Beryl Burton

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:activeYears 1950s-1980s
gptkbp:awarded Order of the British Empire (OBE)
MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire)
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart failure
gptkbp:child Denise Burton
gptkbp:competedIn gptkb:England
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1937-05-12
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1996-05-05
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:honor Beryl Burton Cycle Way (Harrogate)
blue plaque in Morley, Leeds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beryl Burton
gptkbp:knownFor time trial cycling
road racing cycling
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:cyclist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Halton, Leeds, England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Harrogate,_England
gptkbp:recordedAt 100-mile time trial record
12-hour time trial record (1967)
first woman to beat 4 hours for 100 miles
her 12-hour record exceeded the men's record at the time
gptkbp:spouse Charlie Burton
gptkbp:subjectOf BBC Radio 4 drama
Beryl Burton: Queen of the Road (book)
Beryl: A Love Story On Two Wheels (play)
various cycling documentaries
gptkbp:won multiple world championships
7 world titles (UCI Road World Championships and UCI Track Cycling World Championships)
25 consecutive British Best All-Rounder titles (1959–1983)
multiple British Best All-Rounder titles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UCI_Road_World_Championships_(road_race)
gptkb:British_Cycling_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:UCI_World_Champion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7