Cycling Notes.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XIX, Issue 3302, 2 September 1901, Page 4

Cycling Notes.

Winter time and roads are not conducive to fast travelling, but H. B. James, of the Dunlop Tyre Company, whilst motoring through the Western District (Victoria) lately to making arrangements for the Dunlop Road Race from Warrnambool to Melbourne, had a fine and fast run from several points on the road race route. The best travelling during the trip was a non-stop run from Camperdown to Melbourne, a distance of 121 miles. The former township was left at five minutes to ten on Sunday morning, and good time recorded right alone through Pirron, Yallock, Colac, Winchester to Geelong (75 miles), which was reached at 1.55 p.m. Here the motor was eased up, and thrown out of gear, whilst some portable provisions were obtained. After a delay of 30 minutes the homeward journey was continued, and the 46 mile 3 to Melbourne covered in two hours 35 minutes, despite the heavy conditions of the roads through the late rains. Melbourne was reached on the stroke of five o'clock, the full distance (121 miles) being ridden in fix hours 35 minutes, an average of 18i miles an hour, whilst the engine was not stopped once on the journey, which occupied (including the halfhour stiy at Geelong) sevon hours five minutes. The cur used was a de Dion voiturette, 3£ horse power, weighing (including two passengers) over 10 cwt.