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Angus had a handicap of 36 minutes in 1930, where he finished 131st in a time of 10h 21" 25" and 31 minutes in 1931. In 1935 Angus lost 4 minutes due to a puncture and finished 140th.
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Alan Angus
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The highlight of Angus" cycling career was twice winning the Australian national road race title, in 1936 and 1937, by winning the Blue Riband for the fastest time in the Warrnambool to Melbourne Classic. In 1933 he could only finish 131st in a time of 7h 00" 00". After winning in 1937 Angus announced that he intended to retire unless he was selected to ride in the Tour de France.
As it transpired, neither eventuated however he didn"t ride in the Warrnambool in 1938, missing several months of racing following an accident.
Angus tasted early success in 1930 finishing 3rd in the Holland 50, a 50 miles (80 km) race with a handicap of 13 minutes. In 1931 he followed this up with 3rd in the Melbourne to Bendigo race over 125 miles (201 km).
Angus was a regular rider in the arduous 140 miles (230 km) Tour of Gippsland. There was no Warrnambool in 1934 as the promoter, the Dunlop-Pedriau Rubber Company had organised the Centenary 1000, a one week race over seven stages covering 1,102 miles (1,773 km).
He rode strongly in a difficult race and while he didn"t finish in the top 3 on any stage, his consistency saw him finish in 6th place.
The difficulties included a blizzard on the fifth stage, causing the stage to be interrupted overnight at Mountain Buffalo. Another race at which Angus performed well was the Barnet Glass Grand Prix. Angus was 4th in 1933 when the race was run from Melbourne to Ballarat and return, covering 125 miles (201 km).
In 1934 he finished 2nd and fastest time over the new route of 165 miles (266 km) from Melbourne to Preston via Marysville, Buxton and Alexandra.
Angus died in Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital on 20th September 1988.
