Now in the context of this quote, Denise is Beryl's daughter who also started participating in amateur races. There’s an element of early life trauma, but also just being driven to the detriment of everything else. Wilson is obviously aware of Fotheringham's work, as it is listed in his bibliography, so is there anything to be gained from his one? Even then, some of the rules around amateur sports were different in Europe than the UK, which put her at even a greater disadvantage. With limited opportunities in mass-start racing in Britain, time-trialling became the forum for Burton’s talents.

It’s a great story, and the one thing most people know about Burton – however, the esoteric nature of the 12 hour record makes it difficult to grasp the depth of her talent. In his captivating book Dustin Galer delves into the inspiring journey of Beryl Potter, a prominent Canadian disability rights advocate.Joe is habitually unable to get his bike computer to sync and instead relies on OS maps or skills learned watching Ray Mears’ Bushcraft for navigation. A survivor of more than one hundred surgeries, a dangerous opioid addiction, and multiple suicide attempts, Beryl Potter devoted herself to bettering the lives of other people with disabilities and made a tremendous contribution to disability awareness from the 1970s to 1990s. Alyson Rudd, chairwoman of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award * The Times Best Sports Book of The Year * Jeremy Wilson provides a convincing case in his tribute to this elusive and remarkable figure -- Best Sport Books of the Year * The 42 * An incredible story about one of the nation's greatest-ever athletes that you probably haven't heard of - until now. Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit.

Soon followed by rheumatic fever, the result was nine months in hospital away from her family, fifteen more in convalescence, and the advice from her doctors that she should avoid strenuous exercise for the rest of her life. Richard Williams Jeremy Wilson brings alive this extraordinary woman's achievements (and problems, too - she wasn't always the best mother) in this fabulous biography. This book immerses the reader in Beryl Potter’s life and extraordinary story of personal transformation, ignited (for better or worse) by the effects of her limb amputations and vision loss.

Pushing against illness right until the end, when Burton’s death comes it’s hard not to see it as her will having finally worn out her body – just as it had so many of her competitors. To manage an existing Cyclist magazine subscription, please visit Manage your account or visit our subscription FAQ page. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall).