
      4th London, Six Days (GBR); with Graeme Gilmore
  
  ### 1974
  
      2nd Black Park (GBR)
      3rd London, Six Days (GBR); with Sigi Renz
  
  ### 1975
  
      2nd London, Six Days (GBR); with Wilfried Peffgen
      1st Morecambe (GBR)
  
  ### 1977
  
      4th London, Six Days (GBR); with Gunther Haritz
  
  ### 1978
  
      5th London, Six Days (GBR); with Patrick Sercu
  