Review: Beryl – In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete - excellent addition to the BB story by Jeremy Wilson cycling JWTelegraph
and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling websiteTell us what the product is for and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?The remarkable life of champion cyclist Beryl Burton, one of the greatest cyclists of all time
She was practically invincible in time trials, finishing as Best All-Rounder for 25 consecutive years and setting a world record in 1967 for the distance covered in 12 hours that beat the men. She won multiple world titles, even when the distances didn't play to her strengths. But her achievements were limited by discrimination from the cycling authorities, and by her strictly amateur status against state-sponsored rivals from Eastern Bloc nations.
With access to previously unseen correspondence and photographs, and through extensive interviews with family, friends, rivals and fellow giants from across sport, acclaimed journalist Jeremy Wilson peels back the layers to reveal one of the most complex, enigmatic and compelling characters in cycling history.
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