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- Boston Bicycle Club, Readville, Massachusetts, 1879 - In 1878, a group of cycling enthusiast formed the Boston Bicycle Club, the first in the United States. The group promoted cycling and its benefits. A year later, the group organized the Wheel Around the Hub, a two-day, 100-mile bicycle journey around Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly forty men participated, including leading bicycle manufacturer Colonel Albert A. Pope.
- September 11, 1879
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Boston Bicycle Club, Readville, Massachusetts, 1879
In 1878, a group of cycling enthusiast formed the Boston Bicycle Club, the first in the United States. The group promoted cycling and its benefits. A year later, the group organized the Wheel Around the Hub, a two-day, 100-mile bicycle journey around Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly forty men participated, including leading bicycle manufacturer Colonel Albert A. Pope.