Beryl Burton Archives

5 Iconic Moments that Paved the Way for the Tour de France Femmes 2022

July 29, 2022 at 12:14 pm6 min reading

Road cycling

Women’s cycling rocks. Full of heart-stopping moments that leave us with sweaty palms, the racing gets better every year. And thankfully, we are getting to see more and more of it. Witnessing these events where history is being made in live broadcast is a reminder that…

The Legend of UK’s Great Beryl Burton

April 5, 2019 at 11:30 am4 min reading

Socialising and Culture

We’re in 1967. With a signal, 99 men are starting an Otley Cycle Club 12-hour time trial. Watching them all pass, there is a lady wheeling behind. Gradually, she overtakes them all, including the famous Mike McNamara. He himself creates a new men’s record that…

A Story of One Dedicated Belgian: Not Even a 10-Year Break Could Stop Her from Winning

March 19, 2019 at 11:46 am4 min reading

Socialising and Culture

Watching this woman racing meant witnessing the embodied essence of “driven”. Yvonne Reynders had one simple goal: to win. All her focus was on that one particular task. No fake humbleness and doubts in her mind. She was a remarkable racer on a mission.

4 Lesser-Known Stories of Exceptional Women in Cycling History

March 8, 2019 at 10:37 am

Socialising and Culture

Since humans discovered the virtue of travel on two wheels, cycling has attracted women of all backgrounds, passions and interests. It has played an important role in encouraging women to step outside of traditional gender roles and to question the limits of their freedom. The…