Breezin
Dirt Disciple
I wonder if the Raleigh road bike is the one she rode the Grand Prix de Nations TT course on? She amazed the local French officials by being a lot faster than they expected a mere female to go and (I think) weren't really ready for her at the finish line.
BTW, I had one of those Viking red and white track frames in the late 60's. I rode it in TT's and on the track.
I may see Denise in a few weeks and (if I remember!) can ask her about the bike. My opinion is that it may be a Carlton?
I believe Beryl's GP de Nations bike was a blue Anquetil road bike (as in pics below), perhaps the same bike she used in her 277-mile 12-hour to beat National champ Mike McNamara in 1967. At GPdN, Yes, they had her do an extra lap around the Cipale, as Beryl caught them unawares at 42kph. Even at a record-setting pace, Gimondi had only gained 6 minutes on Beryl in the 46-mile race (the pros started some 12 minutes behind).
Please ask Denise about her mother's 1963 World's pursuit Viking, if she has a photo of that ride.
We display one of Beryl's Vikings at our museum. It is very similar (if not the very bike) in that 1964 Herne Hill photo I sent a little earlier.
--Joe Breeze, curator at Marin Museum of Bicycling, Fairfax, California.