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| Picture No | 10218871 |
| Date | 1892 |
| Description | The 24 hour Bicycle Race at Herne Hill 1892 |
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The Cyclists participating in the 24 hour Bicycle race at Herne Hill velodrome, on the 22nd July 1892, shortly before the start. The race was won by F.W. Shorland (centre background in image) who rode a 'geared ordinary' (or 'penny farthing') to achieve a distance of 413 miles. J.M. James (on the right of the image, no. 3) came second with a distance of 407 miles.
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| Source | Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 1892, page 736. By R.W. Thomas |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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