Cycling History

Cycling Shorts: The Peace Race, 1974

This photograph of the West German cycling team was taken on the Karl Marx Allee, East Berlin’s monumental socialist boulevard, during the 1975 edition of the Peace Race. It captures … Continue reading

December 3, 2015 · 2 Comments

Cycling Shorts: Cycle Speedway, London 1957

This photo was taken in 1957 at the Whipps X Comets cycle speedway track at Eaton Manor, Hackney. It captures a moment during a race between the home team and … Continue reading

May 2, 2015 · 1 Comment

Cycling Shorts: Two Boys on Bicycles, 1970’s

I’m not sure exactly when in the 1970’s, or even where this photograph was taken, but the row of terraced houses makes me think this is probably somewhere in the … Continue reading

April 18, 2015 · Leave a comment