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- ↑ "Arthur James "Faed" WILSON". CyclingRanking.com.
- 1 2 3 4 The Golden Book of Cycling - Arthur Wilson, 1938. Archive maintained by 'The Pedal Club'. Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "North Road 50 - 1886". CyclingRanking.com.
