Tom Justice, a contender for the Olympic cycling trials, became a bank robber and used his cycling skills to escape after the robberies. However, during his crime spree, his own bike was stolen. He also developed a drug addiction and started a master’s degree.
Annie Londonderry, the first woman to cycle round the world…
Annie Londonderry, the first woman to cycle round the world, learnt to ride a bike a few days before she set off.
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Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda…
Italian cyclist Alfredo Binda was so overwhelmingly dominating his sport, that he was payed by the organizers of the Giro d’Italia not to race. The sum he received was equivalent to that awarded to the winner.
During WW2, the winner…
During WW2, the winner of the Tour de France, Gino Bartali, put his fame to a good cause. He hid counterfeit document in his bicycle and smuggled them through Nazi checkpoints. These documents saved over 800 Jews lives. 00
The first person to cycle around the globe, Thomas Stevens, did it on a penny…
The first person to cycle around the globe, Thomas Stevens, did it on a penny-farthing, between 1884 and 1886, packing only socks, a spare shirt, a revolver and a raincoat that doubled as a tent and bedroll.