Murray Hall (cyclist)

Murray Hall

Personal information
Full name	Murray Hall
Born	(1953-10-01) 1 October 1953 Melbourne, Australia
Team information
Role	Rider
Medal record Representing AUS Men's cycling Commonwealth Games Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch Team Pursuit Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 10 mile Scratch

Murray Hall (born 1 October 1953) is a former Australian racing cyclist. He finished in second place in the Australian National Road Race Championships in 1985. before turning his hand to writing and publishing his first book, Walk A War In My Shoes (non-fiction) in 2018, and his second book, Unlikely Barons (fiction) in 2022. Murray commenced competitive cycling as a 12 year old in December 1965 with the Mordialloc Amateur Cycling Club, (Victoria – Australia). 1967 Victorian under 14 Schoolboy Champion 1969-71 Multiple Victorian and Australian Championships in Juvenile and under 18 divisions on road and track disciplines of sprint, time trial and scratch race. 1971 1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship (Southcott Cup). Youngest recorded rider to compete in a winning team. 1972-74 Competed extensively, (Amateur) in UK, Europe, Canada and Caribbean. 1972 – 73 1st Australian Tandem Championship. (Partnered with Ken Davis) 1st Thornbury Cup, Brighton – England. 3rd 20 km Championship of London. 1st British Madison Championship. (Partnered with Tom Moloney) 4th London 6-Day race. (Partnered with Tom Moloney) 4th Ghent 6-Day race. (Partnered with Tom Moloney) 1st Berlin Point Race Championship, (Winter track) 1974 2nd Commonwealth Games Teams Pursuit 2nd Commonwealth Games 10-mile scratch race 2nd “Tarax” 12-hour Madison. (Partnered with David Allan) 7th Brno-Czechoslovakia, 6-Day race. (Partnered with David Allan) 1st British Team Pursuit Championship 1st Sprint Championship of London 1975 1st Echuca Omnium Championship (Previous wins also in 73 & 74) 3rd Australian Scratch Race Championship 3rd Australian 4 km Pursuit Championship 1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship, (Southcott Cup) 1976 3rd “Tarax” 12-hour Madison. (Partnered with Terry Hammond) 2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship, (Southcott Cup) 1977 2nd Australian Scratch Race Championship 2nd Australian 4 km Pursuit Championship 2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship, (Southcott Cup) 1978 2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship, (Southcott Cup) Turned Professional in March. 4th Australian Grand Prix Road Race – Sandown Park 1st Mersey Wheelrace – Devonport 1979 1st Launceston 6-Day Race. (Partnered with David Sanders) 1st Australian 5 km Pursuit Championship 2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship 1980 1st Launceston 6-Day Race. (Partnered with David Sanders) 2nd Australian 5 km Pursuit Championship 1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship 1st Australian Madison Championship. (Partnered with David Sanders) 1981 1st Burnie Wheelrace 1st Tour of The North – Tasmania 4th Launceston to Hobart 3rd Australian 5 km Pursuit Championship 3rd Australian Points Race Championship 1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship 3rd Sun Tour – 2 x Stage wins 1982 Fastest time – Melbourne to Yarrawonga 1st Launceston to Hobart 1st Australian Grand Prix Road Race – Sandown Park Sun Tour – 2 x Stage wins 1983 2nd Australian 5 km Pursuit Championship 2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship 1984 3rd Australian 5 km Pursuit Championship 3rd Australian Points Race Championship 1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship 1985 1st Griffin Tour – Western Australia 1st Beverley to Perth 3rd Australian Points Race Championship 1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship 1st Australian 10 km Scratch Race Championship 2nd Australian Road Race Championship 3rd Australian Criterium Championship 1986 3rd Australian 5 km Pursuit Championship 2nd Australian Madison Championship. (Partnered with Anthony Hughes) 2nd Australian 10 km Scratch Race Championship 1990 1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship Published Work Murray Hall is the author of Walk a War In My Shoes and Unlikely Barons. Both of which are available at good online retailers, including Amazon and Booktopia. Walk a War In My Shoes was published in November 2018 and is the memoir of Murray's Great-Uncle Ernest Alfred Hall. After finding Ernest's letters home from World War One, Murray knew he had to share the story, and spent five years researching and walking the steps that his Great-Uncle took prior to his death. Unlikely Barons was published in December 2022 and is a crime fiction novel of two friends who just wanted to get ahead, in the wild west town of Broome, Western Australia.

External links

• Murray Hall at Cycling Archives (archived)