Guy
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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I wonder if this bicycle race was sponsored by Wolfe Cycle ( as they sponsored plaenty of these bicycle events in Verdun at one time).I have some old photos of some sponsored Wolfe cycle deals somewhere ,perhaps later I will find them & post them......right now I'm off to have lunch.
-Cheers !! , HF&RV
June 4th 1939 Wolfe Cycle Club Members :
Have only found these so far......................Cheers !! HF&RV
Les,
Nice going Les, you turned up some excellant old photos of life in Verdun in the 40s. Too bad we don't have the names of the bicyclists who may still be around today and of the streets.
Guy
Desmarchaus is definetly the street in question, Wolfe Cycle was right near there, & the infoormation I have says their address,was 5183 Wellington Street. However in looking up Google 'streetview' maps, there is no such address,perhaps it was swalloed up ny that new building on the corner.
here is a link to google map http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=5183+Rue+Wellington,+Verdun,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Qu%C3%A9bec+H4H+1N1&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=16.555077,36.650391&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FZKUtQIdz3Gd-w&split=0&hq=&hnear=5183+Rue+Wellington,+Verdun,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Qu%C3%A9bec+H4H+1N1&ll=45.453568,-73.56647&spn=0,0.017896&z=15&layer=c&cbll=45.454524,-73.567775&panoid=TJTvxZnRBbpjKjiYcd6Adw&cbp=12,196.73,,0,5 Maybe a search of an old lovell's Directory can pinpoint Wolfe Cycle around 1940?
Cheers !! HF&RV
Guy, read this Gazette article from Sept 1938 re: Annual Bicycle race in Verdun
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l4kxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bqgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=wolfe%20cycale%20in%20verdun&pg=5335%2C1497109
In the mean time I will try to find more information for you.You will have to scroll through the article ,but you can do it page by page or full screen too....... HF&RV
this link tells of the route the cyclists will take & mentions a special 'delivery boys' race too.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lokxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bqgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=wolfe%20cycale%20in%20verdun&pg=4032%2C1210518
-HF&RV-
this link will bring you to a host of different story's about Wolfe Cycle,you will undoubtedly find a lot of information re: cyclists in Verdun...............
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=wolfe+cycle+&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&ned=ca&as_user_ldate=&as_user_hdate=&lr=&as_src=montreal+gazette+-+google+news+archive&as_price=p0&as_scoring=a
Ok that's it for me for now,work to do in the yard.......HF&RV
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