Summary
Cycling award for Hubert Opperman's -Tour de Tasmania. This was a three-day race over the 21st, 22nd and 24th of November,1930. Areas included in the circuit were Burnie, Launceston and Hobart.
Opperman burst a tyre and fell off twice on the first day, but recovered during the extremely challenging second and third days, resulting in a victory. Opperman was 3 minutes ahead of the nearest competitor (J. Mauclair from France) with a total time of 19 hours, 43 minutes and 8 seconds.
The Argus newspaper reported this victory, and that Opperman "...modestly ascribed his victory to tactics and the forebearance of other riders. He added that the course was fully as difficult as that of the Sydney to Melbourne race, and the route on Saturday was very strenuous".
Presented by the Mayor of Hobart.
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Cultural Gifts Donation from Sir Hubert Opperman, Jun 1979
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Donated under the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Sir Hubert Opperman.
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31 cm (Height), 33 cm (Outside Diameter)
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