Willie Hume Cyclist

William "Willie" Hume (3 April 1862 – 1941) was an Irish cyclist. He demonstrated the supremacy of John Boyd Dunlop's newly invented pneumatic tyres in 1889, winning the tyre's first ever races in Ireland and then England.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 03, 1862
Birth place
Belfast
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1941

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External resources

  1. http://www.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ead/328n5.htm