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• J. E. Alexander
  ...eptember 9th at San Jose he won second place in both the one mile and five mile scratch races. At Stockton September 16th with a twelve pounds heavier whee ...at it would spread out like a sail. In this way I floated along mile after mile, scarcely pedaling ten miles out of the entire fifty.
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• THE WHEELMEN. - The San Francisco Call, 21 Sep 1895
  ==== The Bay City Wheelmen's Five-Mile Road Race To-Morrow. ==== ...the cyclers of the [[Young Men's Christian Association]] will hold a five-mile event from San Mateo to San Carlos, for which there are ten entries, who, w
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• Victor A. Hancock
  The Pacific Road Club's 10-mile handicap road race took place yesterday around the San Leandro triangle bef ...ing. It will be better in a month or so. Plenty of walks up three and four mile hills. We used drags with success down all the long grades. The roads for t
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• GOLDEN GATE PARK JOTS. - The San Francisco Call, 08 Apr 1895
  ...from the north drive just before reaching the track. It is a little over a mile long and at the west end joins the main drive that runs to the [[Ocean Beac
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• Great Hundred-Mile Relay Race to Be Run To-Morrow - The San Francisco Call, 11 Apr 1896
  ==== Great Hundred-Mile Relay Race to Be Run To-Morrow. ==== The [[:Category:1896 annual 100-mile relay race|third annual 100-mile relay race]] of the [[California Associated Cycling Clubs]], starting here,
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• Albert A. Bouton
  ...|Whiskers Bouton]] of the Oakland wheelmen made quite a showing in the two-mile safety handicap. He was running behind when the crowd began to yell "Go it,
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• CYCLERS ARE AROUSED - San Francisco Chronicle, 01 Sep 1894
  The [[San Jose Road Club]] will hold its next five-mile race on Sunday, September 5th, being the second race of the series. [[Walte ...RT L. LONG]], HOLDER OF THE COAST RECORD FOR ONE-THIRD AND TWO-THIRDS OF A MILE.]]
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• THE WHEELMEN. - The San Francisco Call, 08 Jun 1895
  ==== C. S. Wells to Try for the World's Five-Mile Road Record. ==== [[California Cycling Club]] - Mile club race at [[Bay City Wheelmen track at Central Park|Central Park]], 9:30
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• THE WHEELMEN. - All Ready for the Great San Jose Meet on Friday and Saturday. - The San Francisco Call, 13 Apr 1895
  [[:Category:1895 annual 100-mile relay race|The great relay race of last Sunday]] has been run over again ev ...calities have from time to time held 100-mile relay races, and even [[1000-mile interstate relay races from Chicago to New York]].
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• THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Call - October 26, 1895
  ...ered. [[Guy Frost]], the winner of the first of the Royals' series of five-mile road races, has been presented with a trophy in the shape of a handsome gol ...id clever work. The fact that one got under twenty-four minutes, six under twenty-five, six under twenty-six, seven under twenty-seven, four under twenty- eight,
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• THE WHEELMEN - The San Francisco Call, 01 Jun 1895
  ...f the [[Reliance Club Wheelmen]] will go against the tandem record for one mile, class A, of 2:09, made by [[B. E. Clark]] and [[O. B. Smith]] of the [[Gar The following are the handicaps for the two-mile class A and the two-mile class B, the other two events being scratch races:
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• WITH THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Chronicle, 08 Jun 1895
  The [[California Cycling Club]] will hold a five-mile [[handicap]] road race on Sunday, June 16th, over the [[San Mateo course]], The [[Golden Gate Cycling Club]] will hold its initial five-mile handicap road race on Sunday, June 30th over the [[San Mateo course]]. Mess
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• AMONG THE WHEELMEN. - A Cycling Trip to Santa Cruz - San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jun 1895
  ...to hold on the Fourth a mile novice, one mile handicap, class A, and a one mile handicap, class B. Valuable prizes are offered for each event. ...esen]] of the [[California Cycling Club|Californias]] will try for the ten-mile Coast record to-morrow over the [[Haywards course]], and will be paced by s
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• Stephen Horton Knapp, Jr.
  ...k of Tamalpais, an achievement they may well be proud of, as the last half mile (where the others left their wheels) is covered with brush and loose rocks. ...25 Aug 1890, Mon, Page 7 - WHEELMEN’S WHIRLS - Entries for the Twenty-five-mile Race. Trip to Tamalpais.]]
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• THE SPEEDY CYCLERS. - Coast Records Sure to Be Lowered. - Eastern Cracks Now on the Road. - San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr 1894
  ...ovice, one-mile [[handicap]], two-mile handicap, one-fourth-mile dash, one mile juvenile (for boys under 16 years). These races are open to all amateurs un ...[spurt]], the speed of the local riders will increase anywhere from ten to twenty-five per cent.
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• THE WHEELMEN. - The San Francisco Call, 22 Jun 1895
  ...ing in that vicinity awheel. Pescadero is sixty-three miles away, the last twenty-five miles being over the roughest kind of a hilly country, where walking was ge The Oakland Young Men's Christian Association Cycling Club held a five-mile road race last Saturday afternoon over the course from Fruitvale to San Lea
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• AMONG THE WHEELMEN - San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Jun 1895
  ...ing. The pace will be set to accord with all in line. The distance is only twenty-five miles each way, and the roads are in excellent condition. A fine lunch has ...d Young Men's Christian Association Cycling Club]] held its postponed five-mile handicap road race last Saturday over the [[San Leandro triangle|San Leandr
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• THE NATIONAL CIRCUIT RACES. - The San Francisco Examiner, 09 Nov 1895
  ..., while more will go down this morning to witness the contest for the five-mile championship, the first time on this Coast when [[class A]] and [[class B|B ...any entries for this race that the club will probably run trial heats at a mile and then the five miles for the final. The race will be tandem paced.
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• Frank D. Elwell
  [[File:F. D. ELWELL, ONE MILE 2-48 1 2.jpg]] ...Club Compete. - Wed, Feb 24, 1886 - Page 3 - Oakland Tribune|1886/02/22 50-mile road race from Gilroy to Menlo Park]]
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• The Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jun 1887
  ...ing Board of the [[League of American Wheelmen]] offered to locate the ten-mile National championship for 1887 in California, but it was declined, for the ...maller tents. This place is within easy reach of the bathhouses and is one mile nearer the race-track than league headquarters. A pennant bearing the club
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