Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Harry Grant at Parc des Princes, Paris, July 1932


"Here (picture below) Harry Grant is at his first successful attempt on the hour motor-paced record at the Parc des Princes, Paris, July 1932 and paced by Leon Vanderstufyt on a massive pacing machine with a roller 60cm behind the rear wheel, he broke the world records for five, 10 and 50km going on to set a new distance for the hour record of 52 miles 215 yards riding a Selbach taper tube pacing machine."

Pics & text nicked from Mr. Hilary Stone.


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