THE PODIUM
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Jun 08, 2023
Cycling’s Enduring Legacy: Mortals and Immortals
Parc des Princes Velodrome 1902 article by Graham Jones When you study the history of the birth of nations you
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Apr 27, 2023
Gerard Debaets
A belated happy birthday to Gerard Debaets, who was born on April 17, 1899, and died on April 27,
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Mar 31, 2023
Pasquale Fornara
A belated happy birthday to Pasquale Fornara, who was born on March 29, 1925, and died on July 24,
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Mar 27, 2023
Rudi Altig
A belated happy birthday to Rudi Altig, who was born on March 18, 1937, and died on June 11,
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Mar 09, 2023
The All-Time Greatest Women Cyclists
article by Daniel de Visé Naming the greatest women in the history of competitive cycling seems like a tall order,
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Feb 08, 2023
Willy Vannitsen
Happy birthday to Willy Vannitsen, who was born on this day in 1935, and died on August 19, 2001.
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Nov 22, 2022
Nicolas Frantz
A belated happy birthday to Nicolas Frantz, who was born on November 4, 1899, and died on November 8,
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Sep 20, 2022
Discovering Major Taylor: A New Documentary on a Little-Known World Champion
The life and career of Marshall W. “Major” Taylor is the ultimate underdog sports story, which up until recent
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Jul 18, 2022
New Cycling Book “Beryl: In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete, Beryl Burton”
Britain’s greatest ever cyclist is given the literary treatment she so richly deserves in Wilson’s rigorously researched biography of
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May 31, 2022
“Lightning In A Saddle”: The Life of Forgotten Cycling Champion And War Heroine Evelyn Hamilton
photo credits @ Evelyn Hamilton.org Lightning In A Saddle: The Long, Untamed Life Of Evelyn Hamilton is a work in progress by bestselling
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