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Marguerite Wlison
accepts her award
from G.H.Stancer.
1941.
selves:
Bidlake
winners,
the cycle trade.
Arthur Gillott.
field of services to cycling,
In 1942 there was again no award.
the plaque itself to be awarded later.
of the Institute of Cycle Traders and Repairers,
shell”
1939.
no decision on a winner could realistically be made.
prematurely.
their manufacture was banned by the Board of Trade,
Women’s RRA,
the following year,
and 1000-mile rides.
probably no accident,
but immensely strong.
of English cycling,
and the award was presented to Arthur Gillott,
Marguerite Wilson.
turned professional for Hercules,
for Marguerite Wilson
attractive and vivacious,
1940.There was no award.The war had disrupted not only racing but normal life to such an extent that
Marguerite was the “blond bomb-
petite
bicycle retailer and founder
clear that women were eligible for the award.This was
and during 1939 she
She would break more records
which aimed to introduce professional standards into
had just
At the end of 1938 the
breaking no less than eleven records.
The very limited wartime racing programme made it natural to look at the
The award was made specifically for her End-to-End
and photographs had to be given to the
rules of the Bidlake award were amended to make it
before the war ended her career
One casualty of the war was the plaques them-
proceeded to re-write the record books of the
Marguerite Wlison
accepts her award
from G.H.Stancer.
1941.
selves:
Bidlake
winners,
the cycle trade.
Arthur Gillott.
field of services to cycling,
In 1942 there was again no award.
the plaque itself to be awarded later.
of the Institute of Cycle Traders and Repairers,
shell”
1939.
no decision on a winner could realistically be made.
prematurely.
their manufacture was banned by the Board of Trade,
Women’s RRA,
the following year,
and 1000-mile rides.
probably no accident,
but immensely strong.
of English cycling,
and the award was presented to Arthur Gillott,
Marguerite Wilson.
turned professional for Hercules,
for Marguerite Wilson
attractive and vivacious,
1940.There was no award.The war had disrupted not only racing but normal life to such an extent that
Marguerite was the “blond bomb-
petite
bicycle retailer and founder
clear that women were eligible for the award.This was
and during 1939 she
She would break more records
which aimed to introduce professional standards into
had just
At the end of 1938 the
breaking no less than eleven records.
The very limited wartime racing programme made it natural to look at the
The award was made specifically for her End-to-End
and photographs had to be given to the
rules of the Bidlake award were amended to make it
before the war ended her career
One casualty of the war was the plaques them-
proceeded to re-write the record books of the
