History of cycling

Seems bicycle racing staged at all times, because you too have seen how naughty boys and girls in the courts drove circles and went to dispute: Who will overtake?
However, it is important to remember that all the usual bikes were not always, and appeared only in 1817 and, respectively, and the era they started racing.
Thus, the history of cycling or how it was?
According to extant historical records first cyclists were a Frenchman (his name fell into oblivion) ​​and Englishman Dzh.Mur. The race took place on May 31, 1868, in a small suburban park of Paris - Saint-Clow. Distance of the race was quite small - vsego200 meters.
But the next year, the Englishman still "took its" and not won by 200 metrovke, but on a more serious track, passing from Rouen to Paris, dlinnoy120 km. Dzh.Mur traveled that distance at a speed of wind - the cyclist was driving 11 km / h! For the time - it was a real record! After all, the riders went not to the modern high-speed bikes, and on the two-wheeled "horses" of the 19th century - the so-called bike "spiders" - the less perfect "fellow" of the present models. In this connection, the ride was extremely complex and required dyuzhey physical fitness, including strength, endurance and agility.
Cycling and scientific and technical progress
The development of cycling goes hand in hand with the improvement of bicycle models, because it is more convenient than getting a bike, the more it is available and attractive to the broad masses of the people.
Feature bike of that time was in the ratio of the front and a large rear wheels a little. Ride on them was extremely difficult, and at the slightest bump and pothole on the road, "rider" immediately lost control and fell flat on his back.
After the "spider" appeared more perfect bike - "kangaroo", far surpassing the previous model in terms of convenience and control of movement.
In 1855 was invented hollow pneumatic tires, which successfully began to be fitted to bicycles. It made the ride more comfortable and fast. Since then, the bike has become the most favored means of transportation and recreation of the time.
A new era of cycling
Actively began to develop and cycling. By the end of the 70s of the 19th century begins construction of cycling tracks for the competition. Among the riders appeared gradation inherent in each type of sports enthusiasts, professionals and independent cyclists. And develops a network of bike paths. For racing activate not only specialized tracks, but also a common highway. Bordeaux-Paris race, dlinoy600 kmnachala to exist in 1891.
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For athletes involved in cycling at the amateur level, in Chicago, v1893 was arranged the first World Cup. And with the 1895 championships held start for the pros.
In 1986, the U.S. launched the most popular race of the time - a six-day on the track. For those who prefer to race on the highway, the competition was beginning to organize s1921, but for the professional cycling race the first race was held v1927, the length of highway distance was poryadka190 km.
The race, which member states were only women, was launched in 1958.
Speculative "Tour de France" (5000 km). Spent v1903, the
Thanks to this active development of cycling, the sport since s1896 city, is a program of the Olympic Games.