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In the early 1970’s Raleigh began supplying state –of-the-art racing bikes to top riders including John Howard, John Allis, and Dave Chauner who played a critical role in ratcheting up the speed of races from 25 mph to 29 mph.

In 1973 Raleigh took a bold step by inviting a four-rider Raleigh/CRCofA team, Howard, Allis, Bill Humphreys, and Stan Swaim to compete in the 8 Day, 775 mile Tour of Ireland.

Howard won a stage and finished third overall, Allis was fifth, while Humphreys and Swaim held their own.

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