Tandem #13: Bill Humphreys

The Paceline Cycling Podcast · Mar 21, 2019 · 1h 4m

Before Lance and LeMond, and 7-11 and Motorola, there was a group of cyclists paving the way for American racing on the International level. They were the Raleigh Boys of the 60s and 70s. The Raleigh Boys set the benchmark as the first fully sponsored American Cycling Team competing abroad internationally. My guest this week is one of those “Raleigh Boys:” Bill Humphreys. Bill Humphreys was a hippie and a bit of a drifter, who discovered his gift for cycling later in life. After proving his mettle as a rogue privateer, he got invited to join the Boys, and race alongside John Howard, Doug…