Sport: Six Days

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do; I'm half crazy, all for the love of you. It won't be a stylish marriage, We can't afford a carriage, But you'd look sweet upon the seat Of a bicycle built for two. . . .

So they sang in the days when a ride on a bicycle was a thrilling and fashionable experience. Bicycles are still ridden. Last week an enormous crowd in Madison Square Garden gathered to see the most famous pedalers of this decade start on a race that was...

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