| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 415 pages). |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Historical dictionaries of sports |
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Historical dictionaries of sports.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
The nearly 150-year-old sport of cycling had its first competition in France in 1868. Soon afterward, the need arose for purpose-built cycling tracks because of poor road conditions at the time. Racing on blocked off pieces of street or grass soon evolvedinto racing on special tracks called velodromes. This development marked the split into what are still the two main forms of cycling competition: road racing and track racing. Initially, track cycling was more popular in terms of public attention and money to be earned by racers, but this gradually changed in favor of road racing, which has be. |
| Contents |
Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Appendix A: The Grand Tours; Appendix B: Other Multistage Events; Appendix C: Monument One-Day Races; Appendix D: Other One-Day Classics; Appendix E: Women's Races; Appendix F: World Champions; Appendix G: Olympic Champions; Appendix H: Seasonal Awards; Appendix I: World Hour and Speed Records; Appendix J: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI); Bibliography; About the Authors. |
| Subject |
Cycling -- History -- Dictionaries.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Cycling.
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Cycling. (OCoLC)fst00885857
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Mallon, Bill.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heijmans, Jeroen. Historical dictionary of cycling. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, Inc., ©2011 9780810871755 (DLC) 2011014091 (OCoLC)713189241 |
| ISBN |
9780810873698 (electronic bk.) |
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0810873699 (electronic bk.) |
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