Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 6, DeMotte, Jasper County, 7 January 1949 — Long Distance Cycling [ARTICLE]

Long Distance Cycling

Lure of long range cycling drew its first champion back in the gay nineties. Thomas Stevens, a rugged Californian, made it to Boston in 101 days aboard a six-foot tall high wheeler. Stevens went on to cross Europe, Asia, and tour the Japanese island before concluding his two-wheeled world tour.