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Old 02-15-12, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Giacomo 1
...Who was the girl?...
The girl is Mary Jane Reoch (a.k.a. Miji, Wonder Woman). At the time of this picture she was the reigning National Pursuit and TT championship and had a 4th place finsh at the World's. She would go on to take 11 National Titles and a silver at the World's (1975, Pursuit). After retiring from racing she took up coaching but was killed during a 1993 training accident. She was one of the truly great women of US cycling and a contemporary of Sue Novara and Sheila Young.
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