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| Full name | George Albert White | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1890 Brigg, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 March 1965 (aged 75) Scunthorpe, England | ||||||||||||||
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George Albert "Lal" White (19 February 1890 – 1 March 1965) was a British cyclist.[1] He competed in two events at the 1920 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal in the men's team pursuit.[2]
White was the subject of a 2012 Cultural Olympiad community opera called Cycle Song. It was composed by Tim Sutton and the librettist was Ian McMillan. The Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir, Proper Job Theatre Company and over a thousand locals participated.[3][4]
