Engraving showing the 24 hour Bicycle race at Herne Hill velodrome, underway on the 22nd July 1892. The race was won by F.W. Shorland (centre in image) who rode a 'geared ordinary' (or 'penny farthing') to achieve a distance of 413 miles. J.M. James (on the right of the image, in white shirt) came second with a distance of 407 miles. Date: 1892
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Image Number: 4220-20401349Rights ManagedCredit Line:Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library/Pantheon/SuperStockCollection:Mary Evans Picture Library Contributor:Illustrated London News Ltd Model Release:NoProperty Release:NoResolution:6000×4029
