From March until the Bordeaux–Paris race in May, Linton took part in a long distance race every week.
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Linton was born in 1868 in Seavington St Michael, Somerset in England to John, innkeeper of the 'Volunteer', and his wife Sarah.
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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.
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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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