Bicycle Race at Lillie-Bridge, London, 1875

Race between G.P. Whiting (left) and G.N. Keith-Falconer, the best two amateur bicycle riders of the day, over a course of 25 miles at the Lillie-Bridge grounds, London, January 1875. Whiting won the race by 11 seconds, in a little over 1 hour and 41 minutes, to claim a £20 prize Silver Cup. Both cyclists were riding Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycles, which were most popular between 1871 and 1885

Amateur Bicycles Claim Cyclists Falconer Farthing Lillie Minutes Ordinary Seconds Whiting

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