Beryl Burton

http://www.thebikezone.org.uk/thebikezone/riders/berylburton.html (3min film at bottom)

Good post - it's time more cycling enthusiasts new about the queen of testers. There's only room for one British institution named Beryl, and I'd prefer it wasn't Beryl Reid.

Sooooo, world class British woman cyclist being callously overlooked by the unappreciative masses. Sounds familiar...

an amazing woman
and not only an inspirational cyclist - she also grew rhubarb

She were a star when I were a lad.

Not exactly Vicky Pendleton, to be fair.

http://www.thebikezone.org.uk/thebikezone/riders/berylburton.html

Mandy Jones

Speaking of Mandy Jones, back in the 80s I had a workmate who was a third cat road racer. He was out riding around Rochdale one evening when he came up behind a woman riding with a kid in a child seat behind her saddle.
He went to overtake, Mandy (for it was she) heard him coming, upped the pace and dropped him after a few miles...
She and her husband run Surosa Cycles in Oldham now.

ace!

Excellent info hippy thanks. I was ignorant to her but what a list of wins.

I like the Mandy Jones story as well, way to drop someone.

Good website in genral, I like this page.

http://www.thebikezone.org.uk/thebikezone/thinkingcyclist/explainthis.html

kowalski She were a star when I were a lad.

Not exactly Vicky Pendleton, to be fair.

as Beryl herself said, it's all about the bloody press!

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jun/13/tour-de-france-beryl-burton

Thank you for the link.

In 1967 she pedalled 277.25 miles in 12 hours, famously overtaking Mike McNamara, her male rival, and giving him a liquorice allsort as she passed

This makes me smile so much.

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jun/13/tour-de-france-beryl-burton

Brilliant

Always makes me laugh when she is described as a 'female' cyclist.
I could be wrong but I don't think any Yorkshire family has ever named a son 'Beryl'.

That's what they want you to think.

When the Grand Départ sets off from Leeds town hall next month, all 180 riders in the peloton will be men. Under rules set by the UCI, cycling's governing body, the race is deemed too hard for women. Women are only allowed to ride 80 miles a day in UCI events, way shorter than almost every stage in the three-week men's tour.

I genuinely didn't realise they were not allowed to compete, I had always assumed it was the usual case of the male versions of the sport getting more coverage, and the female races were just run separately.

I understand the need to split men and women in some sports, but to declare it too hard is a piss take. 6th place on the Trans AM is currently held by a woman. And 6th is an achievement for a man or a woman.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RALEIGH-ILKESTON-SBDU-REYNOLDS-753-TIME-TRIAL-LO-PRO-FRAMESET-/271523426041?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Fragrances_Women_s_Fragrances_PP&hash=item3f380eaef9

Dick moves selling it in parts (i know its not you). You might want to link in ladies pages

Maxine Peake's Beryl is on at Kingston Rose Theatre in March:

http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/whats-on/beryl

I saw the Beryl play last night; it really was excellent.

It mentioned that she set the 12 hour time trial record at 277.25 miles in 1967, and this record still holds today, for women. Which is slightly surprising considering improved engineering and nutrition etc over the last 50 years. I was curious as to whether there's been any attempts made on this record, but googling doesn't bring up anything. Anyone know?

Last year's 12hr winner was just a few yards short of the record if i remember correctly.

Have you checked on TTF? There's a records and results sub-forum.

It was further than the men's record at the time.

Every year there's about 5-6 12hr races with women racing that could be considered 'attempts on her record'.

Yards? No it was ~8 miles by Jill Wilkinson in last year's Newbury 12hr

http://www.timetriallingforum.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=37181

My missus just asked if I wanted to see it, which is why I'm now in this thread..
http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/whats-on/beryl/ticket-info