Annie Londonderry Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, known as Annie Londonderry, in the final incarnation of her bicycle riding costume. She was the first woman to ride a bicycle around the world in 1856. Source: Annie Londonderry--the first woman to bicycle around the world, by Peter Zheutlin. © Peter Zheutlin. Print Full Image Author(s) Zheutlin, Peter Related contentProfiles: Annie LondonderryThis Week in History: First woman to cycle the globe begins journeyRiding the Wheel of Health: The American Jewess's Progressive Perspective on Women's Bicycling