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Marguerite Wilson Full name Marguerite Wilson Born (1918-03-04 ) 4 March 1918England Died 1972[1] Discipline Road Role Rider ?–1937 Bournemouth Arrow CC 1938 West Croydon Wheelers
1939–1941? Hercules[2]
1939 — Land's End to John o' Groats
Marguerite Wilson (1918–1972) was a record-breaking cyclist from Bournemouth . In 1939 she broke the Land's End to John o' Groats and 1,000-mile (1,600 km ) records. When World War II stopped her efforts in 1941 she held every Women's Road Records Association (R.R.A.) bicycle record.[3] Golden Book of Cycling [3] Bidlake Memorial Prize .[4]
Wilson started racing in 1935, when she was 17.[5] [3] [5] End to End ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats in 2 d 22 h 52 min, continuing to complete the 1,000 miles in a record 3 d 11 h 44 min. When World War II stopped her efforts in 1941 she held all 16 Women's R.R.A. bicycle records.[3] [6] Frederick Thomas Bidlake Memorial Plaque for her End-to-End record.[5]
Palmarès [ edit ]
21/07/1935, 10 Mile Solo Record — 29 min 14 s[7]
1936
26/07/1936, 10 Mile Solo Record — 28 min 54 s[7]
05/09/1936, 10 Mile Solo Record — 28 min 02 s[7]
1937
06/06/1937, 10 Mile Solo Record — 27 min 57 s[7]
1938
19/06/1938, 10 Mile Solo Record — 27 min 15 s[7]
1939
29/08/1939–2/09/1939, Land’s End to John O’Groats in 2 d 22 h 52 min[3]
29/08/1939–2/09/1939, 1,000 miles in 3 d 11 h 44 min[3]
Honours [ edit ]
In 1939 she received the annual Bidlake Memorial Prize that has been awarded from 1934 until the present in honour of Frederick Thomas Bidlake . Her citation says:
Marguerite Wilson for her bicycle records, Land’s End to John O’Groats in 2 d 22 h 52 min and 1,000 miles in 3 d 11 h 44 min accomplished in one ride, 29th August – 2nd September 1939.[4]
On 30 April 1947 her achievements were celebrated in the Golden Book of Cycling .[3]
Personal life [ edit ]
Marguerite Wilson was a stewardess for British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C ) in 1948, working Short Flying boats from the Marine Airway terminal , Solent , Southampton , Hampshire .[8] [9]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g "Road Records Association — Marguerite Wilson page from The Golden Book" . Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008 .
^ a b Bidlake Memorial Recipients — 1939 — Marguerite Wilson
^ a b c The Bicycle, UK, 5 March 1941, p11
^ Museum of American Heritage archive — Social history of the bicycle Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ a b c d e Cycle Time Trials — South DC — Records
^ Journal, Fellowship of Cycling Old-Timers vol 143 p9
^ British Pathe library 1249.07 | Airways Girl (1:08:21:00 - 1:09:29:00) 05/07/1948 - 14 images (and 68 second film clip) of Marguerite Wilson as B.O.A.C. stewardess and track cyclist. Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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