The predecessor of USACycling, the Amateur Bicycle League of America (ABLA) was founded in 1921 and held National Championships starting that year. From 1921 to 1964, these championships were two-, three-, or four-event omniums of track-style events,[1][2] rather than a road race. USACycling souvenir programs list no results for events in 1931-1934, 1938, and 1942-1944. The 1939 program summarizes the 1937 National Champions. The 1938 results are from a national championship with similar events and format that the Amateur Athletic Union promoted.[3]
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1921 | Washington DC | Arthur Nieminsky N Y | Anthony Beckman NJ | Carl Stockholm Il |
1922 | Atlantic City NJ | Carl Hambacher NJ | Steve O'Connor Ca | Edward Conrad Mo |
1923 | Chicago Il | Charles Barclay Ca | Charlie Winter NY | Edward Walsh Il |
1924 | Buffalo NY | Charlie Winter NY | “Iggie” Gronkowski NY | Thos. Stephano NJ |
1925 | St. Louis Mo | Edward Merkner Il | Charlie Winter NY | Henry Bruhn Pa |
1926 | Philadelphia Pa | Edward Merkner Il | Edward Rhodes Md | Robert J. Connor DC |
1927 | Louisville Ky | Jimmy Walthour N Y | August Benson IL | Frank Connell NJ |
1928 | Kenosha Wi | R.J. Connor DC | Peter Smessaert Il | Sergio Matteini NY |
1929 | Newark NJ | Sergio Matteini NY | Bobby Thomas Wi | Al Vertenten, Il |
1930 | Kenosha Wi | Bobby Thomas Wi | Frank Keating NY | Predent De Lille NJ |
1935 | Atlantic City NJ | Cecil Hursey Ca | Chester Nelsen Sr Mo | Jackie Simes II NJ |
1936 | St. Louis Mo | Jackie Simes II NJ | Albin Jurca Wi | Charles Morton CA |
1937 | Buffalo NY | Charles Bergna NJ | Charles Morton CA | Stanley Gadrin, Il |
1938 [5][3] | Chicago, IL | Albin Jurca Wi | Stanley Gadrin Il | J. Matthews Ca |
1939 | Columbus Ohio | Martin Deras Ca | Furman Kugler NJ | George Brown NY |
1940 | Detroit Mi | Furman Kugler NJ | George Woof Ca | Mike Walden Mi |
1941 | Pasadena Ca | Marvin Thomson Il | Bob Stauffacher Ca | Don Ferguson Ca |
1945 | Chicago Il | Ted Smith NY | Ed. Littig NJ | Warren Bare Pa |
1946 | Columbus Oh | Don Hester Ca | Jack Heid NJ | Ted Smith NY |
1947 | Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Pa | Ted Smith NY | Jack Heid NJ | James Lauf Md |
1948 | Kenosha Wi | Ted Smith NY | Joe Cirone, Jr Wi | Frank Brilando Il |
1949 | San Diego Ca | James Lauf Md | Thomas Montemage NY | Gus Gatto Ca |
1950 | New Brunswick NJ | Robert Pfarr Wi | Robert Travani Mi | Gus Gatto Ca |
1951 | Columbus Ohio | Gus Gatto Ca | Ernie Seubert NY | Joe Cirone, Ca |
1952 | New Brunswick NJ | Steven Hromjak Oh | Gus Gatto CA | Dick Stoddard Ca |
1953 | St. Louis Mo | Ronald Rhoads Ca | Gus Gatto | Harry Backer |
1954 | Minneapolis Mn | Jack Disney Ca | Harry Backer Ca | Richard Cortright NY |
1955 | New York NY | Jack Disney Ca | Art Longsjo | Allen Bell |
1956[6] | Orlando Fla | Jack Disney Ca | James Rossi Il | William Pflug NJ |
1957[7] | Kenosha Wi | Jack Disney Ca | Bob Tetzlaff | Jack Hartman Ca |
1958 | Newark NJ | Jack Disney Ca | Phil Criswell [8] | Pat DeCollibus[9] |
1959[10] | Kenosha Wi | James Rossi Il | Jack Hartman Ca | Dave Sharp Ca |
1960 | Milwaukee Wi | James Rossi Il | Robert Pfarr | Richard Cortright |
1961 | Milwaukee Wi | James Rossi Il | Jackie Simes | Jack Disney |
1962 | St. Louis Mo | James Rossi Il | Allen Bell | Jack Disney |
1963 | Chicago Il | James Rossi Il | Jackie Simes NJ | Allen Bell NJ |
1964 | New York NY | Jackie Simes NJ | Alan Grieco NJ[14] | Hans Wolf NY [14] |
First held in 1937.
