WOMAN'S BICYCLE RACING

Three things about women's bicycle racing I never knew:

1. There were women's bicycle races in 1900

 2. There were women's bicycle races at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand in 1900.

3. In NZ women bicycle racers used to tie their shoe laces to the hems of their skirts, to avoid the danger of exposing any lower leg. 

Basin Reserve Wellington 1900

In Europe women's cycling was a bit more evolved and modest riding clothing was more functional.