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This is an incomplete list of professional racing cyclists, sorted alphabetically by decade in which they won their first major race. [ 1 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
A women's version of Milan–San Remo, named Primavera Rosa, was initiated in 1999, but cancelled after 2005. [11] Other major races include La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (first held in 1998), Women's Amstel Gold Race (first held in 2001) and Strade Bianche Donne (first held in 2015).
This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.. Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control.
U.S. bike boom of 1965–1975: The period of 1965–1975 saw adult cycling increase sharply in popularity – with Time magazine calling it "the bicycle's biggest wave of popularity in its 154-year history" [4] The period was followed by a sudden [5] fall in sales, resulting in a large inventory of unsold bicycles.
From 1921 to 1964, the Amateur Bicycle League of America (ABLA) National Championships were held as an omnium of track-style events for Men, Women, and Juniors, rather than as a road race. In 1964 the American Cycling Newsletter (later Bicycling ) reported the results of a Flemington, NJ race as the national road racing championships, but these ...
Here are some of the era's most iconic TV vehicles. Others, however, had scenes snatched by planes, trains and automobiles. 29 Legendary Vehicles From '70s and '80s TV Shows
While the ordinary was exclusively used by men, women were allowed to use bicycles such as the two-seater sociable, the tandem bicycle, and the tricycle. Beginning in the late 1860s companionate riding became a popular social activity for men and women. These vehicles allowed men and women to develop new methods of coed socialization.
A bicycle wheel remains chained in a bike rack after the rest of the bicycle has been stolen at east campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Bicycles are popular targets for theft, due to their value and ease of resale. [144] The number of bicycles stolen annually is difficult to quantify as a large number of crimes are not ...