cycling archives

Classic cycling photos from years gone. British amateur and professional scene, continental racing included. Email [email protected]

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Joe Waugh tackles the last few yards of the 1977 National Hill Climb Championship on Winnats pass. (pic Bill Smith)

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38 years ago....
Tour de France 1988.
Malcolm Elliott.

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Sean Kelly heading for 10th place at the 1990 Tour of Lombardy, Giles Delion taking victory after outsprinting Pascal Richard, Charly Mottet, Robert Millar and Federico Echave.

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Edwig Van Hooydonck gets the countdown at the 1991 Grand Prix Eddy Merckx where he finished in third place, 1m-59s behind winner Erik Breukink.
📸 Gilles Comte

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Descending the Col d'Izoard at the 1993 Tour de France.

Graham Watson 📸

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Sean Kelly heading for 17th place at the 1984 Tour of Lombardy, Bernard Hinault taking the victory.

Graham Watson 📷

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John Tanner wins the 2001 Lincoln Grand Prix.
(Andy Jones photo)

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Anselmo Fuerte riding to third place overall at the Vuelta a Espana, 1990.

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Andrew Roche, winner of the Isle of Man International Mountain Time Trial, 2003.

📸 Paul Wright

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Jan Raas and Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke head over the cobbles at Het Volk (Het Nieuwsblad) 1984, won by Eddy Planckaert.

📸 Graham Watson

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Sir Chris Hoy at the summit of Alpe d'Huez after completing the Etape du Tour in 2006.

(photo creds Chris Sidwells/Steve Calland)

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A cooling down for Bernard Hinault at the 1982 Tour de France.

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Joop Zoetemelk in the Pyrenees at the 1986 Tour de France.

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Pat Pepper, a career spanning six decades and including a fifth place at the Women's World Road Race Championship in 1962 plus two silvers and three bronze medals in national title races between 1962/72.
Second to Beryl Burton in the women's BBAR, 1964, plus many more palmares.

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Erik...just noticed!! 🙃

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Eric Zabel takes his Colnago Extreme C through the Alps during the 2006 Tour de France.

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Eric Zabel takes his Colnago Extreme C through the Alps during the 2006 Tour de France.

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It's all in the preparation for Greg Lemond.
📸 Frederic Mons

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Geraint Thomas in form at the Fleche du Sud where he placed top ten on all stages, won the points and under 21 as well as the final overall in 2006.

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@Giostorino71 Yes

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Simeon Hempsall beats Colin Sturgess to the national junior road race title, Spennymoor, 1986.

📷 Stewart Clarke

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Julian Winn at Paris-Nice and the Giro d'Italia, 2003.

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Jose Azevedo, Dauphine-Libere, 2006.

📷 Colin Thompson