22nd April 1884: Thomas Stevens begins the first round-the-world cycle ride

About this episode

The episode discusses Thomas Stevens' historic journey as the first person to cycle around the world.

Thomas Stevens departed San Francisco on a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, to become the first person to cycle around the ...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Allsop

Topics covered

• cycling
• history
• adventure
• exploration
• penny-farthing

Keywords

• Thomas Stevens
• round-the-world
• cycle ride
• penny-farthing
• San Francisco
• history

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Places: San Francisco

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