Marguerite Wilson

Marguerite Wilson
Personal information
Full nameMarguerite Wilson
Born(1918-03-04)4 March 1918
 England
Died1972[1]
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
?–1937Bournemouth Arrow CC
1938West Croydon Wheelers
Professional team
1939–1941?Hercules[2]
Major wins
1939 — Land's End to John o' Groats

Marguerite Wilson (1918–1972) was a record-breaking cyclist from Bournemouth. In 1939 she broke the Land's End to John o' Groats and 1,000-mile (1,600 km) records. When World War II stopped her efforts in 1941 she held every Women's Road Records Association (R.R.A.) bicycle record.[3] For her achievements she was celebrated in the Golden Book of Cycling[3] and received the Bidlake Memorial Prize.[4]

  1. ^ "Marguerite Wilson". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ Spoke — Quarterly Magazine of the Meridian CC, September 2008[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Road Records Association — Marguerite Wilson page from The Golden Book". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Marg02 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).