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1937 [15] | Doris Kopsky NJ | Teresa Ettl, Pa | Ruth Lipsett |
1938 | Dolores Amundsen Il | ||
1939[16] | Gladys Owen NY | Doris Kopsky | Betty Jane Boehmer |
1940[17] | Mildred Kugler NJ | Simone Opsommer | Esther Leipold |
1941[18] | Jean Michels Il | Elsie Stracke, Mo | Mildred Kugler, NJ |
1945[19][20] | Mildred Dietz Mo | Georgia McCluskey Mi | Kay Montgomery[21] |
1946 | Mildred Dietz Mo | Janice Delhougne Mo | Peggy Barber Il |
1947 | Doris Travani Mi | Doris Kessel, NJ | Delores Lussier, RI |
1948 | Doris Travani Mi | Doris Kessel | Grace Jorgenson |
1949 | Doris Travani Mi | Grace Jorgenson Wi | Kay Montgomery NY |
1950[22] | Doris Travani Mi | Gay Juner | Jeanne Omelenchuk née Robinson Mi |
1951 | Anna Piplak Il | Barbara Nelson Wi | Margie Thomas Ca |
1952 | Jeanne Omelenchuk née Robinson Mi | Nancy Nieman Mi | Gay Juner Ca |
1953 | Nancy Neiman Mi | Jeanne Omelenchuk née Robinson | Ruth Griffiths |
1954[23] | Nancy Neiman Mi | Alice Springer (Mi) | Jeanne Omelenchuk née Robinson |
1955[24] | Jeanne Omelenchuk née Robinson Mi | Nancy Nieman (Mi) | Alice Springer (Ca) |
1956[6] | Nancy Neiman Mi | Jeanne Omelenchuk née Robinson Mi | Mickey Finch NY |
1957[7] | Nancy Neiman Mi | Eva Langfritz NJ | Joanne Speckin Mi |
1958 | Maxine Conover Wash | Joanne Speckin [8] | Nancy Neiman[25] |
1959[10] | Joanne Speckin Mi | Jeanne Omelenchuk née Robinson Mi | Maxine Conover Wa |
1960 [11] | Edith A. Johnson NY | Joanne Speckin | Jeanne Omelenchuk |
1961 | Edith A Johnson NY | Elizabeth Burghart | Nancy Burghart |
1962 | Nancy Burghart NY | Elizabeth Burghart | Jeanne Omelenchuk |
1963[26] | Edith Johnson NY | Nancy Burghart NY | Jeanne Omelenchuk Mi |
1964 | Nancy Burghart NY | Edith Johnson NY | Cheryl Fleischman Wi |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1922 | Charles Smithson DC | Jos Simons Co | George Howe Tx |
1923 | Samuel Dowell Ohio | Alphones Vertenten Il | Leonard De Lue Ca |
1924 | William Honeman, NJ | Roy Ulrich Mo | Charles Penny Fl |
1925 | Walter Bresnan NY | Geary May Ca | William Unkert NJ |
1926 | Chester Atwood DC | Henry O'Brien Ca | Irving McNulty Co |
1927 | Ted Becker, Jr Il | Bobby Thomas Wi | Charles Brace NJ |
1928 | Bobby Thomas Wi | William Creamer Ca | Osmond Stevens, Mo |
1929 | Tino Reboli NJ | Marco Rosales NY | A. Englehardt Il |
1930 | George Thomas Wi | Otto Leudeke NJ | Sig. Jablonksi Il |
1935 | David Martin NJ | George Ferry Oh | Aldo Castagnoni NY |
1936 | David Martin NJ | Gene Potente Wi | Lucien Musso, NY |
1937 | Furman Kugler NJ | Adolph Juner[15] | Roger Smith[15] |
1938 | John Van Diest Oh | ||
1939 | Frank Paul Ut | William Ossler Mi[16] | Takahi Ishihara Hi[16] |
1940 | Harry Naismyth NJ | William Ossler[17] | I. T. Gronkowsky[17] |
