Bill Paul (cyclist)

W.G. Bill Paul
Personal information
Full nameWilliam George (Bill) Paul
NicknameBill
The Tandem King
Bornc. 1910
Croydon?
Died29 January 2003
Amateur team
circa 1930–1939Addiscombe Cycle Club

William George Paul, (1910 – 29 January 2003) was an English amateur cyclist who, with his team-mate 'Ernie' Mills, set the British 12-hour record on a tandem in 1934 and re-established it in 1936 with a 'world's best performance'. In 1937, in Italy, they set the world one-hour tandem record which stood for 63 years until September 2000.[1][2][3] The Addiscombe Cycle Club team-mates set 20 world and British records at both short and long distances.[1][4]

His achievements were celebrated in 1937 when Cycling Weekly jointly awarded him and Ernie Mills their own page in the Golden Book of Cycling.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Bike Magic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC 1 hour was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ManVelo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Gold Mills&Paul was invoked but never defined (see the help page).