Arthur Adalbert Chase (6 June 1873 – year of death missing) was a British professional cyclist.

North Road Club

Chase was a member of the North Road Club when he began riding in 1887. He won his first race on

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1892, at the Bishop Stortford Annual Sports in the one mile open race. In 1893, Chase took first place 13 times out of 14 events he entered. By the end of 1894, he had set a number of time and distance records, and toured Europe, the U.S., and Australia.

Champion cyclist

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Cycling achievements

* June 1896 – World Record for 50 miles, taking 1 hour 45 minutes 38.6 seconds. * August 1896 – Gold Medal at the ICA Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. * August 1897 – Silver Medal at the ICA Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. *June 1899 – England 'world record' for standing half mile of 54 seconds. * July 1899 – World Record at

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for 2 miles, in 3 minutes 25.2 seconds. * August 1900 – World Record at Crystal Palace. * September 1900 – Winner of the race at the Paris Olympics. Note at this time only amateurs were allowed an official olympic title. *September 1901 – Fastest standing half-mile, 1 minute 38 seconds. * September 1901 – Fastest mile in the UK, taking 1 minute 27.8 seconds. * February 1903 – Beat T. Hall at

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Velodrome, a 1-mile flying start in 2 minutes 3.4 seconds.

Pacing machine

Chase had been using pacing tandems in the past, and even rode behind an electric pacing tandem when he went up against the famous French cyclist

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in Paris in 1898. The use of a fast pacer was not considered cheating at that time, and this must have motivated Chase to have a special pacer custom-made to his design. He commissioned a UK firm to build the machine at the start of 1899, a tandem with a rear-mounted

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1.75 hp engine. Both riders pedalled, the front one being responsible for steering, the rear for control of the engine. This pacer was capable of 39 mph at top speed.

Tandems

Although Chase was a champion solo cyclist, he also tried his hand at tandem racing, along with Walters who would ride up front.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chase, Arthur Adalbert 1873 births British male cyclists Year of death missing UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) British track cyclists