"unsympathetic figure"" in the film, said reviewer Peter Bradshaw, also calling the record-breaking attempts ""weirdly anticlimactic and blank"". The Flying Scotsman (2006 film) The Flying Scotsman is a 2006 British drama film, based on the life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree. The film covers the period of Obree's life that saw him take, lose, and then retake the world one-hour distance record. The film stars Jonny Lee Miller as Obree, Laura Fraser, Billy Boyd, and Brian Cox. The film starts with Graeme Obree (Miller), who suffers from crippling bipolar disorder, cycling into a wood where he prepares"
"C.C. A.Craig, T.Morrison & R.Anderson 14 hrs 23 mins 09 secs Archie Craig Archibald ""Archie"" Fergus Craig (27 August 1912 – 18 July 2000) was a Scottish racing cyclist. Nicknamed The Lothian Flyer, he was a prolific cyclist during the sport's pre-war heyday. Craig was born in Edinburgh in 1912. His love of the sport started young when he was given a bike by an uncle in Glasgow at the age of 11 – which he then rode home to Corstorphine in Edinburgh, a distance of more than . He joined Lothian Cycling Club in the late 1920s. As a"
"Archie Craig Archibald ""Archie"" Fergus Craig (27 August 1912 – 18 July 2000) was a Scottish racing cyclist. Nicknamed The Lothian Flyer, he was a prolific cyclist during the sport's pre-war heyday. Craig was born in Edinburgh in 1912. His love of the sport started young when he was given a bike by an uncle in Glasgow at the age of 11 – which he then rode home to Corstorphine in Edinburgh, a distance of more than . He joined Lothian Cycling Club in the late 1920s. As a young member of Lothian Cycling Club, he had been up among"
"Flying Finn ""The Flying Finn"" () is a nickname given to several Finnish athletes who were noted for their speed. Originally, it was given to several Finnish middle and long-distance runners. The term was later extended to notable Finnish racing sportsmen. The nickname was first used of Hannes Kolehmainen, also known as """"Smiling Hannes"""", as he took home three gold medals and broke two world records during the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. As Finnish runners started to dominate long-distance running, the nickname was passed on to all successful Finns in the sport, including multi-Olympic gold medalists Paavo Nurmi and"
"Bob McGregor Robert Bilsand McGregor, MBE (born 3 April 1944), nicknamed the ""Falkirk Flyer"", is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who competed in eight events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 100-metre freestyle in 1964, and finished fourth in the 100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre freestyle relay in 1968. He was a second favourite for the 1963 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. In 2002 he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Olympic selectors could not believe that he trained in a 25-metre pool in Falkirk when the selectors"
"Thomas Gascoyne Thomas Jepson Gascoyne (or Thomas Jefferson Gascoyne, T. Jeb Gascoyne or Mills) (17 August 1876 – 4 October 1917) was an English professional cycling champion and world record holder who competed internationally on both bicycles and tandems. He held world records for both 25 miles and the flying start quarter mile. He held the English record for two miles on a tandem, and recorded an unpaced mile in 2 minutes 5 seconds. According to the ""Otago Witness"" of 1907: In the early 1900s he emigrated to Australia and did manual work before returning to cycle racing. He eventually"
"in 1936 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling, which is now held in 'The Pedal Club' archive. John Gavin Bone John Gavin ""Mulguy"" Bone (born 17 September 1914) was a Scottish amateur cyclist who competed in the Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. In 1935 he set new Scottish and British records with a total distance of 244¾ miles in 12-hours. He went on to become the first Scotsman to figure in the British Best All-Rounder list of prize winners when he was classified tenth with an average speed of"
"Chris Boardman Christopher Miles Boardman, MBE (born 26 August 1968) is a British former racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, broke the world hour record three times, and won three stages and wore the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France. In 1992, he was awarded an MBE for services to cycling. Boardman's nickname is ""The Professor"", for his meticulous attention to detail in preparation and training, and his technical know-how. He had an altitude tent built in his house to help him prepare for the hour record"
