# Murray Hall (cyclist)

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.