New York hosts National Amateur Bicycle Championships; Jeanne Robinson and Art Longsjo win the race

The Amateur Bicycle Championships at Flushing Meadows, New York, feature 200 contestants from 30 states. The event includes a girls' two-mile race, won by Jeanne Robinson of Detroit, and a men's ten-mile race, where Art Longsjoe of Pittsburgh, Massachusetts, makes a notable move. These championships serve as a preview for the next year's Olympic tryouts in California. Art Longsjoe, a Boston University student and member of the 1956 Olympic skating team, may compete in both skating and cycling in the upcoming Olympics.

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