"John Gavin Bone John Gavin ""Mulguy"" Bone (born 17 September 1914) was a Scottish amateur cyclist who competed in the Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. In 1935 he set new Scottish and British records with a total distance of 244¾ miles in 12-hours. He went on to become the first Scotsman to figure in the British Best All-Rounder list of prize winners when he was classified tenth with an average speed of 21.303 m.p.h. His early achievements were celebrated in 1936 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling. In 1937"
"Thomas Johnson (cyclist) Horace Thomas Johnson (30 December 1886 – 12 August 1966) was a cyclist from Great Britain. He was born in Fulham, United Kingdom. Johnson was often referred to as Tiny Johnson or H. T. Tiny Johnson. He won three silver medals at the Olympic games: the tandem race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, plus both the individual sprint the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Johnson took up cycle racing in 1905 when he joined Putney A.C. at the age of 17. By the age of 20, in 1908, he won"
"Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy, MBE (born 23 March 1976), known as Chris Hoy, is a Scottish racing driver and former track cyclist who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Hoy is eleven-times a world champion and six-times an Olympic champion. With a total of seven Olympic medals, six gold and one silver, Hoy is the second most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time. With his three gold medals in 2008 Summer Olympics, Hoy became Scotland's most successful Olympian, the first British athlete to win three gold medals in a"
"Charles Gorman (speed skater) Charles Gorman (July 6, 1898 – February 11, 1940) was a Canadian speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics. Gorman dominated the sport of speed skating in North America during the mid-1920s, often being referred to as the ""Man with the Million Dollar Legs"" and the ""Human Dynamo"". Gorman was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. At the age of 15, he won the Maritime speed skating title, his first championship. He served in the First World War as a Corporal in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Although Gorman"
"The Flying Scotsman (1929 film) The Flying Scotsman is a 1929 black and white part-silent film set on the Flying Scotsman train from London to Edinburgh, also featuring the famous locomotive LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman. Directed by Castleton Knight, the thriller is chiefly remembered for being the first acting role of Ray Milland, as well as for its daring stunts performed aboard the moving train. Engine driver Bob is due to retire from his job after years of distinguished service. On Bob's last day working aboard the famous Flying Scotsman, a disgruntled fireman, dismissed after being reported for"
"It was the LNER which, in 1924, officially renamed the 10:00 ""Special Scotch Express"" linking Edinburgh and London in both directions as the ""Flying Scotsman"", its unofficial name since the 1870s. To further publicise the train, a recently built A1 Class locomotive was named after the service, and put on display at the 1924 British Empire Exhibition. Due to a long-standing agreement between the competing West Coast and East Coast Main Line routes since the famous railway races of 1888 and 1895, speeds of the Scotch expresses were limited, the time for the between the capitals being a pedestrian 8"
"original Old Faithful bike is on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, while two near-replicas built for use in the ""Flying Scotsman"" film are displayed in the Riverside Transport Museum in Glasgow. Obree was individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He broke the British 10-mile individual time trial record in 1993, won the RTTC 50-mile championship the same year (a record 1h 39m 1s), and won the 25-mile championship in 1996. In 1997 he joined forces with coach Joe Beer and clocked 18m 36s in a 10-mile time trial (V718 Hull) and next day won"
"then setting a record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran on 8 August 1989 while in Australia. Retired from regular service in 1963 after covering 2.08 million miles, ""Flying Scotsman"" gained considerable fame in preservation under the ownership of, successively, Alan Pegler, William McAlpine, Tony Marchington, and finally the National Railway Museum (NRM). As well as hauling enthusiast specials in the United Kingdom, the locomotive toured extensively in the United States and Canada from 1969 until 1973 and Australia in 1988/89. ""Flying Scotsman"" has been described as the world's most famous steam locomotive. In"
