The Bearings, Vol 12, No 25
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
In a 100-kilometre match at the Paris Vélodrome d'Hiver, veteran Scottish rider Lumsden beats the reigning champion Michael decisively, lapping him three times before the young Welshman quits at 49 kilometres amid four tyre failures and chain problems.
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A large handicap event preceding the Michael-Lumsden match features eight heats and a final, with Domain from the 50-metre mark beating Renaux in a close sprint and Fossier—the famous high-geared rider—finishing third in a hard-fought final.
- Another Transcontinental Tourist Arrives in California
James Hetherington completes an unconventional coast-to-coast ride from Belvidere, Illinois, routing through the Indian Territory, the Texas Panhandle, and Albuquerque before following the Southern Pacific rail ties to within four miles of Riverside.
- p. 2
Pre-season activity is feverish with Windle, Arnold Schwinn, and multiple new firms preparing circuit teams, Gardiner confirmed on the Morgan and Wright roster, and the Barnes-Barnes combination expected to go to Europe with Johnson, O'Connor, and Weinig.
- p. 2
The Pomona Bicycle Club seeks a national circuit date for 1896 on its new quarter-mile track, as the town missed the 1895 season when the planned third-of-a-mile track was not finished in time for the circuit's final western stop.
- p. 1
A quintuplet machine—the first ever seen on a French track—makes its debut at the Michael-Lumsden event, causing considerable spectator curiosity before both pacing machines and riders are tested in the grueling 100-kilometre contest.
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Lumsden wins despite access to fewer and inferior pacemakers than Michael, who benefits from a fresh triplet or quad every two laps, illustrating that the old Scotchman's strength and tactical judgment overcame a significant mechanical disadvantage.