1879 - Birmingham - 27 October to 1 November
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Press Cuttings from 19th Century Newspapers
28-Aug-2011 - This latest Six to be uncovered takes the position of being just the 4th to be held in Britain and the 1st outside of London. Quite how it is has been forgotten about for so long remains a mystery.
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SIX DAYS BICYCLE CONTEST AT BIRMINGHAM Sheffield & Rotherham Independent (England) Thursday, 30-Oct-1879
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![SheffRothInd18791030Thu SheffRothInd18791030Thu](../assets/images/SheffRothInd18791030Thu.jpg)
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SIX DAYS’ BICYCLE CONTEST Leicester Chronicle (England) Saturday, 1-Nov-1879
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![LeicesterChron18791101Sat LeicesterChron18791101Sat](../assets/images/LeicesterChron18791101Sat.jpg)
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![LeicesterChron18791101SatB LeicesterChron18791101SatB](../assets/images/LeicesterChron18791101SatB.jpg)
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THE SIX DAYS BICYCLE RACE AT BIRMINGHAM Sheffield and Rotherham Independent (England) Monday, 3-Nov-1879
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![SheffRothInd18791103Mon SheffRothInd18791103Mon](../assets/images/autogen/SheffRothInd18791103Mon.jpg)
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![VictorianBord1_01 VictorianBord1_01](../assets/images/VictorianBord1_01.gif)
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![VictorianBord1_02 VictorianBord1_02](../assets/images/VictorianBord1_02.gif)
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![VictorianBord1_03 VictorianBord1_03](../assets/images/VictorianBord1_03.gif)
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![VictorianBord1_04 VictorianBord1_04](../assets/images/VictorianBord1_04.gif)
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1
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H HIGHAM
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903 miles
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3 laps
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2
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G E EDLIN
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871 miles
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3
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T ANDREWS
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824 miles
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9 laps
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4
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W PACKER
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756 miles
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10 laps
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5
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H LEEMING
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521 miles
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8 laps
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6
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F J LEES
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430 miles
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3 laps
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7
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J PRINCE
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354 miles
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4 laps
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8
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J NICHOLLS
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317 miles
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3 laps
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9
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J H PALMER
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120 miles
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10
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E SHELTON
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85 miles
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1 lap
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11
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F WHITE
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37 miles
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5 laps
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![VictorianBord1_06 VictorianBord1_06](../assets/images/VictorianBord1_06.gif)
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![VictorianBord1_13 VictorianBord1_13](../assets/images/VictorianBord1_13.gif)
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![VictorianBord1_14 VictorianBord1_14](../assets/images/VictorianBord1_14.gif)
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![VictorianBord1_15 VictorianBord1_15](../assets/images/VictorianBord1_15.gif)
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