Tony Gowland

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**Tony Gowland**
Personal information
Full name	Anthony J Gowland
Date of birth	May 13, 1945 (1945-05-13) (age 63)
Country	England United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Track and Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Six day specialist
Amateur team(s)
	Polytechnic CC
Professional team(s)
1968 1969–1970 1971 1972–1973 1974–1975 1976 1977 1978	Falcon Carlton - Truwel TI - Carlton Skol Bantel Skol Midlet - B.S.A. Midlet - Chrysler
Infobox last updated on:
27 May 2008

Anthony J Gowland, known as Tony Gowland (born 13 May 1945,^[1] Hendon, London^[2]) is an English competitive track cyclist,^[3] and a former six-day rider.^[4] He was a professional cyclist between 1968 and 1978.^[1]

Gowland was a talented track rider as an amateur before turning professional for Carlton, a subsidiary of Raeigh. Turning professional allowed him to ride the London Six, often called the Skol Six, in 1970. 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.^[4]

Gowland lives in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire.