# John Clarey

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British cyclist

John Clarey Personal information Born (1940-10-04) 4 October 1940 (age 85) Woolwich, London, England Team information Role Rider Amateur team Cambrian Wheelers CC, London Woolwich CC, London

**John Clarey** (born 4 October 1940) is a British former [racing cyclist](/source/Bicycle_racing).[1]

## Cycling career

Carey represented the [1962 English Team](/source/England_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games)[2] at the [1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games](/source/1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games) in [Perth](/source/Perth), Australia, participating in the [10 miles scratch event](/source/Cycling_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_scratch),[3][4] despite being hospitalised a few days earlier when training for the event at the velodrome.[5]

Four years later he was selected to represent the [England team](/source/England_at_the_1966_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games)[6] again at the [1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games](/source/1966_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games) in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in the [road race event](/source/Cycling_at_the_1966_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games).[7]

He was the national 10 miles champion but finished in [last place](/source/Lanterne_rouge) in the [1968 Tour de France](/source/1968_Tour_de_France).[8]

Clarey rode for Cambrian Wheelers CC in London and Woolwich CC in London.[9]

## Major results

**1961**
- 1st Stage 12 [Milk Race](/source/Milk_Race)

**1962**
- 1st Stage 2 [Milk Race](/source/Milk_Race)

- Commonwealth Games, Track, 10 Mile

**1963**
- 2nd British National Road Race Amateurs

**1964**
- 3rd British National Road Race Amateurs

**1966**
- 1st [Lincoln Grand Prix](/source/Lincoln_Grand_Prix)

**1968**
- 63rd [Tour de France](/source/Tour_de_France)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CyclingArchives_1-0)** ["John Clarey"](http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=12479). *Cycling Archives*. Retrieved 23 April 2014.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["England Perth 1962"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211029122815/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3035/19/all). *Commonwealth Games Federation*. Archived from [the original](https://thecgf.com/results/games/3035/19/all) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Cycling Road Scratch Race - Men Perth 1962"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211026043923/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3035/event/1520). *Commonwealth Games Federation*. Archived from [the original](https://thecgf.com/results/games/3035/event/1520) on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Cycling"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19621130/538/0023). *Liverpool Daily Post*. 30 November 1962. p. 23. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["1962 Athletes"](https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/perth-1962/athletes). Team England.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Midland cyclists in Games team"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19660519/710/0028). *Birmingham Daily Post*. 19 May 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Athletes and results"](https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/search/result?name=clarey&sport=&event=&country=&games=&medals=). Commonwealth Games Federation.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ProCycling_8-0)** ["John Clarey"](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=172184). *ProCyclingStats*. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Cycling"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001922/19651022/349/0015). *Bognor Regis Observer*. 22 October 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

## External links

- [John Clarey](https://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche/coureuri/12479.html) at *Cycling Archives* ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2023/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=12479))

- [John Clarey](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/172184) at *ProCyclingStats*

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