The Pedestrian Prehistory of Six Day Bicycle Races
Part 1: 1874
Introduction On Monday, November 1, 1875 the professional cyclist David Stanton completed the...
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Author: Filip Walenta
Sports in a Corporate Culture:
The Herryville Velodrome (1929-1996)
Introduction This research on the history of the Herryville velodrome in Evergem near Ghent...
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Morality, Religion and Sports:
The Dutch Cycling Championships in Exile in Belgium (1913-1914)
Introduction Traditionally the national championships road cycling is held during the weekend...
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Reviewing the Sports Department of the 1913 World’s Fair:
The Roots of the Tour of Flanders.
In the annals of cycling history we read that the first Tour of Flanders in 1913 was organized by...
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Early Cycling and Cycling Competitions 1890-1902:
From Cycling Tourism to Cyclo-cross
During the early summer of 1868 the first cycling competitions emerged under enormous interest....
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