1901 - London
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 After an apparent gap of two years women’s racing returned to the Royal Aquarium for at least four races - 3 to 8 June, 10 to 15 June, 17 to 22 June and 24 to 29 June. In the final two races there were Men’s sections as well as the Ladies.
However the programme for the 24 June race (opposite) listed a very limited field of six female riders - which may explain the male competitors. All the riders were British professionals it seems.
Ladies’ Race
Section I
2:45 to 3:45 and 7:45 to 8:45 pm
1. Miss ANDERSON (White)
2. Miss LESLIE (Mauve)
3. Mrs WARD (Pink)
Section II
4 to 5 and 9 to 10 pm
4. Miss GOLDING (Yellow)
5. Miss HARWOOD (Black)
6. Miss PATTISON (Blue)
Men’s Race
1:30 to 2:30 and 6:30 to 7:30 pm
7. E C DAFINNEY
8. Robert HARCOURT
9. Montague HARCOURT
This may have been the last womens’ six day race ever held in Britain ... or indeed anywhere?
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Press Cuttings from Newspapers at the start of the 20th Century
Race 1
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Yorkshire Post (England) Thursday, 30-May-1901
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Manchester Courier (England) Tuesday, 4-Jun-1901
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LADIES BICYCLE RACE
Lincolnshire Echo (England) Saturday, 8-Jun-1901
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Manchester Courier (England) Monday, 10-Jun-1901
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Lancashire Daily Post (England) Monday, 10-Jun-1901
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Whitstable Times (England) Saturday, 29-Jun-1901
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Official Programme
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The printed and hand written distances (miles:laps) taken from the race card up to the 5th day.
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No.
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Rider
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1st Day
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2nd Day
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3rd Day
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4th Day
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5th Day
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6th Day
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Result
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I
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1
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Miss GAVETT (Cerise)
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29:5
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59:9
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91:4
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122:7
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155:0
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2
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Miss LESLIE (Mauve)
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30:8
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63:6
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96:3
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129:4
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162:7
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3
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Mdlle Marcelle (Sage Green)
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32:1
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65:2
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98:1
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131:3
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164:9
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4
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Miss PALMER (Pink)
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24:5
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53:8
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85:1
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116:2
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148:3
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II
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5
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Mdlle ABOU KAIIA (Green)
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32:2
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45:4
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45:4
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45:4
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45:4
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6
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Miss ANDERSON (Yellow)
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36:9
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73:0
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109:3
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144:1
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179:0
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213:9
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3
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7
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Miss GOLDING (Dark Yellow)
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31:9
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60:0
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92:6
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125:1
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157:6
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8
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Miss WEBB (Red)
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27:5
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56:0
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86:4
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115:4
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145:8
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III
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9
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Miss BLACKBURN (Blue)
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37:2
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74:6
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112:3
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149:9
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186:8
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223:6
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1
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10
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Miss HARWOOD (Black)
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37:2
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74:6
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112:3
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149:9
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186:8
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223:6
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2
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11
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Mdlle PALLIARDE (White)
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0:3
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0:3
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0:3
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0:3
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0:3
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12
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Mrs WARD (Heliotrope)
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29:7
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60:0
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88:5
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119:8
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150:3
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Race 2
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Manchester Courier (England) Monday, 17-Jun-1901
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Pos
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Rider
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Miles
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Laps
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1
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Miss HARWOOD
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230
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6
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2
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Miss BLACKBURN
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227
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2
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3
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Miss ANDERSON
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223
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6
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4
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Miss LESLIE
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209
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0
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5
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Miss GAVETT
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202
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7
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6
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Miss GOLDING
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200
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0
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Whitstable Times (England) Saturday, 6-Jul-1901
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 Race 3
Race programme - with partial results.
Ladies’ Bicycle Race
Section I
2:45 to 3:45 and 7:45 to 8:45 pm
1. Miss LESLIE (Mauve)
2. Miss PATTISON (Helitrope)
3. Mrs WARD (Pink)
Section II
4 to 5 and 9 to 10 pm
4. Miss ANDERSON (Yellow)
5. Miss GAVETT (Cerise)
6. Miss GOLDING (Dark Yellow)
Men’s Teams
No.1
1:30 to 2:30
7. T BROWN
8. Dick ROGERS
9. Walter SPARROW
No.2
6:30 to 7:30 pm
10. H PRICE
11. Will SPARROW
12. R WILLIAMS
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Race 4
Race programme only. See top of page for riders. However there was a letter of recommendation about a Roberts Royal Racer obtained from Symonds’ London Stores from Miss Monie Harwood to the company. It stated that she had won this race with a distance of 229 and 4/5 miles in 12 hours of racing over six days - without any adjustment to the bike. (from the FossilCycle blog)
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Related Reports
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ONE HOUR LADIES’ RECORD
Sheffield Daily Telegraph (England) Monday, 21-Oct-1901
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Whitstable Times (England) Saturday, 16-Nov-1901
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