Historical Dictionary of Cycling.
The nearly 150-year-old sport of cycling had its first competition in France in 1868. Soon afterward, the need arose for purpose-built cycling tracks because of poor road conditions at the time. Racing on blocked off pieces of street or grass soon evolvedinto racing on special tracks called velodrom...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Scarecrow Press
2011.
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Colección: | Historical dictionaries of sports.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Appendix A: The Grand Tours; Appendix B: Other Multistage Events; Appendix C: Monument One-Day Races; Appendix D: Other One-Day Classics; Appendix E: Women's Races; Appendix F: World Champions; Appendix G: Olympic Champions; Appendix H: Seasonal Awards; Appendix I: World Hour and Speed Records; Appendix J: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI); Bibliography; About the Authors.