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词条 Mike Hall (cyclist)
释义

  1. Race results

  2. Race organisation

  3. Other work

  4. Death and legacy

  5. References

{{Infobox person
| name = Mike Hall
| image = TCR-2015 Mike Hall.jpg
| caption = Hall before the 2015 Transcontinental Race at Geraardsbergen, Belgium
| alt = Mike Hall
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1981|06|04|df=yes}}[1]
| birth_place = Harrogate, United Kingdom[1]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|03|31|1981|06|04|df=yes}}
| death_place = near Canberra, ACT, Australia
| nationality = British
| occupation = Bicycle race organiser and engineer[2]
| known_for = Winner of multiple ultra-distance, self-supported bicycle races and organiser of the Transcontinental Race
}}

Michael Richard Hall (4 June 1981 – 31 March 2017), better known as simply Mike Hall, was a British cyclist and race organiser who specialised in self-supported ultra-distance cycling races. In 2012, he won the inaugural World Cycle Race. In 2013 and 2016, he won the Tour Divide ultra-endurance mountain bike race across the Rocky Mountains in Canada and the United States. In 2014, he won the inaugural Trans Am Bike Race, a road-based event from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast in the United States. From 2013, he was the principal organiser of the Transcontinental Race, an event similar to the TransAm Bicycle Race, but that traverses Europe. Michael Hall was also featured in the cycling film Inspired to Ride a film directed by Mike Dion.

Hall died after being struck by a car, just south of Canberra, during the inaugural Indian Pacific Wheel Race across Australia, on 31 March 2017, after covering just over 5,000km of the 5,500km distance.

Race results

Hall started racing mountain bikes as a teenager, but became more serious in 2009 (aged 28) when he started competing in 24 hour mountain bike races.[3] His first ultra-distance self-supported race was the Tour Divide in 2011. While riding in the top 10, he acquired a knee injury, but still finished the race.[4] He then won a major ultra-distance event in 4 of the next 5 years:

Year Event Position Time
2011[5][6] Tour Divide 11th 19 days 8 hours 47 mins
2012[7] World Cycle Race 1st 91 days 18 hours
2013[8] Tour Divide 1st 14 days 11 hours 55 mins
2014[9][10] TransAm Bicycle Race 1st 17 days 16 hours 17 mins
2016[11]Tour Divide1st13 days 22 hours 51 mins

The 91 days and 18 hours for the 2012 World Cycle Race does not include transfer and flight times, which is how Guinness World Records measured it at the time, and this was faster than the current around the world cycling record,[7] but his attempt was never ratified by Guinness. He completed the 2013 Tour Divide in a time faster than the current record, but did not qualify for the record due to the route being altered that year to avoid forest fires.[8] In the 2016 Tour Divide, he beat the record and rode the complete, official route.[11] After three editions of the Trans Am Bike Race, the time that Hall set in the inaugural edition was broken by Evan Deutsch in 2017.[10] Hall was killed while riding in second place in the 2017 Indian Pacific Wheel Race, having completed more than 5,000 km of the almost 5,500 km race.[12]

Race organisation

In 2013, Mike Hall founded the Transcontinental Race (TCR) and was the main organiser until he died in 2017.[13] The TCR is an annual, self-supported, ultra-distance bicycle race across Europe. The TCR has no set route except that the riders must pass several intermediate checkpoints at iconic locations, which vary every year. It has always started in north-western Europe (the UK or Belgium) and finished at Europe's southeastern border with Asia in Turkey. The distance has varied between 3,200 and 4,200 km. The race has grown rapidly from having 30 people start the first edition in 2013 to receiving more than 1,000 applications for the 350 places available for the fourth edition in 2016.

When Hall was asked about his motivation for setting up the TCR he said "there was a demand growing for both a European based ultra on a similar scale to Race Across America, and also an unsupported alternative to the race".[3]

Hall also organised Valleycat rides. These were small events near his home in Wales where people, primarily from the Transcontinental Race community, met, went bikepacking and rode an ultra-distance (200-400 km) Alleycat-style race.[14] The first Valleycat took place in autumn 2015 and helped to raise money for the Newborns Vietnam charity.

Other work

A feature-length documentary, called Inspired to Ride was made about the 2014 Trans Am Bike Race, which Mike Hall won.[15] In addition to several interviews during the race, the documentary included a section where Hall was interviewed and filmed riding around where he lived in South Wales, UK.

Hall helped to raise money for the charity Newborns Vietnam, a UK-based charity that aims to "improve access to and quality of newborn care in the poorest rural areas" of Vietnam.[16] Hall asked people to donate to the charity in honor of him doing the 2012 World Cycle Race.[1] In 2013[17][18] and 2015[19] he led a group of cyclists (with Juliana Buhring in 2015) in the Vietnam Challenge Ride organised by Cycle A Difference that also raised money for Newborns Vietnam.[20]

Death and legacy

Hall was killed in a collision with a car during the Indian Pacific Wheel Race from Fremantle to Sydney, on 31 March 2017. At the time he was placed second in the race and had covered 5,024km. He was killed just before dawn on the Monaro Highway, at the intersection of the Monaro Highway and Williamsdale Road,[21] on the outskirts of Canberra at approximately 6:20 a.m.[22][23][12] By 3 April a fund raising page, set up after his death, had raised over £70,000 for Hall's family.[24]

His death was ruled avoidable by the coroner, and road safety improvements in the area have been suggested.[25]

