Grit: Burton beat men and women with her Yorkshire grit and determination
As the Tour de France ended in Paris last weekend, Yorkshire in the north of England was still reeling from the excitement of hosting the Grand Depart of the famous race in early July. But this male-only race has finally brought a measure of recognition to one of Britain’s finest ever athletes – a Yorkshire housewife who even beat her male colleagues in her heyday in the 1960s. Listen to my report for Deutsche Welle Radio: