On 13 August, 60 years to the day after Beryl Burton won the women's cycling road world championships, her biographer William Fotheringham joined us on Zoom to tell her story and celebrate her life and achievements.

We were delighted to be joined by Sue Rogers (nee Fenwick), who, as an 18-year-old, had been Burton's main rival in the 1983 season.

Beryl Burton was arguably Britain's greatest-ever cyclist, dominating women's cycling for the best part of 30 years and winning 15 world championship medals at a time before women's cycling was even included in the Olympics. (It appeared for the first time in 1984). Burton won the women's world road race for a second time in 1967 and, among her many other achievements, rode 277.25 miles to beat the men's 12-hour record in 1967. (Her record was only beaten by a male rider two years later.) Burton rode through her 40s and into her 50s, winning her last national time trial titles in 1986.

William's book, "The Greatest: The Times and Life of Beryl Burton" is the first full-length biography of Beryl Burton.

The Zoomcast is an in-depth 90-minute conversation, offering a glimpse not just into Beryl Burton's life, but British cycling and women's sport in the 1950s and 60s, changing training methods - and some great anecdotes.

"My personal belief is that Burton has been cruelly overlooked, and I would like to be among those who have the chance to put that right," says William. "She suffered in two ways. One was that she was so dominant that her victories were taken for granted for about 20 years. The other was that she was denied the chance to gain the recognition that she craved because women’s cycling remained in the Dark Ages for so long."

William has covered professional road racing for over 30 years, most notably for The Guardian. He was launch editor of Procycling magazine and has produced acclaimed biographies of cycling greats including Eddy Merckx, Tom Simpson and Fausto Coppi.

Tickets for the recorded stream are £5 - and, for UK viewers only, there is a special deal: £20 for the stream plus a copy of the book (inclusive of P&P).

This is the latest in a series of Zoomcast conversations with cycling writers and we have had great feedback on the way the new format is working. For details of previous events (available to stream), including Carlton Kirby and Matt Rendell and future attractions, please see www.radiodaysevents.com.