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Amazing Anfielders: An Illustrated History of the Anfield Bicycle Club
David Birchall
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Description for Amazing Anfielders: An Illustrated History of the Anfield Bicycle Club
Paperback. David Birchall explores the history of Anfield Bicycle Club through its extensive archive. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; HBTB; WSBX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 298.
As one of the oldest cycling clubs in the world, the `Anfield' has an amazing history. The early members in the 1880s and 1890s helped shape competitive long-distance cycling and time trialling. Founder members included George Pilkington Mills, the greatest cyclist of his day. He held Land's End to John O'Groats records on various machines, won the first Bordeaux to Paris race and inspired the Tour de France. Others included Lawrence Fletcher, who ensured the survival of cycle racing on UK public roads into the twentieth century; John Houlding, the ABC's second president and father of Liverpool Football Club; J. ... Read more
As one of the oldest cycling clubs in the world, the `Anfield' has an amazing history. The early members in the 1880s and 1890s helped shape competitive long-distance cycling and time trialling. Founder members included George Pilkington Mills, the greatest cyclist of his day. He held Land's End to John O'Groats records on various machines, won the first Bordeaux to Paris race and inspired the Tour de France. Others included Lawrence Fletcher, who ensured the survival of cycle racing on UK public roads into the twentieth century; John Houlding, the ABC's second president and father of Liverpool Football Club; J. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445650951
SKU
V9781445650951
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Ref
99-99
About David Birchall
David Birchall is a life-long cyclist and second generation member of the Anfield Bicycle Club. Since the 1960s his articles on cycle touring and history have been widely published. As a past president of the Anfield Bicycle Club, and now its archivist, he has ensured the conservation of the club's unique archive, thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery ... Read more
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