British cycling has undergone a mammoth renaissance in recent years, but 50 years ago female competitors, let alone professional ones, were almost unheard of the in the UK – a fact which makes the story of Beryl Burton, an amateur athlete and working housewife who was crowned women’s world champion seven times over, all the more unbelievable. From the moment when she was first grudgingly accepted into the men’s local cycling club, until her final race win in 1986, Burton…
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