Dave Bedwell

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Dave Bedwell

Personal information
Full name	Dave Bedwell
Date of birth	August 28, 1928(1928-08-28)
Date of death	February 28, 1999 (aged 70)
Country	England  United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
1951 1952–1955 1956 1957–1959 1959–1961 1962 1963 1964	Dayton Hercules Cycles Meulenberg / Wearwell / Hercules O'Brien Cycles Viking Cycles Dean Cycles Independent O'Brien-Bates
Major wins
British Champion
Infobox last updated on:
8 March 2007

Dave Bedwell (28 August 1928, Romford, Essex - 28 February 1999, Kingskerwell, Devon^[1]) was one of Great Britain's most accomplished racing cyclists in the 1950s, known as the "Iron Man" of cycling.^[2]

He rode for the Claud Butler and Hercules professional teams.^[3] In 1954 the Hercules team were 1st overall in the Tour of Britain, having placed 1st in seven stages.

As Romford Wheelers Clubmate Jack Leeth recalls:

"Dave was demobbed from the RAF around 1948. He lived in the Bedwell family home in Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, a cycling household with its own fitness room. Dave already had a reputation as a great cyclist and was into healthy eating."

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• Photographs of Bedwell on cyclingmuseum.net