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4 unusual facts about Arthur Linton


Arthur Linton

From March until the Bordeaux–Paris race in May, Linton took part in a long distance race every week.

Linton was born in 1868 in Seavington St Michael, Somerset in England to John, innkeeper of the 'Volunteer', and his wife Sarah.

Shortly before leaving for France, Warburton had arranged for Linton to undertake a challenge for the world One-Hundred Miles Record at the newly built Herne Hill Velodrome in London.

He is best known for winning the Bordeaux–Paris road race in 1896 and for breaking the world one-hour unpaced cycling record.



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