In 1938, Rudge-Whitworth sponsored Billie Fleming to attempt the distance record for the most miles covered in a year.
They provided a bicycle with three-speed derailleur gears and a cyclometer, as well as financial support so that she could cycle for 365 days continuously.
Her record of 29,603.7 miles (47,642.5 km) still stood at her death, aged 100 in 2014.
In 1938, Rudge-Whitworth sponsored Billie Fleming to attempt the distance record for the most miles covered in a year. They provided a bicycle with three-speed derailleur gears and a cyclometer, as well as financial support so that she could cycle for 365 days continuously. Her record of 29,603.7 miles (47,642.5 km) still stood at her death, aged 100 in 2014.
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