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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…

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VUELTA’22 Final: Ed Salutes the New Generation’s Arrival

Vuelta Final Round Up: Remco Evenepoel did what many said he couldn’t – Win a Grand Tour. Maybe he had one or two tricky moments, but other days he dominated the race. Did the loss of Primoz Rogli make a difference? We will never know. The future of cycle racing is here, not just Evenepoel, but also Ayuso, Rodrigues, Arensman…* You can see the ‘PEZ Vuelta’22 Preview’ HERE ‘Vuelta Rest Day #1’ HERE, Vuelta Rest Day #2 HERE and Vuelta Rest Day #3 HERE. *STAGE 16:Is it just me getting [even] older and [more] cynical or did Remco look agitato when he was giving his post-race interview? But would he really risk feigning a puncture under the eyes of all…

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