LONG CYCLE RACE
Auckland to Wellington EXPERIMENTAL JOURNEY During the Christmas holidays, C. Tasker, well-known Wellington amateur cyclist, tried himself out on a record cycling trip from Auckland to Wellington, and succeeded in knocking a few hours off Stan. Wright’s time, his total- riding time being 33 hours. Although his actual time on the journey from Auckland to Wellington was 72} hours, this was because he did not do any night riding. He states that under '.favourable conditions he could do the journey in a further few hours and proposes making an official attempt on the record as, soon as circumstances nerinit, or when arrangements cap, be made for the officials-to supervise his performance.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 90, 11 January 1932, Page 14
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114LONG CYCLE RACE Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 90, 11 January 1932, Page 14
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