Murray Hall (cyclist)
Murray Hall 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 in 2018, and his second book, Unlikely Barons in 2022.
Murray commenced competitive cycling as a 12 year old in December 1965 with the
Mordialloc Amateur Cycling Club,.
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. Youngest
recorded rider to compete in a winning team.
1972-74
Competed extensively, in UK, Europe, Canada and
Caribbean.
1972 – 73
1st Australian Tandem Championship.
1st Thornbury Cup, Brighton – England.
3rd 20 km Championship of London.
1st British Madison Championship.
4th London 6-Day race.
4th Ghent 6-Day race.
1st Berlin Point Race Championship,
1974
2nd Commonwealth Games Teams Pursuit
2nd Commonwealth Games 10-mile scratch race
2nd “Tarax” 12-hour Madison.
7th Brno-Czechoslovakia, 6-Day race.
1st British Team Pursuit Championship
1st Sprint Championship of London
1975
1st Echuca Omnium Championship
3rd Australian Scratch Race Championship
3rd Australian 4 km Pursuit Championship
1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship,
1976
3rd “Tarax” 12-hour Madison.
2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship,
1977
2nd Australian Scratch Race Championship
2nd Australian 4 km Pursuit Championship
2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship,
1978
2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship,
Turned Professional in March.
4th Australian Grand Prix Road Race – Sandown Park
1st Mersey Wheelrace – Devonport
1979
1st Launceston 6-Day Race.
1st Australian 5 km Pursuit Championship
2nd Australian Team Pursuit Championship
1980
1st Launceston 6-Day Race.
2nd Australian 5 km Pursuit Championship
1st Australian Team Pursuit Championship
1st Australian Madison Championship.
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.
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.