▁London der ry ▁accomplished ▁her ▁around - the - g lo be ▁b icy cle ▁trip ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 – 9 5 . ▁John ▁F oster ▁F ras er ▁and ▁two ▁friends ▁set ▁off ▁round ▁the ▁world ▁on ▁safety ▁b icy cles ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁He , ▁Edward ▁L unn ▁and ▁F . ▁H . ▁L owe ▁rode ▁ 1 9 , 2 3 7 ▁miles , ▁through ▁ 1 7 ▁countries , ▁in ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁two ▁months . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁recre ational ▁cy cling ▁was ▁enough ▁established ▁in ▁Britain ▁to ▁lead ▁to ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁B icy cle ▁Tour ing ▁Club , ▁later ▁renamed ▁Cy cl ists ' ▁Tour ing ▁Club . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁national ▁tour ism ▁organisation ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁M embers , ▁like ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁clubs , ▁often ▁rode ▁in ▁uniform . ▁The ▁C TC ▁appointed ▁an ▁official ▁tail or . ▁The ▁uniform ▁was ▁a ▁dark ▁green ▁Dev ons hire ▁ser ge ▁jack et , ▁kn icker bo ck ers ▁and ▁a ▁" St an ley ▁hel met ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁peak ". ▁The ▁colour ▁changed ▁to ▁grey ▁when ▁green ▁proved ▁imp ract ical ▁because ▁it ▁showed ▁the ▁d irt . ▁Gr oups ▁often ▁rode ▁with ▁a ▁bug ler ▁at ▁their ▁head ▁to ▁sound ▁changes ▁of ▁direction ▁or ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁a ▁halt . ▁Conf usion ▁could ▁be ▁caused ▁when ▁groups ▁met ▁and