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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…

Seven Takeaways Before Flanders: Arguably the best race on the cycling calendar – The Tour of Flanders – is this Sunday. Spencer Martin gives us his ‘Seven Takeaways’ from Gent-Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Volta a Catalunya. Bring on de Ronde!– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –Watch the most comprehensive live & ad-free coverage of the Tour of Flanders 2022 on GCN+. Go deeper and get interactive with live polls & quizzes, plus rider profiles, race updates, results & more plus stream original and exclusive cycling documentaries. Watch it all with GCN+ on any device.‘Vlaanderens Mooiste callsThe week between Gent-Wevelgem and the Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of…