Tag: BuildUp
History of early bicycles
The bicycle was introduced in the 19th century in Europe by German Inventor Karl von Drais. He is credited with developing the first bicycle. He introduced it to the people in Paris in 1818. It is supposed to originate from the human-powered vehicle called Draisines. Drais invented a walking machine that would help him get around the royal gardens faster. It was known by many names, including the “velocipede,” “dandy horse,” “hobby-horse,” “draisine” and “running machine. It had no pedals and its frame was a wooden beam. It had two same-size in-line wheels with the front one steerable and mounted in a frame which was straddled. In 1839, Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith, allegedly completed construction of a pedal driven…
EUROTRASH Thursday: The Tour Build-Up Starts Here
As the excitement rises for the 2025 Tour de France, we have a full EUROTRASH with all the latest news from the French behemoth. Plus video, race report, result and rider quotes from the Giro dell’Appennino.TOP STORY:Evenepoel, Vingegaard and Rogli take a look at the Col de la LozeRider news:No National Champs for Julian Alaphilippe before the Tour de FranceMathieu van der Poel training under the Spanish sunThibau Nys can resume training for the Tour de FranceJordi Meeus received permission from the UCI to start the Copenhagen SprintOlav Kooij has His Lead-Out Train for Decathlon AG2RSuspension for Oscar Riesebeek after two yellow cards in Baloise Belgium TourOscar Riesebeek: “I accept the consequences of my actionsMattias Skjelmose gains confidence for the…

