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Hélène Dutrieu and the Coupe Femina
Posted by HW on 21 Dec 2012 /
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Published on December 21, 2012 By Thomas Van Hare Hélène Dutrieu was a professional bicycle racer from Belgium. Known as “La Flèche Humaine” (“The Human Arrow”), she was famous throughout Europe for her speed and stamina. She won the women’s speed track world championship in both 1897 and 1898 and then also the Grand Prix […]
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