The Year

In 1939 British cyclist Tommy Godwin cycled 75,065 miles in a single year.

That’s an average of over 200 miles each day, a mark that stood unmatched for almost eighty years.

An expert on the life and cycling records of Tommy Godwin year, Barter uncovers the stories behind a challenge that is almost as old as bicycles themselves, and the riders who would routinely cycle over a hundred miles a day in the race to set a new record.