Cecil Yates

American track cyclist and bicycle racer (1912 – 1987)

Cecil Richard Yates Sr
Personal information
Full name	Cecil Richard Yates Sr
Born	May 18, 1912 Thurber, Texas
Died	March 1987 (aged 74) Buckeye, Arizona
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter

Cecil Richard Yates Sr (May 18, 1912 – March 27 1987) was an American professional track cyclist. He is best known for his success in six-day racing, having 18 victories in his career and was described as being a strong sprinter.^[1]

During World War II, Yates served the Army Air Force for 34 months, being promoted up to a Sergeant. He retired from cycling in 1950, winning 18 of 56 total six-day races he entered.^[1] He was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2007.^[2]

Six-day wins

1934: Six Days of Vancouver (with Eddie Testa)
1935: Six Days of Detroit (with Robert Vermeersch); Six Days of Louisville (with Jack Gabell)
1936: Six Days of San Francisco (with Henry O'Brien); Six Days of Des Moines (with Freddy Zach)
1937: Six Days of San Francisco (with Jerry Rodman); Six Days of Oakland (with George Dempsey)
1939: Six Days of Buffalo (with Gustav Kilian); Six Days of New York (with Cesare Moretti Jr.); Six Days of Buffalo (with Heinz Vopel)
1940: Six Days of Chicago (with William Peden)
1941: Six Days of Montreal (with Angelo de Bacco)
1942: Six Days of Milwaukee (with Jules Audy); Six Days of Chicago (with William Peden)
1948: Six Days of Winnipeg (with Charles Bergna)
1949: Six Days of Cleveland (with Charles Bergna)