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Description: | In 1881 George Waller, a professional cyclist from Tyneside, won the Championship of Scotland, a 6-day race taking place at Aberdeen. He received this belt as a trophy. Afterwards, Waller raced only over shorter distances or made guest appearances at races. Waller opened his own Bicycle and Recreations Grounds in Byker, Newcastle, where he promoted races for amateur and professional cyclists. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | living in the North East sport North East personalities | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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