A memorial service was held in Harrogate on 2 May 2017.[26] Since June 2018, a series of Audax UK events have been held in Mid Wales titled "This is not a tour" in memory of Hall.[27][28]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Cyclist wins round-the-world race in record time|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/04/cyclist-wins-round-world-race|website=theguardian.com|publisher=Guardian News and Media Ltd|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=John|first1=Timothy|title=Adventurous spirits: Mike Hall, Ed Pickup, and the Trans Am bike race|url=http://roadcyclinguk.com/longform/adventure-cycling#6r1sbveT7h9iZZul.97|website=Road Cycling UK|publisher=MPORA Pure Action Sports|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web | last1=Betchenko | first1=Neil | title=Profiles: Mike Hall | url=http://bikepackersmagazine.com/mike-hall/|website=bikepackersmagazine.com | accessdate=30 December 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=2013 Tour Divide Race Leader Mike Hall|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9qbSA5frU|website=YouTube|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Wild fires and wild dogs|url=http://tourdivide.org/blog2010/wild_fires_and_wild_dogs|website=tourdivide.org|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Tour Divide 21011 Live Tracker|url=http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide11|website=trackleaders.com|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|last1=Stevenson|first1=John|title=Mike Hall smashes round-the-world record in a time of 91 days, 18 hours|url=http://road.cc/content/news/59544-mike-hall-smashes-round-world-record-time-91-days-18-hours|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|last1=Barth|first1=Sarah|title=Mike Hall completes Tour Divide in record time - but misses out on the official title|url=http://road.cc/content/news/86560-mike-hall-completes-tour-divide-record-time-misses-out-official-title|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|last1=MacMichael|first1=Simon|title=Britain's Mike Hall wins Trans Am Bike Race|url=http://road.cc/content/news/121817-britains-mike-hall-wins-trans-am-bike-race|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Results|url=http://transambikerace.com/results/|website=TransAm Bicycle Race|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
11. ^{{cite web|last1=Bowden|first1=Alex|title=Mike Hall completes Tour Divide in record time – and this time keeps the record|url=http://road.cc/content/news/194840-mike-hall-completes-tour-divide-record-time-%E2%80%93-and-time-keeps-record|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=4 April 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=World ultra-distance cycling champion Mike Hall killed in Indian Pacific Wheel Race|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cycling/grave-fears-after-indian-pacific-wheel-race-cyclist-killed-in-crash-on-monaro-highway/news-story/5fb36641fd5c852d5b611c84d5f95737|website=News.com.au|publisher=News Corp Australia Network|accessdate=31 March 2017}}
13. ^{{cite web|last1=MacMichael|first1=Simon|title=Tributes paid to British ultracyclist Mike Hall following his death today during Indian Pacific Wheel Race|url=http://road.cc/content/news/220122-tributes-paid-british-ultracyclist-mike-hall-following-his-death-today-during|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=5 April 2017}}
14. ^{{cite web|last1=Thurston|first1=Jack|title=Pushing the limits|url=http://thebikeshow.net/pushing-the-limits|publisher=Resonance FM|accessdate=5 April 2017}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://watch.inspiredtoride.it|title=Inspired to Ride|publisher=inspiredtoride.it|accessdate=5 April 2017}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newbornsvietnam.org/|title=Newborns Vietnam - Make a Difference to Newborns in Vietnam|publisher=newbornsvietnam.org|accessdate=5 April 2017}}
17. ^{{cite web|last1=Barth|first1=Sarah|title=Only 7 places left for Vietnam Cycle A Difference trip|url=http://road.cc/content/news/63624-only-7-places-left-vietnam-cycle-difference-trip|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
18. ^{{cite web|last1=Pleasance|first1=Chris|title=Round the world in 91 days: cyclist rides into record books|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/round-the-world-in-91-days-cyclist-rides-into-record-books-7815154.html|website=independent.co.uk|publisher=Independent Digital News and Media Ltd|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=World's renowned cyclist to lead 1,500km race in Vietnam|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/17/c_134335146.htm|website=english.news.cn|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=30 December 2015}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cycle-a-difference.com/vietnam-challenge-ride-november-2015/|title=Vietnam Challenge Ride, November 2015 - Cycle a Difference|publisher=cycle-a-difference.com|accessdate=5 April 2017}}
21. ^Champion cyclist Mike Hall killed in accident during Indian Pacific Wheel Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 March 2017
22. ^Cyclist in Indian Pacific Wheel Race from Fremantle to Sydney killed in pre-dawn crash outside Canberra, ABC, 31 March 2017
23. ^[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8OdPAnUIAY8a2e.jpg:large Media Release - Mike Hall], Indian Pacific Wheel Race, 31 March 2017
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/over-70000-raised-cover-cost-12838773|title=£70k raised for partner of ultracyclist Mike Hall killed in Australia|first=Oliver|last=Milne|date=3 April 2017|publisher=walesonline.co.uk|accessdate=5 April 2017}}
25. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-28/cyclist-mike-hall-death-avoidable-canberra-coroner-finds/10857010|title=Death of 'gentle giant' Mike Hall could have been avoided, coroner finds|first=Elizabeth|last=Byrne|date=February 28, 2019|website=ABC News}}
26. ^{{cite web|publisher=Road.cc |url=http://road.cc/content/news/221466-mike-halls-family-invite-cyclists-join-them-celebration-his-life-harrogate-next |last=MacMichael |first=Simon |date=2017-04-24 |title=Mike Hall's family invite cyclists to join them at celebration of his life in Harrogate next week }}
27. ^{{cite web|publisher=Road.cc|url= http://road.cc/content/news/229128-audax-event-wales-next-june-memory-mike-hall | title=Audax event in Wales next June in memory of Mike Hall |date=2017-09-11 |last=MacMichael |first=Simon}}
28. ^{{cite web |last1=Audax |title=This is Not a Tour |url=http://tinat.cymru/ |website=This is not a tour |publisher=Audax UK |accessdate=2019-04-04}}
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