1941 | Andres Bernardsky Ca | Chuck Edwards, Il[18] | Walter Sorenson Wi[18] |
1945 | Spencer Busch NY | Ernest Seubert[21] | Steve Ledogar[21] |
1946 | Don Sheldon NJ | Percy Murnane NY | Clayton Meade NY |
1947 | Joe Cirone, Jr Ca | Art Stahlberg, Il | Karl Wettberg, Mi |
1948 | Donald Clausen Wi | Wesley Truesdale | George Caruana |
1949 | Donald Clausen Wi | Harry Backer Ca | Richard O'Brien Ca |
1950 | Harry Backer Ca | Allen Bell[22] | Richard Gatto[22] |
1951 | Vaughn Angell Ut | Jack Peterson, CA | Paul Tenney Ca |
1952 | John Chiselko NJ | Vaughn Angell Ut | Harry Tobin NJ |
1953 | Jack Hartman Ca | Jerry Carson | Skippy Hess |
1954 | Robert Zumwalt Jr. | Pat DeCollibus | William Pflug |
1955 | Pat DeCollibus NY | Phil Criswell (Ca) | Dwayne Davenport (Ca) Don Carlin (NJ) (tie) |
1956[6] | Dave Staub Ca | Don Tenney Ca | Ed Ruesing Mo |
1957[7] | Perry Metzler NY | Ed Ruesing Mo | Tom Myrall |
1958 | James Donovan NY | Dave Sharp | Eddie Rudolph [27] |
1959[10] | Jackie Simes 3rd NJ | Bud Campbell Ca | Mike Fraysse NJ |
1960 | Bobbie Fenn NY | Ray Matthews III | Mike Fraysse |
1961 | Alan Grieco NJ | Ray Mathews III | Dave Haarstick |
1962 | Alan Grieco NJ | William Mazurek | Olaf Moetus |
1963 | Jose Nin N Y | Tom McMillan Ca | Jean Waschgau Ca |
1964 | Tony McMillan Ca | Pete Senia, Jr NY | Gary Carmichael Ca |
The omniums were held on a variety of courses including one to three mile loops in city roads and public parks, dirt car and horse-racing tracks, and on a banked, dirt velodrome. Starting in the late 1950s the championships were held on more traditional paved velodromes.
Year | Date | Location | Course Description | Sources |
1921 | 10/09 | West Potomac Park, Washington DC | Park loop roads | [28] |
1922 | 09/16 | City Athletic Field, Atlantic City, NJ | [29] | |
1923 | 9/8-9/9 | Humboldt Park, Chicago, Il | Park loop roads | [30] |
1924 | 9/6-9/7 | Humboldt Park, Buffalo, NY | Park loop roads | [31] |
1925 | 9/5-9/6 | Forest Park, St. Louis | Park loop roads | [32] |
1926 | 9/11-9/12 | Sesquicentenial Stadium, Philadelphia | cinder, unbanked track | [33] |
1927 | 9/10-9/11 | Shawnee Park, Louisville, Ky | Park loop roads | [35] |
1928 | 9/8-9/9 | Washington Park Bowl, Kenosha, Wi | 1/5 mile banked dirt velodrome | [37] |
1929 | 9/7-9/8 | Weequahic Park, Newark, NJ | 1/2 mile, oval, dirt, horse-racing track | [38] |
1930 | 9/6-9/7 | Washington Park Bowl, Kenosha, Wi | 1/5 mile banked dirt velodrome | [39] |
1931 | Not held | |||
1932 | Not held | |||
1933 | Not held | |||
1934 | Not held | |||
1935 | 9/6-9/7 | Albany Ave, near Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ | short road course | [40] |
1936 | 9/12-9/13 | Forest Park, St. Louis | 1.8 mile lap; park loop roads | [42] |
1937 | 9/4-9/5 | Humboldt Park, Buffalo, NY | Park loop roads | [45] |
