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Frank Southall was the first cyclist to be honoured, having won the 1932 British Best All-Rounder (BBAR) competition for individual time triallists. He signed his page in front of 7,000 cyclists attending the BBAR prize-giving at the Royal Albert Hall, London. [5] [6] Harry Grant, 1932 [7] John Ephraim Sibbit (John Sibbit), Citation in 1932 [8]
He broke the previous best mark that had stood since Marcel Planes completed 34,366 mi (55,307 km) in 1911 in response to Cycling magazine's 'Century Competition'. [2] In 1933, Humbles entered the Golden Book of Cycling as the greatest long-distance rider in the world. He rode 36,007 mi (57,948 km) in a year, averaging 100.019 mi (160.965 km ...
Mark Ian Macleod Beaumont BEM (born 1 January 1983) [2] is a British long-distance cyclist, broadcaster and author. [3] [4] [5] He holds the record for cycling round the world, completing his 18,000-mile (29,000 km) route on 18 September 2017, having taken less than 79 days.
Thomas Edward Godwin (1912–1975) was an English cyclist who held the world cycling record for most miles covered in a year (75,065 miles or 120,805 kilometres) and the fastest completion of 100,000 mi (160,000 km). In 1939, Godwin entered the Golden Book of Cycling as the greatest long-distance rider in the world. [1]
Cycling Ranking is an online database that offers insight into the yearly and overall career performances of professional road racing cyclists. The database contains race data going back to year 1869. [ 1 ]
Hugh William Porter MBE (born 27 January 1940) [2] [3] is one of Britain's greatest former professional cyclists, winning four world titles in the individual pursuit [4] - more than any other rider [1] - as well as a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1966. He is now a commentator on cycling events, working most notably for the BBC and ITV.
Along the way, Stevens sent a series of letters to Harper's Magazine detailing his experiences and later collected those experiences into a two-volume book of 1,000 pages, Around the World on a Bicycle, which is available in a single-volume paperback and publicly available at digital library projects. The price of an original has been estimated ...
List of Dutch cyclists This page was last edited on 8 February 2025, at 22:50 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...