{"id":14950,"date":"2019-09-06T19:22:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T02:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=14950"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:59:04","slug":"evelyn-hamilton-on-1940s-velocar-called-a-velostable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2019\/09\/06\/evelyn-hamilton-on-1940s-velocar-called-a-velostable\/","title":{"rendered":"Evelyn Hamilton\u00a0on 1940’s Velocar called a “Velostable”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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V<\/span><\/strong>ery little has been said of the historic female recumbent racers. Female cycling racers were downplayed in general in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n

Evelyn Hamilton was a 1930s British cycle racing star, who was known for racing upright bikes.<\/p>\n

However this is picture of Evelyn Hamilton in the 1940s on a Velocar derived French recumbent bike called a “Velostable” that is beginning to look more like a tour-easy.<\/p>\n

A note with this photo read “The latest in Bicycles, direct from Paris, as shown at the lightweight cycle show at the royal horticulture hall, London<\/p>\n

Gemma Harris<\/p>\n