From there he was conscripted into the services at the start of the Second World War .
Wadley left the magazine two years later and joined the press department of the bicycle maker , Hercules , which was sponsoring prominent British riders to break long - distance records .
From there Wadley was conscripted into the services at the start of the Second World War .
Wadley left the magazine two years later and joined the press department of the bicycle maker , Hercules , which was sponsoring prominent British riders to break long - distance records .