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A fascinating and quirky look at the history of cycling through 100 objects that have changed the bicycle as we know it

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An alternative insight into the cycling revolution

Have you ever wondered why the leader´s jersey at the Tour de France is yellow?
Where Graeme Obree´s record-breaking bike ´Old Faithful´ got its nickname?
Or the role of bloomers in bicycle design?

Find out in this absorbing and quirky look at the history of cycling and the development of bike-related design through 100 pivotal objects. Charting the journey from the laufmaschine to the Brompton, through the early prototypes and the two-wheeled toys of the aristocracy, to the speed machines we know today.

Filled with fascinating photographs and illustrations, immerse yourself in the history of cycling - from the boneshaker via the bicycle powered washing machine, to cuddly lions and ball bearings.

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This potted history of cycling explains all: why the Tour de France jersey is yellow, to how Graeme Obree built a bike out of a washing machine. Forever Sports

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Suze Clemitson is a cycling journalist and commentator. Suze is author of P is for Peloton, with artist Mark Fairhurst, and edited Ride the Revolution, also published by Bloomsbury.
@festinagirl

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