1880 - Edinburgh - 3 to 8 May
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Press Cuttings from 19th Century Newspapers
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BICYCLE CONTEST IN EDINBURGH Aberdeen Weekly Journal (Scotland) Tuesday, 4-May-1880
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![AberdeenWJ18800504Tue AberdeenWJ18800504Tue](../assets/images/AberdeenWJ18800504Tue.jpg)
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SIX-DAYS’ BICYCLE CONTEST Leeds Mercury (England) Tuesday, 4-May-1880
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“A bicycle contest, to last six days, commenced yesterday, in the Waverley Market, Edinburgh. Eight competitors have entered.”
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BICYCLE CONTEST IN EDINBURGH Aberdeen Weekly Journal (Scotland) Friday, 7-May-1880
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![AberdeenWeeklyJ18800507Fri AberdeenWeeklyJ18800507Fri](../assets/images/AberdeenWeeklyJ18800507Fri.jpg)
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THE SIX DAYS’ BICYCLE CONTEST IN EDINBURGH Aberdeen Weekly Journal (Scotland) Monday, 10-May-1880
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![AberdeenWJ18800510Mon AberdeenWJ18800510Mon](../assets/images/AberdeenWJ18800510Mon.jpg)
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This is the result based on the total miles given in the press report - which therefore lists some riders out of sequence. Also the number of laps given would mean that the track was very short - i.e. more than 14 laps to the mile (15 laps to mile = 110 metres per lap)
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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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C TERRONT
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920 miles
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2
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W CANN
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910 miles
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3
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C E EDLIN
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880 miles
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4
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? LAMB
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750 miles
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5
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? ROBERTS
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746 miles
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6
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? WRIGHT
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600 miles
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7
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F J LEES
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578 miles
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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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