Very little has been said of the historic female recumbent racers. Female cycling racers were downplayed in general in the early 1900s.

Evelyn Hamilton was a 1930s British cycle racing star, who was known for racing upright bikes.

However this is picture of Evelyn Hamilton in the 1940s on a Velocar derived French recumbent bike called a “Velostable” that is beginning to look more like a tour-easy.

A note with this photo read “The latest in Bicycles, direct from Paris, as shown at the lightweight cycle show at the royal horticulture hall, London

Gemma Harris