Bicycle Racing
Sport, Technology and Modernity, 1869-1903
Published in April 2005
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-7146-5361-7 (ISBN)
Description
Andrew Ritchie traces the history of bicycle racing from its roots in popular entertainment and gymnastic display in the 1860s to its emergence as a classic sport in the 1890s. One of the most equipment-dependent of modern sports, from its beginnings as an arena for testing the products of rival bicycle makers, the sport has had a rich and complex relationship with the industry as bicycle design and technology evolved.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
124 b/w ill., 26 b/w tab., 24 b/w halftones, 74 b/w line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7146-5361-7 (9780714653617)
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