[2] She was reportedly working as a shepherdess in Brittany when she was wooed by a male cyclist who married her and trained her in the sport.

[3] Amélie Le Gall began competing in France, at exhibition contests to promote the new sport.

[4] In 1895, Marton competed in a race at the Royal Aquarium in London.

[12] Her clothing was often described in detail, as the question of what women should wear on a bicycle was a topic of discussion at the time.

To her they seem the culminating point in feminine attire of ugliness, unsuitability, and anti-hygienic stupidity.