John M. Chapman
John M. Chapman (Bicycle racing. Born, College Park, GA, 1877; died, Santa Monica, CA, Mar. 20, 1947.) During the era when bike racing was a major sport indoors and outdoors in the U.S., John M....
View ArticleFranco Georgetti
Franco Georgetti (Bicycle racing. Born, Bovisio Mombello, Italy, Oct. 3, 1902; died, Rome, Italy, Mar. 18, 1983.) Over a period of nearly 15 years, one of the most popular and consistent of the...
View ArticleAlfred Goullet
Alfred Goullet (Bicycle racing. Born, Emu, Australia, Apr. 5, 1891; died, Toms River, NJ, Mar. 11, 1995.) Alf Goullet was one of the first great stars of the six-day bike racing circuit, emerging...
View ArticleTorchy Peden
Torchy Peden (Bicycle racing. Born, Victoria, B.C., Apr. 16, 1906; died, Northbrook, IL, Jan. 26, 1980.) A writer once said that William John Peden led the pack at a bicycle race “like a torch.”...
View ArticlePat Powers
Pat Powers (Executive. Born, Trenton, NJ, June 27, 1860; died, Belmar, NJ, Aug. 27, 1925.) For nearly three decades, Patrick Thomas Powers was a major figure in New York-area sports. He was involved...
View ArticleReggie McNamara
Reggie McNamara (Bicycle racing. Born, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia, 1887; died, Newark, NJ, October 1971.) Though born in Australia, Reggie McNamara became an American citizen early in his...
View ArticleAlf Letourner
Alf Letourner (Bicycle racing. Born, Amiens, France, July 25, 1907; died, Paris, France, Jan. 4, 1975.) One of the most popular of the European riders to appear regularly in the six-day bicycle race...
View ArticleFreddie Spencer
Freddie Spencer (Bicycle racing. Born, Westfield, NJ, Aug. 9, 1902; died, Rahway, NJ, Feb. 9, 1992.) During the last Golden Era of bicycle racing in America, no star was bigger than Fred Spencer, who...
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