DISTANCE CYCLIST—The cheers of hundreds of club cyclists greeted 28-year-old Tommy Godwin, as he cycled into Hyde Park, London on the last lap of a year’s cycle ride on the roads of Britain. He covered 75,065 miles, beating Ossie Nicholson’s record of 52,657 miles in 1937. He intends to ride for another 135 days in an attempt to bring his mileage up to 100,000.
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Southland Times, Issue 24109, 24 April 1940, Page 11
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64DISTANCE CYCLIST—The cheers of hundreds of club cyclists greeted 28-year-old Tommy Godwin, as he cycled into Hyde Park, London on the last lap of a year’s cycle ride on the roads of Britain. He covered 75,065 miles, beating Ossie Nicholson’s record of 52,657 miles in 1937. He intends to ride for another 135 days in an attempt to bring his mileage up to 100,000. Southland Times, Issue 24109, 24 April 1940, Page 11
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