"John Hugh Gillis John Hugh Gillis (January 2, 1884 – July 4, 1913) was the first person to walk across Canada, and became Canadian all-round champion of track and field, now called the decathlon. A physical director of the Vancouver police, Gillis was famous as the ""Western Giant"". At Winnipeg 1909 he became Canadian all-round champion. He set a shot put record that stood for 34 years. He was just 42 points short in 7,000 of winning the North American all-round. A member of the 1912 Olympic team, he hoped to compete with Jim Thorpe but he had to read"
"other brothers, but had little success and retired in 1971. Erik Pettersson (cyclist) Erik Håkan Pettersson (born 4 April 1944) is a retired Swedish cyclist. He was part of the road racing team of four Pettersson brothers, known as Fåglum brothers, who won the world title in 1967–1969 and a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics; three of the brothers were also part of the bronze-winning road team at the 1964 Games. In 1967 they were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Erik was the fastest sprinter among the Fåglum brothers; he was nicknamed Rödtoppen for his red hair. he"
"Leonard Meredith Leonard ""Leon"" Lewis Meredith (2 February 1882 – 27 January 1930) was a British track and road racing cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He won seven world championships and set up one of Britain's largest cycle-parts companies and ran a roller-skating rink and ballroom. Meredith was born in St Pancras, London. Sources give his name at birth as Lewis Leon Meredith. However, reports in the cycling press refer to him as Leon Lewis Meredith, and friends called him Jack. He was a mild-looking, bespectacled"
"in the game?"" He died on 26 August 2010 in Metz, France. Bob Maitland Robert John Maitland (31 March 1924 – 26 August 2010) was a British racing cyclist. He won national championships in Britain, tackled long-distance records, was the best-placed British rider in the 1948 Olympic road race, and rode for Britain in the Tour de France. His career coincided with a civil war within British cycling as two organisations, the National Cyclists Union and the British League of Racing Cyclists, fought for the future of road racing. Maitland was born in Birmingham and developed an interest in cycle-racing"
"Belgium, some in the shape of bicycles. Cissie died in a nursing home five years later. Leonard Meredith Leonard ""Leon"" Lewis Meredith (2 February 1882 – 27 January 1930) was a British track and road racing cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He won seven world championships and set up one of Britain's largest cycle-parts companies and ran a roller-skating rink and ballroom. Meredith was born in St Pancras, London. Sources give his name at birth as Lewis Leon Meredith. However, reports in the cycling press refer"
"the silver medal position with a time of 5 minutes 13.8 seconds. In 1922, at the World Amateur Track Championships in Paris, he won the men's sprint title, beating the Olympic champion Maurice Peeters and team-mate W. Ormston. Johnson's achievements were celebrated in 1949 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling. Thomas Johnson (cyclist) Horace Thomas Johnson (30 December 1886 – 12 August 1966) was a cyclist from Great Britain. He was born in Fulham, United Kingdom. Johnson was often referred to as Tiny Johnson or H. T. Tiny Johnson. He won three"
"Erik Pettersson (cyclist) Erik Håkan Pettersson (born 4 April 1944) is a retired Swedish cyclist. He was part of the road racing team of four Pettersson brothers, known as Fåglum brothers, who won the world title in 1967–1969 and a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics; three of the brothers were also part of the bronze-winning road team at the 1964 Games. In 1967 they were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Erik was the fastest sprinter among the Fåglum brothers; he was nicknamed Rödtoppen for his red hair. he turned professional after the 1969 World Championships, together with the"
"Art Longsjo Arthur ""Art"" Matthew Longsjo Jr. (October 23, 1931 – September 16, 1958) was an American Olympian speed skater and cyclist. He was the first American to compete in the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year. Longsjo was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In 1953, he won the 1 mile, 3 mile, and 25 mile races at the Massachusetts State Cycling Championships after riding his bicycle 1.5 hours to the race (from Fitchburg to Westborough, Massachusetts). In 1954, he won the Quebec-Montreal Road Race and was named the Canadian Cyclist of the Year. He won the race again"
"Clas Thunberg Arnold Clas (""Classe"") Robert Thunberg (5 April 1893 – 28 April 1973) was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals – three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 (along with a silver and a bronze medal) and two at the 1928 Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz. He was the most successful athlete at both of these Winter Olympics, sharing the honour for 1928 Winter Olympics with Johan Grøttumsbraaten of Norway. No other athlete ever won such a high fraction of all Olympic events at a single Games. He was born"
