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• Clarence Leslie Davis
  THE BIG ONE ON THE END. ...us racing men, when he was nineteen years of age. He is the largest man on the [[quadruplet]] team, weighing 174 pounds and standing 5 feet and 10 1/4 inc
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• P. Maggini
  ...30426.2.26-a6-700w.jpg|thumb|center|700px|<div style='text-align: center;'>RELAY TEAM [[Garden City Wheelmen|GARDEN CITY WHEELMEN]].</div>First row from lef [[CYCLISTS WILL GATHER AT HAYWARDS FOR BIG RACE - San Jose Mercury-news, 26 April 1903]]
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• E. Ulbricht
  ...bicycle record for twenty-five miles in San Francisco last night. He rode the distance in 1:05:17 2-5. ...newspapers.com/clip/78279024/emil-ulbrecht/ Emil Ulbrecht 23 Feb 1895, Sat The Evening Mail (Stockton, California) Newspapers.com]
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• John W. Leavitt
  ...itt & Bill trophy]] that was awarded to the winning team of the [[100-mile relay race from San Francisco to Oakland]] for many years. It's worth noting the tandem ride mentioned below, with his future wife and mother-in-law.
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• Harlow H. White
  ...officer of the wheelmen, and represents them in the board of directors of the Olympic Club. [[OLYMPIC CYCLISTS. Young Men Who Will Boom Wheeling. Some Reminiscences of the Sport. - Sat, Oct 14, 1893 - Page 10 - San Francisco Chronicle]]
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• Alfred Griffiths
  ...ady]], [[E. S. Battles|Battles]] and [[A. Reid|Reid]] form a team of which the Bay Citys may well be proud. ...PEEDY CYCLERS. - Coast Records Sure to Be Lowered. - Eastern Cracks Now on the Road. - San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr 1894]]
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• E. W. Decker
  ...final his wheel was almost on a line with Decker when the latter shot past the line a winner in 2:40. ...ds he said he felt all right, and walked to his dressing-room. Decker took the lead, and won easily, with Day second and G. Fuller finishing third. Time,
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• H. W. Squires
  ...e other riders could not catch the mighty Foster, who had been champion of the coast for so many years and who was said to be in splendid racing condition ...a beaten man when he and Squires fell near the tape, Wells left the ninth relay ten seconds behind Squires and caught him in no time.
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• Alex J. Rosborough
  ...crossed, and about 10 miles of rough road the time made was good. Elwell, the first in, is a young man, six feet in height, who weighs 175 pounds. He has [[A BICYCLE RACE. - The Bay City Club and the Highland Park Club Compete. - Wed, Feb 24, 1886 - Page 3 - Oakland Tribune]
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• L. Maggini
  ...30426.2.26-a6-700w.jpg|thumb|center|700px|<div style='text-align: center;'>RELAY TEAM [[Garden City Wheelmen|GARDEN CITY WHEELMEN]].</div>First row from lef [[CYCLISTS WILL GATHER AT HAYWARDS FOR BIG RACE - San Jose Mercury-news, 26 April 1903]]
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• Clint R. Coulter
  Early in the season Messrs. Reynolds and Coulter of Toledo left that city to ride to San ...trying for records, His partner, Reynolds, returned to Toledo at once when the trip was abandoned.
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• J. R. Sampson
  ...leaving Reynolds and Sampson to make the final brush. Sampson, who donned the winning number, easily disposed of bis opponent and came home with a smile This race was won easily by Terrill, who rode leisurely to the finish.
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• Great Hundred-Mile Relay Race to Be Run To-Morrow - The San Francisco Call, 11 Apr 1896
  === THE WHEELMEN. === ==== Great Hundred-Mile Relay Race to Be Run To-Morrow. ====
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• RECORDS IN DANGER. - The Big Wheelmen's Meet To-Day. - San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr 1894
  ==== The Big Wheelmen's Meet To-Day. ==== ===== Over a Hundred Riders in the Lists. =====
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• PICNIC RUNS ARE NOW THE CYCLERS' PASTIME - The San Francisco Call, 11 Jun 1898
  === PICNIC RUNS ARE NOW THE CYCLERS' PASTIME === ...of Broadway. There will be a bountiful repast and numerous games to while the time away.
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• Leavitt & Bill
  ...-mile relay race from San Francisco to Oakland]], providing the [[100-mile relay race from San Francisco to Oakland]]. They eventually added other [[:Catego ...sm and industry, both relied on a new concept of credit and payment plans. The staff of [[Leavitt & Bill]] were all originally cyclists.
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• George H. Osen
  ...all, Volume 72, Number 35, 5 July 1892 - Bicycle Races in Various Parts of the State|George H. Osen, G. C. C.]]]] ...ne-mile ordinary handicap in 2:51 3-5, the second man being H. C. Smith of the Garden Citys.
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• Olympic Club Bicycle Annex
  ...organize a bicycle annex failed twice to form a permanent organization. At the last meeting only three interested wheelmen were present. ...newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-call-olympic-club-orga/127901489/ The San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California • Fri, Feb 5, 1892, Page 5]
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• Frank Willis Sharpe
  ...lubrooms last night and formed the Acme Bicycle Club. The following signed the roll: [[Charles Bowman]], [[E. S. Dowdle]], [[S. S. Fogarty]], [[J. J. Hani THE ACME ATHLETES.
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• Charles S. Wells
  ...mpaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url in the 1920 census] ...s://www.newspapers.com/clip/77012537/charles-s-wells-the-california-giant/ The California Giant]"
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