Includes bibliographical references (pages 464-475) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Sport, speed, technology and modernity -- The origins of bicycle racing -- Expansion of bicycling in Britain -- The beginnings of bicycle racing in the United States -- Expansion of the high-wheel sport -- Sport, speed and safety, 1885-93 -- The foundations of modern road racing -- International competition -- Bicycle racing and modernity -- Non-competitive cycling in the 1890s.
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