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'A movie that should have been made long ago': New film celebrates cycling’s first Black World Champion
Now in production, Whirlwind chronicles Major Taylor’s life and his lasting influence.
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Legendary cycling record-breaker Eileen Sheridan dies aged 99
The 'Mighty Atom', who was hailed Britain's Greatest Cyclist', was just eight months shy of her 100th birthday
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Conversations with Tom Ritchey Part Two: The Influence of Jobst Brandt
This is part two of an in depth conversation between Tom Ritchey and Ryan le...
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Eileen Sheridan - Wonder Wheels -
Wonder Wheels is the autobiography of British cyclist Eileen Sheridan. Originally published in 1956, it was republished in 2009 by Mercian Manuals. Eileen Sheridan was a female cyclist who turned professional in the 1950s and successfully broke all 21 lon
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How To Identify Chicago Made Schwinn's
Hope this video is helpful to you all - I looked around and didn't see a video pointing out the tell-tale identifying marks/details only made in Chicago USA ...
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Remembering the Sting-Ray Bike (1963-1982)
The Sting-Ray bicycle was certainly the best bike model that Schwinn ever produced. This bike symbolizes the childhood of many people who grew up in the 196...
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Conversations with Tom Ritchey Part One: Tommy, Thomas, Tom
BY: RYAN LE GARREC
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
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1954 Shelby Model 52a CWC made Ballooner Tank Bicycle | Bicycle, Classic bikes, Retro bicycle
Mar 15, 2020 - This 1954 Shelby 52a Deluxe Ballooner Bicycle has beautiful Style, lots of Chrome, and all The Deluxe Features. The 52a was Shelby's Top of The Line Postwar Ballooner Bicycle and was Designed to Go head to head with and rival Sales awa
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7 Best Vintage Road Bikes Spotted At Eroica Britannia | Our favourite retro steel rides
In September, senior tech writer Simon Smythe took part in a taster event for the Eroica Britannia ride at the Goodwood Revival Festival where only only pre-...
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Six Reasons Why Vintage Road Bikes Are Better Than Modern Road Bikes
Yeah, you're all about your modern, ultralight, plastic bike aren't you? Well, listen up, bub. There are plenty of things about vintage road bikes that are s...
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Jim Merz Portland to Denver 1964
Way back in 2017 I received permission to share this gallery from Jim Merz of a cross country bicycle tour from Portland to Denver that he and a companion undertook in 1964. As that blog has been lost to time, I thought it was a good idea to once more mak
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1962 Tyneside Vagabonds CC Reliability Ride - Vintage Cycling
100+ miles through the hills of Northumberland back in 1960 in cotton trousers, shorts in some cases, wooly jumpers and for the most part no hats or gloves.T...
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REACTING to OLD CYCLING RACE footage from 1965!
Drop a LIKE and enjoy! Thank you for watching this video. I hope that you keep up with the regular videos I post on the channel, subscribe, and share your le...
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Magic of the Bicycle (1965)
Historical profile of the development of the first bicycles beginning in the 1800s--various bicycle models shown; high-wheeler, bike without peddles, etc.--f...
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Los Angeles Supercross - Mountain Biking in the LA Coliseum 1985
This race was John Tomac‘s very first pro mountain bike win. He was just a BMX kid from Michigan with a mohawk when I first met him at a downhill race in SoCal. His win took everyone by surprise since he was an unknown at this point. The race had such a
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HOW THE Tour de France BEGAN: Drugs, Killer Trails and Agressive Fans
Instagram: https://cutt.ly/NHBU7PATwitter: https://cutt.ly/WHBIq0XPayPal: donat@was.mediaTour de France was founded in 1903 by Henri Desgrange, editor of the...
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Espresso: Britain’s Coffee Revolution - Peloton Magazine
Coffee and cycling are so symbiotically connected that it is tempting to think that the two cultures must have developed in unison.
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A 'Tough Love' History Of The Bicycle : 1A
Bicycles are a symbol of freedom. Women suffragists hopped on bicycles to defy the patriarchy at the turn of the century. A child learning to ride their bike – and finally freeing themselves from their parents' grasp – is an early step towards indepen
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Cycle Speeway Perth late 50s in 2022 | Cycling, Speedway, Perth
Speedway cycle racing in Perth was controlled by the West Australian Amateur Speedway Association and was heavily inluenced by Speedway solo racing, as some of the names indicate, the young riders...
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'' look at life (cyclespeedway) '' - 1962?
I've been looking for the full version of this film since I first saw it at a cinema circa 1964.....this is the full length version and features 'south Lond...
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THE PEUGEOT - Steel is Real - 80s Aero French Bicycle
My Peugeot PH10L from 1982 -ish. I bought this beat up steel bicycle for 30 bucks then put thousands of miles on it after fixing it and sourcing parts. In th...
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Paul Smith's CYCLING SCRAPBOOK in 2022 | Scrapbook book, Paul smiths, Book photography
Cycling history through the lens of Paul Smith.
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Outlaw Origins of Mountain Biking // Born From Junk
"Born From Junk" traces the outlaw roots of mountain biking back to its raw beginnings in Crested Butte, where a crew of unlikely pioneers in pursuit of wild...
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1984 Coors International Bicycle Classic
The final big race before the 1984 games. Used by permission of the Race Director and Film Producer.
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1986 Pikes Peak Bicycle Race Part 1
6:00 AM, September 5, 1986. This was one of the cycling events during the World Cycling Championships that the public could participate in. As I remember,...
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Bicycling Trends in the 70s, 80s and 90s!
A walk through memory lane flipping through Bicycling Magazine in the 70s, 80s and 90s to see what was trending.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/PathLessPeda...
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1985 Coors International Bicycle Classic
Bernard Hinault works hard for Greg LeMond in this, the first race appearance of the Badger. The roster includes the East Germans. Davis Phinney complains ab...
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The Simes Family Story Is the Story of U.S. Bike Racing - Peloton Magazine
Jack Simes got his first real race bike—it was a chrome, fixed-gear Landini with 24-inch wheels and Continental tires—when he was only nine, perhaps too young to comprehend he was inheriting a rich family legacy yet old enough to appreciate the storie
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The Art of Cycling: Icons in Posters - Peloton Magazine
These posters represent the golden age of cycling artwork, from the late 1800s to the 1940s
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The 1968 Tour de France and the Spectacle - Peloton Magazine
Call me a traditionalist (is that really an insult?), but shouldn’t the Tour de France actually be a kind of lap of the country? Or, as the French say, a true Grande Boucle? In recent years, in search of more creative racing, the organizers have disrupt
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Barry Davies - Colourful Cyclocross Star of the 70's and 80's • VeloVeritas
Perhaps the most colourful of the cyclocross pro's in the 70's was the man with the ‘George Best Look’ and the lightest of bikes – Barry Davies.
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Sports Review - Motor Paced Cycling (1946)
Full title reads: "SPORTS REVIEW - MOTOR PACED CYCLING".London.Start of the motor paced cycling race at Herne Hill, London. Various shots of motor bikes and...
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America's Greatest Cycling Collection - Bike Memorabilia
Brett and Shelly Horton have amassed one of the largest collections in the world of objects celebrate bike racing's rich and dramatic history.
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Highland Adventures - Peloton Magazine
“So wondrous wild, the whole might seem / the scenery of a fairy dream.” — from “The Lady of the Lake,” by Sir Walter Scott Gravel riding may be cycling’s latest craze, but it’s nothing new. In Britain, touring cyclists were venturing onto u
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1932 Olympic cyclists from Victoria
2007 induction of Olympic cyclists from Victoria into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Included were Lew Rush, Stan Jackson and Glenn Robbins.
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1892: Brighton Bicycle Club members prepare to race
From "50 photos from American life in the 19th century"
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The Daredevils Who Invented Mountain Biking
Today's hipsters and their fixie bikes are not the first to embody the too-cool-for-school persona of the cyclist. In the 1970's, counter-culture types in th...
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HURTU - encyclo du vélo | Pinterest | Cycling, Bicycle and Bike
HURTU - encyclo du vélo
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Eileen Sheridan - "This Girl Can" - Journal
The tale of long distance record-breaking British cyclist Eileen Sheridan, one of the sport's best riders and the ultimate advert for women's cycling
