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Cudzoziemiec

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Billie Fleming's special century
« on: 06 May, 2014, 11:00:40 am »
The woman who set the annual mileage record for a woman, 29,604 miles in 1938, is now 100.
http://road.cc/content/news/117881-record-breaking-cyclist-clocks-another-century-she-turns-100
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Citizenfish

Re: Billie Fleming's special century
« Reply #1 on: 14 May, 2014, 04:21:23 pm »
Sadly, Billie passed away on Sunday. RIP to a remarkable woman.
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: Billie Fleming's special century
« Reply #2 on: 14 May, 2014, 05:21:10 pm »
RIP Billie.
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Re: Billie Fleming's special century
« Reply #3 on: 01 June, 2014, 07:24:01 pm »
Here's a longer obit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10865425/Billie-Fleming-obituary.html


"To prove she had travelled the miles she claimed, Billie Dovey had to complete “checking cards” and get them signed by witnesses and posted back to Cycling magazine."
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