"arrived to critique him prior to the Tokyo Olympics. McGregor competed at the 1962 and 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal on each occasion in the 110-yard freestyle. He retired from swimming in 1968 and now works as an architect in Glasgow. He lives in Helensburgh with his wife and family. His father, David McGregor, was an Olympic water polo player. Bob McGregor Robert Bilsand McGregor, MBE (born 3 April 1944), nicknamed the ""Falkirk Flyer"", is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who competed in eight events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He won a"
"the games. He went to two British Empire & Commonwealth Games, 1954 in Vancouver, Canada, and 1958 in Cardiff, Wales. He won gold (Time Trial) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He was one of only three athletes (of all types) to win South Africa's highest honour, the Shield of Jove. He gave back to his sport by serving and being president of South African Cycling Federation and was one of the creators of the Rapport Tour (South Africa's Tour de France). Swift died on 13 April 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Alfred Swift Alfred James Swift (25"
"Charly Gaul Charly Gaul (8 December 1932 – 6 December 2005 in Luxembourg City) was a Luxembourgian professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and superb climber. His ability earned him the nickname of ""The Angel of the Mountains"" in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories. He also won the Giro d'Italia in 1956 and 1959. Gaul rode best in cold, wet weather. In later life he became a recluse<ref name=""L'Equipe 06/12/2005"">L'Equipe, 06/12/2005 Cyclisme – Disparition – Décès de Charly Gaul </ref> and lost much of his memory. Charly"
"the 6 miles event and finished fourth in the 3 miles competition. He won again the silver medal in the 6 miles contest and also a bronze medal in the 3 miles event at the 1938 Empire Games. Scotty Rankine Robert Scade ""Scotty"" Rankine (January 6, 1909 – January 10, 1995) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and died in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. In 1932 he finished eleventh in the Olympic 5000 metre event. Four"
"the Golden Book of Cycling. Harry Grant (cyclist) Harry Grant was a British racing cyclist who specialised in motor-paced events. He was national amateur champion in 1926, 1928 and 1931. At the time he turned professional in 1932 he held four British amateur track records. He also won many races on the continent and held the world paced one-hour record on three occasions. Grant was born in Colchester, Essex, and raised in London. He belonged to the Imperial Wheelers and won the national 50-miles tandem-paced championship in 1926, 1928 and 1931. In 1929 he established the British one-mile flying start"
"Drew Wilson Drew Wilson (born 1 January 1967) was a junior road race cycling champion in the 80s and 90s who became known as ""the pedaling postman"" whilst training with the Scotland Team for his third Commonwealth Games in 1998. Wilson was encouraged to take up cycling by his mother and father at the age of 12. In his early teens he became the highest ranked junior road cyclist in Scotland. He began to build a hard earned reputation as a junior, representing GB at two junior world championships. Wilson rode for Italy's second biggest Italian team GS Bottegonne headed"
"Chris Froome Christopher Clive Froome, (born 20 May 1985) is a British road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He is the reigning Giro d'Italia champion. Considered by many as one of the greatest stage racing cyclists of all time and possibly the greatest of his generation, he is one of the most successful riders in the history of the Tour de France, having won it four times – in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, with a further two podium appearances in 2012 and 2018. After initially being seen as a climbing specialist, Froome has developed as an all-rounder with"
"riding positions his designs required. He suffers from bipolar disorder and has attempted suicide three times. His life and exploits have been dramatised in the 2006 film ""The Flying Scotsman"" and more recently in the documentary film ""Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree's Story"", which follows his journey to Battle Mountain, Nevada to compete in the 2013 World Human Powered Speed Championships. In March 2010 he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Obree was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire but has lived almost all his life in Scotland and considers himself Scottish. An individual time triallist, his first race was"