Tessie Reynolds

Tessie Reynolds was born on the 20th of August 1877 in Newport. At age 16, she rode a 120-mile Brighton-London-Brighton route in 8 Hours 30 minutes, on the 10th of September 1893. At 5am she set off from the Brighton Aquarium, riding a man's racing bicycle (diamond frame, drop handlebars), wearing rational dress (pantaloons, shirt & coat). She was a pioneer of women's competitive cycling. She died in 1954 aged 77 in London.