Eileen Sheridan: The Mighty Atom

from The Bike Show Podcast Hosted by Jack Thurston

Land's End to John O'Groats is a classic cycle touring route. But it was also the blue riband distance among the long distance record-breaking heyday of the 1930s to the 1960s. In 1954 Eileen Sheridan, a diminutive cyclist from Coventry sponsored by the huge Hercules Bicycle Company, set a new record that stood for decades. Now 89, Eileen recounts a truly epic journey and tells the story of how she became one of the best-known, and best-paid, cyclists in Britain. Continue reading → The post Eileen Sheridan: The Mighty Atom first appeared on The Bike Show.

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