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| There were several shops in El Paso selling bicycles in 1895! |
| Click on the clipping to get a closer view! |
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| One of our friends, Melissa Sargent of El Paso, rides as Annie Londonderry! |
In 1895, El Paso--along with much of the country-- was in the middle of a full-blown cycling craze. Over the next few days and just past the July 4th holiday, we'll share clips and stories of what it was like to be a cyclist in El Paso. The city was waiting for famed woman cyclist,
Annie Londonderry, to head into town. Annie was on her legendary trip around the world by bicycle; she was the first woman to do so, and El Paso was a city full of her champions!
Stay tuned here, and at our
Texas Mountain Trail facebook page and twitter account
www.twitter.com/trailgirlfor updates and images!
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