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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…

2025 Giro d’Italia Route: After the 108th edition of the Giro dItalia started in Albania on Friday 9th of May, the race travels back to Italy today to begin the proper stages of the season’s first Grand Tour. This years Italian Grand Tour starts relatively easily, then moves to the traditionally very tough final week. Here’s a refresher on the stage routes and profiles of the 2025 Giro d’Italia.# Read the ‘PEZ Rider Preview’ HERE. #Giro d’Italia 2025 | The RouteThe 2025 Giro dItalia has La Grande Partenza in Albania on Friday (don’t forget). The Balkan country is becoming a tourist hot spot for Western Europeans, but these first stages will be no holiday for the sprinters. The first stages…