Potholes and Road Apples

Local race promoter Rich Ruoff recently brought to my attention the story of Mile-a-minute Murphy.
Charles M. Murphy is shown in a 1901 photo used by Ruoff and Jack Simes in a flyer promoting their series of upcoming roller races.
Murphy, at left, was likely the most famous bicyclist of his day. Two years earlier, in June […]

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