🚴‍♂️ Cycling

Cycling races in several worlds at once: road racing over stages, track racing in a velodrome, cross country and downhill on mountain bikes, and cyclocross in the winter mud. Road tactics turn on the draft, which is why the sprinters sit in until the last kilometre.

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• Cycling Equipment List
• Cycling Terms and Slang
• Best Cycling Athletes of All Time
• Where Cycling Is Most Popular
• The Tournaments That Matter

⏳ Cycling History

• 1817: German inventor Karl Drais introduces the “dandy horse” or “Draisine,” marking the genesis of cycling.
• 1860s: The “velocipede,” or “boneshaker,” emerges, paving the way for further cycling innovations.
• 1885: John Kemp Starley produces the “Rover Safety Bicycle,” spurring the cycling boom of the late 19th century.
• 1890s: Cycling evolves from transportation to organized sport, with the first recorded six-day bicycle race taking place.
• 1903: The inaugural Tour de France forever changes the landscape of competitive cycling.
• 1970s: Birth of the mountain bike, leading to the growth of mountain bike racing.
• 1990s: Rise of BMX racing as an organized sport from the popularity of motocross racing.
• 2000s: Electric bicycles emerge, expanding the cycling market and contributing to cycling’s continuous growth and adaptation.