Willie Hume

Willie Hume
Personal information
Full name	William Hume
Nickname	Willie
Born	3 April 1862; Belfast, Ireland
Died	1941 (aged 78–79)
Amateur team
1889	Belfast Cruisers Cycling Club
Major wins
	1889 – 4 out 4 victories in Belfast on world's first pneumatic tyres.; 1889 – 3 out 4 victories in Liverpool on world's first pneumatic tyres.

William Hume (3 April 1862 – 1941^[1]) 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.^[2]^[3]

^ The Bicycle, 12 Nov 1941, p6
^ Cite error: The named reference Gold Hume was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Dunlop, What sets Dunlop apart, History, 1889

[The_Bicycle,_12_Nov_1941,_p6-1] The Bicycle, 12 Nov 1941, p6

[Gold_Hume-2] Cite error: The named reference Gold Hume was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Dunlop_time-3] Dunlop, What sets Dunlop apart, History, 1889

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