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Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, Nelly Bly Jr. Occupation. Businesswoman. Notable work. Circumnavigated the globe on a bicycle. Annie Cohen Kopchovsky (1870 – 11 November 1947), [ 1 ] known as Annie Londonderry, was a Jewish Latvian immigrant to the United States who in 1894–95 became the first woman to bicycle around the world.
Mari Holden. Mari Kim Holden (born March 30, 1971) is an American Olympic medalist and World Champion in the sport of cycling. She won a silver medal in the 2000 Olympic Games time trial in Sydney, Australia and the world time trial championship later that year. She also won six U.S. championships, becoming the first American woman to win three ...
Feminism portal. v. t. e. The bicycle had a significant impact on the lives of women in a variety of areas. [1][2][3] The greatest impact the bicycle had on the societal role of women occurred in the 1890s during the bicycle craze that swept American and European society. [4] During this time, the primary achievement the bicycle gained for the ...
The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais Sauerbronn, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817, that was called Draisine (English) or draisienne (French) by the press.
Dora Rinehart of Colorado, gained a reputation as "America's Greatest Cyclienne" [1] for her long-distance riding in the mid-1890s. Rinehart took up cycling in 1894, even though society at that time discouraged female riders. In 1896 she famously rode more than 100 100-mile rides. She commented that "I do not like to go on a hard run when my ...
Kristin Armstrong Savola (née Armstrong; born August 11, 1973) is a former professional road bicycle racer [1] and three-time Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the women's individual time trial in 2008, 2012, and 2016. Before temporarily retiring to start a family in 2009, she rode for Cervélo TestTeam in women's elite professional events ...
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe.
Kristen Faulkner (born December 18, 1992) [1] is an American racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team EF–Oatly–Cannondale. [4] [5] She is the reigning USA National Road Race Champion [6] and won two gold medals in the women's individual road race and women's track cycling team pursuit at the 2024 Paris Olympics.