1938 | 9/17-9/18 | Garfield Park, Chicago, Il | Park loop roads | [47] |
1939 | 9/2-9/3 | Franklin Park, Columbus, Oh | Park loop roads | [48] |
1940 | 8/31-9/1 | Chandler Park, Detroit Michigan | Park loop roads | ,[49] |
1941 | 8/23-8/24 | Arroyo Seco (Rose Bowl), Pasadena, Ca | 3 mile lap; city roads | [51] |
1942 | Not held | |||
1943 | Not held | |||
1944 | Not held | |||
1945 | 8/17-8/19 | Humboldt Park, Chicago, Il | 1.75 mile lap; park loop roads | [54] |
1946 | 8/17-8/19 | Franklin Park, Columbus, Oh | Park loop roads | [57] |
1947 | 8/16-8/17 | Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Pa | 1 mile lap; park loop roads, | [58] |
1948 | 9/3-9/5 | Washington Park Bowl, Kenosha, Wi | 1/5 mile banked dirt velodrome | [58] |
1949 | 8/19-8/21 | Balboa Park Stadium, San Diego, CA. | 1/4 mile slightly banked midget clay-surface auto racing track. | [61] |
1950 | 8/19-8/20 | Johnson Park, Piscataway, NJ | 1.1 mile lap; park loop roads. See Note 1. | [62] |
1951 | 8/4-8/5 | Franklin Park, Columbus, Oh | 1 mile lap; park loop roads | [65] |
1952 | 8/30-8/31 | Johnson Park, Piscataway, NJ | 1/2 mile flat dirt horse-racing track. See Note 2. | [67] |
1953 | 9/5-9/6 | Forest Park, St. Louis | 1.8 mile lap; park loop roads | [69] |
1954 | 9/25-9/26 | Parade Stadium, Minneapolis, Mn | 1/4 mile asphalt running track. See Note 3 | |
1955 | 8/27-8/28 | Flushing Meadows Cycling Track, Queens, NY | 1/2 mile unbanked cycling course | [74] |
1956 | 7/14-7/15 | Ben White Raceway Orlando FL | 1/2 mile dirt horse-racing track | [74] |
1957 | 8/17-8/18 | Washington Park Bowl, Kenosha, Wi | 1/5 mile banked dirt velodrome. See Note 5. | [77] |
1958 | 8/16-8/17 | Weequahic Park, Newark, NJ | 1/2 mile, oval, dirt, horse-racing track | [8] |
1959 | 8/22-8/23 | Washington Park Bowl, Kenosha, Wi | 1/5 mile banked dirt velodrome | [78] |
1960 | 7/16-7/17 | Brown Deer Velodrome, Milwaukee, Wi | 1/4 mile banked asphalt velodrome | [79] |
1961 | 8/26-8/27 | Brown Deer Velodrome, Milwaukee, Wi | 1/4 mile banked asphalt velodrome See Note 6. | [80] |
1962 | 8/25-8/26 | Penrose Park Velodrome, St. Louis, Mo | 1/5 mile asphalt velodrome; 28° banking | [80] |
1963 | 8/23-8/24 | Northbrook Velodrome, Northbrook, Il | 382 m velodrome 18° banking | [81] |
1964 | 8/29-8/30 | Kissena velodrome, NY | 400 m velodrome 19° banking |
1. Was originally scheduled for horse-racing track, but was rained out and run on park loop roads.
2. Day 2 was conducted on a 1 mile park loop road due to rain.
3. Day 2 was moved to a road course on Victory Ave after many crashes on day 1.
4. Day 2 moved to CCW course on city streets due to rain.
5. Day 2 moved to course on city streets due to rain.
6. Final events to day 2 were conducted on a 1.8 mile loop in the park due to rain.
Formats taken from National Championship programs unless otherwise noted.