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Bidlake
Shorland,
years later,
In addition,
midable mind,

a book on cycling,
1895
1893
1892
1892
1894
1894
1894
1894
early flying.
He soon turned to journalism,
riding on two wheels.
hour paced event at Herne Hill,
ity or about bike-racing at that time.
Later,
University with a degree in mathematics.
with a strong legal turn to it,
which is elegantly written,
50 miles Tricycle
24 Hour Tricycle
12 Hour Tricycle
100 miles Tricycle
Bidlake was born in London in 1867,
London-York Tricycle
London-York Tricycle
* with Monty Holbein
12 Hour Tandem Tricycle *
24 Hour Tandem Tricycle *
Bidlake raced the trike many times on the track,
the money for the long period of training that was necessary,
but very general,
2:22:55
13:19:00
15:28:00
5:15:57
333 miles
the son of a teacher,
194.5 miles
356.5 miles
181.5 miles
he wrote for many years a column in
His ambition was to become a lawyer,
where he was the fastest trike with 410 miles,
and a magnificent command of English.
He would become an observer and time-keeper in all these fields.
and his other interests outside cycling included motor-cycling and,

some
He had a for-
Cycling magazine called
In 1896 he wrote
and it reveals little about his personal-
for example in the famous Cuca Cup 24-
but his family lacked
and he set up as a private tutor instead.
beaten only by Frank
and he graduated from London