[CR]Re: Beryl Burton

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From: <BobHoveyGa@aol.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Beryl Burton
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 13:46:20 EST

In a message dated 12/5/02 7:30:02 PM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:

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> As an aside I should mention that I once saw a late 60s add for these
> brakes with an English female racer as their spokes-person. If I had the add,
> I could spell her name correctly, but I think it was something like Beryl
> Beesum(??), [other folks, please correct me].
>That would be the great Beryl Burton, generally considered to be the
>greatest female cycle racer of all time. She regularly trounced top male
>cyclists in UK TT events. >>

I borrowed a video on the history of cycling from the LBS and there was a nice interview with Beryl on it, in addition to footage of her racing in a TT... in her late 70's I believe, perhaps older (and doing pretty well... I seem to remember her overtaking at least one rather humiliated young pup). Will get the name of the vid if anyone's interested.

Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA