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In 1868, the first ever documented bicycle race was held in a Paris park, and to the locals' chagrin, was won by a Briton. Yet while cycling culture became ingrained in continental European culture, riders this side of the Channel were engaged in constant battles with the authorities to pursue their sport - road racing was in fact banned as early as 1890. Its rise in popularity over the past 150 years, and the many triumphs of British cyclists in that time, have therefore been phenomenal. Never
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- Author
- Bacon, Ellis
- Publisher
- Transworld;Bantam Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781448171125
- Category
- sports
- Subjects
- Sports, Sports & Recreation, Lifestyle
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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