| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Hume |
| Nickname | Willie |
| Born | 3 April 1862 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 1941 (aged 78–79) |
| Amateur team | |
| 1889 | Belfast Cruisers Cycling Club |
| Major wins | |
| 1889 – 4 out 4 victories in Belfast on world's first pneumatic tyres. 1889 – 3 out 4 victories in Liverpool on world's first pneumatic tyres. | |
William Hume (3 April 1862 – 1941[1]) was an Irish cyclist. He demonstrated the supremacy of John Boyd Dunlop's newly invented pneumatic tyres in 1889, winning the tyre's first ever races in Ireland and then England.[2][3]
Gold Hume was invoked but never defined (see the help page).