Hilldodger said:I'm a cycling historian and well aware of BB's record and that of many others.
Was she the best ever? No
Was she ONE of the best of all time? yes.
well, glad that's settled then. good job you're a cycling historian.
Hilldodger said:I'm a cycling historian and well aware of BB's record and that of many others.
Was she the best ever? No
Was she ONE of the best of all time? yes.
I've just spoken to them today, Dave5N. A true cottage industry - they sew and bind the books themselves as well as printing them and reckon they can turn the handle and produce as few as half a dozen copies per run if they want. The tale of how they tracked down a clean copy to reproduce and how they located Beryl's children for permission was a story in itself.Dave5N said:
Bit of a miscalculation for the lad, then. Wouldn't Rule 1 of setting a new record be that you don't get overtaken? Or did he think that he would pass her again within the 12 hours?Hilldodger said:Mike McNamara was out to set a new record and was pacing himself for that - he wasn't racing Burton.