The Founding Women of Cycling

WOMEN OFCYCLING

T H E F O U N D I N G

DID YOUKNOW THISIS WOMEN’SCYCLINGWEEK?

I didn’t.

LUCKILY, ISTUMBLED ACROSSA GREAT ARTICLE,“THE PIONEERS OFWOMEN’SCYCLING” ONCYCLINGNEWS.COM AND SAW THATTHE EDITORS HAVEBEEN CELEBRATINGTHE INFLUENCE OFFEMALE CYCLISTON THE SPORT ALLWEEK.

AS AN AVID CYCLIST(I’M CURRENTLYTRAINING FOR THECICLISMO CLASSICO), IENJOY HEARING ABOUTHOW WOMEN AREPARTICIPATING IN THESPORT. READINGABOUT THE FEMALECYCLISTS FROM LONGAGO REMINDED MEABOUT THE WOMEN ONWHOSE SHOULDERS WESTAND AND IN WHOSEMEMORY WE RIDE.

HERE ARE JUST ACOUPLE OF THE

NOTABLE“PIONEERS.”

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HÉLÈNEDUTRIEU

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D U T R I E U S T A R T I N G C Y C L I N G B E C A U S E H E R B R O T H E RW A S D O I N G I T . S H E W A S O N L Y 1 4 W H E N S H E L E F T

H O M E T O P U R S U E H E R D R E A M S A N D W H E N S H E W A S1 6 S H E B R O K E T H E W O M E N ’ S H O U R R E C O R D . A T 1 8 ,S H E E N T E R E D T H E W O M E N ’ S S P E E D T R A C K W O R L D

C H A M P I O N S H I P S – A N D W O N ! S H E W O U L D R E P E A T H E RV I C T O R Y A G A I N T H E F O L L O W I N G Y E A R .

W H E N Y O U G O O G L E D U T R I E U Y O U ’ L L S E E T H A T N O TO N L Y W A S S H E A C Y C L I S T , S H E W A S A L S O A N

A C C O M P L I S H E D P I L O T . A C C O R D I N G T O T H ES M I T H S O N I A N N A T I O N A L A I R A N D S P A C E M U S E U M ,

W H O F E A T U R E S D U T R I E U I N I T S “ W O M E N I NA V I A T I O N ” G A L L E R Y , D U T R I E U W A S K N O W N A S T H E

“ G I R L H A W K ” A N D S H E “ T H R I L L E D T H E W O R L D I NS E P T E M B E R O F 1 9 1 0 B Y F L Y I N G N O N - S T O P F R O M

O S T E N D T O B R U G E S , B E L G I U M A N D S H E B E C A M E T H EF I R S T B E L G I A N W O M A N T O R E C E I V E A P I L O T L I C E N S E

O N N O V E M B E R 2 5 , 1 9 1 0 . ”

ALFONSINASTRADA

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S T R A D A P L A Y E D B Y T H E “ I F Y O U C A N ’ T B E A T ‘ E M ,J O I N ‘ E M ” R U L E W H E N S H E J O I N E D T H E M E N ’ S G I R OD ’ I T A L I A . S H E F R E Q U E N T L Y P A R T I C I P A T E D I N M E N ’ SR A C E S , S O M E T I M E S W I N N I N G T H E M . S H E R O D E T H E

G I R O D I L O M B A R D I A T W I C E I N 1 9 1 7 A N D 1 9 1 8 ,F I N I S H I N G 2 1 S T O N H E R S E C O N D A T T E M P T ,

A C C O R D I N G T O C Y C L I N G N E W S .

W H E N S H E W A S I N V I T E D T O R I D E T H E G I R O D ’ I T A L I AA T T H E A G E O F 2 4 , S H E W A S E N L I S T E D U N D E R T H E

G E N D E R - N E U T R A L A L I A S O F A L F O N S I N S T R A D A . H E RI D E N T I T Y W A S U N C O V E R E D B E F O R E T H E R A C E B U T S H E

R O D E A N Y W A Y . U N F O R T U N A T E L Y , S H E H A D B R O K E NH A N D L E B A R S D U R I N G T H E R A C E A N D W A S N ’ T A B L E T O

G E T M E C H A N I C A L A S S I S T A N C E D U R I N G T H E R I D EU N T I L A S P E C T A T O R G A V E H E R T H E B R O K E N H A N D L EO F A B R O O M T O U S E . B Y T H E N , S H E ’ D B E E N M I S S E D

T H E T I M E C U T . S T I L L , S H E P E D A L E D O N . S H E W A S N ’ TA N O F F I C I A L F I N I S H E R , B U T S H E C O M P L E T E D T H E

R A C E A R O U N D 3 0 H O U R S B E H I N D T H E W I N N E R .

HAPPYRIDING!

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