Ep. 584: The First American Cycling Team in Europe - Bill Humphreys

Adventure Sports Podcast · Oct 31, 2019 · 39m

Cycling: The untold story of how a young American Raleigh team crashed Europe's prestigious Tour of Ireland in 1973 and changed the sport of cycling forever.

In 1973 Raleigh Bicycles took a bold step by inviting an American four-rider team to compete in the 8 day, 750-mile Tour of Ireland. This was unprecedented as no American team had ever raced in such a prestigious European bike event. And no one gave them a chance.

However, the Raleigh team was young and excited and came out with some impressive firsts. Team member John Howard won a stage and finished 3rd overall, another finished 5th and…