Willie Hume

Athlete

1862 – 1941

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Who was Willie Hume?

William "Willie" Hume was an Irish cyclist. He demonstrated the supremacy of John Boyd Dunlop's newly invented pneumatic tyres in 1889, winning the tyre's first ever races in Ireland and then England.

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Born
Apr 3, 1862
Belfast
Lived in
  • Belfast
Died
1941

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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