Cycling Collection (page 6)

A bike to Saint Catherine: Postcard from 1920
JAB4119987 A bike to Saint Catherine: Postcard from 1920; (add.info.: A bike to Saint Catherine: Postcard from 1920); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Portrait of Paul Ernest Bourrillon (1877-1942), French cyclist
JEB4839105 Portrait of Paul Ernest Bourrillon (1877-1942), French cyclist.; (add.info.: Portrait of Paul Ernest Bourrillon (1877-1942), French cyclist.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: bicycle race on a beacon circuit with wooden barriers, 1900
LUX4777245 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: bicycle race on a beacon circuit with wooden barriers, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49)

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): 2 young girls ride on a dusty road, 1895
LUX4773167 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): 2 young girls ride on a dusty road, 1895; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): 2 young girls ride on a dusty road

France: soldier, military nurse on bicycle with red cross armband, cap with number 130 and fleece, 1900 - regiment 130
LUX4772842 France: soldier, military nurse on bicycle with red cross armband, cap with number 130 and fleece, 1900 - regiment 130; (add.info.: France: soldier)

Italy, Lombardy, Mantua: Chateau Corto Reale, Ducale Palace, lively view with many passers-by
LUX4771491 Italy, Lombardy, Mantua: Chateau Corto Reale, Ducale Palace, lively view with many passers-by and restoration works with scaffolding, 1895; (add.info.: Italy, Lombardy)

France: 10th regiment soldiers with their bikes at the Vosges border, 1900
LUX4815693 France: 10th regiment soldiers with their bikes at the Vosges border, 1900; (add.info.: France: 10th regiment soldiers with their bikes at the Vosges border, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers, officers and political leaders await a parade in front of a police
LUX4811044 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers, officers and political leaders await a parade in front of a police station, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers

Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong: kennel of a settler, 1900
LUX4810136 Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong: kennel of a settler, 1900; (add.info.: Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong: kennel of a settler, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, in a city of Brittany, cycle merchant poses with his cycles and the people of the village
LUX4806869 France, in a city of Brittany, cycle merchant poses with his cycles and the people of the village, 1895 - touring club de France, public service by road autonomy without scramble, scotte

France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Chambery: the fountain of elephants, 1900
LUX4796110 France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Chambery: the fountain of elephants, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Chambery: the fountain of elephants

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: view of a street in the city center with shops, arcades, 1900
LUX4796048 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: view of a street in the city center with shops, arcades, 1900; Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895
LUX4795217 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895 -; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895 -); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 7, 1900, longchamp racecourse, car
LUX4784624 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 7, 1900, longchamp racecourse, car and bicycle festival of dramatic artists - Presentation of the participants in the cycling race

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 1901
LUX4783587 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 1901, hippomobile and bike crew coming to the beach of Equihen, 1901; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

A steam-powered tricycle
5312157 A steam-powered tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam-powered tricycle being used in London. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting passengers riding in bicycle carriages, 19th century
5310790 An engraving depicting passengers riding in bicycle carriages, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1878); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mr Punch riding a Boneshaker bicycle
5616680 Mr Punch riding a Boneshaker bicycle; (add.info.: Mr Punch riding a Boneshaker bicycle. Punch illustration 1869. 01/01/1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mr Punch riding a Boneshaker bicycle
5616677 Mr Punch riding a Boneshaker bicycle; (add.info.: Mr Punch riding a Boneshaker bicycle. Punch illustration 1869. 01/01/1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman riding a bicycle
5616676 Woman riding a bicycle; (add.info.: Woman riding a bicycle. Punch illustration 1869. 01/01/1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

Transparent spherical velocipede
5616638 Transparent spherical velocipede; (add.info.: Transparent spherical velocipede by A Rousseau of Marseille, France 1882. 01/01/1882); Universal History Archive/UIG

Design for a perpetual bicycle
5616637 Design for a perpetual bicycle; (add.info.: Design for a perpetual bicycle. Punch 1869. 01/01/1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Penny Farthing Bicycle
5616743 A Penny Farthing Bicycle; (add.info.: Illustration showing a Penny Farthing Bicycle 1896. 01/01/1896); Universal History Archive/UIG

Steam powered Tricycle
5616694 Steam powered Tricycle; (add.info.: steam powered Tricycle; British; 1879. 01/01/1879); Universal History Archive/UIG

A cyclist before and after an accident
5615892 A cyclist before and after an accident; (add.info.: French cartoon showing a cyclist before and after an accident. By MARS, Maurice Bonvotsin 1849-1912)

Starting line of a cycle race using bicycles with Michelin tyres
5615891 Starting line of a cycle race using bicycles with Michelin tyres; (add.info.: starting line of a cycle race using bicycles with Michelin tyres. London 1895)

The velocipede Bicycle, with rear brakes. 1869 (engraving)
5615872 The velocipede Bicycle, with rear brakes. 1869 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Bicycle Ride (engraving)
8665229 The Bicycle Ride (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bicycle Ride. Illustration for The Children's Treasury of Pictures and Stories)

A Man on a Monocycle, 1890
LUX4815780 A Man on a Monocycle, 1890; (add.info.: A Man on a Monocycle, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

A riunion of cyclists in costume, gathered from all over Tuscany, in Empoli
3569950 A riunion of cyclists in costume, gathered from all over Tuscany, in Empoli by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Empoli 1895 Photographer)

A Riecter's flying machine
5311804 A Riecter's flying machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Riecter's flying machine powered by 2 men on cycles. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Charles Terront won the Paris-Brest-Paris race on a Humber bicycle fitted with pneumatic tyres made by Michelin
5615886 Charles Terront won the Paris-Brest-Paris race on a Humber bicycle fitted with pneumatic tyres made by Michelin; (add.info)

Pickering's crank-pedal driven bicycle
5616675 Pickering's crank-pedal driven bicycle; (add.info.: Pickering's crank-pedal driven bicycle. America From Edward H. Knight The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics, 1880)

Rubber wheels for bycicles, Cartoon from Punch 1911 (engraving)
5616660 Rubber wheels for bycicles, Cartoon from Punch 1911 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Unicycle invented by Langmaak and Strief
5616640 Unicycle invented by Langmaak and Strief; (add.info.: Unicycle invented by Langmaak and Strief; San Francisco, USA 1893. 01/01/1893); Universal History Archive/UIG

Welch version of Otto Bicycle
5616639 Welch version of Otto Bicycle; (add.info.: Welch version of Otto Bicycle 1890. 01/01/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Penny Farthing Bicycle
5616742 A Penny Farthing Bicycle; (add.info.: Illustration showing a Penny Farthing Bicycle 1884. 01/01/1884); Universal History Archive/UIG

Karl von Drais riding his Velocipede (Hobby Horse) bicycle
5616685 Karl von Drais riding his Velocipede (Hobby Horse) bicycle; (add.info.: Illustration showing the early 19th century German inventor)

The Land of cocagne, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669534 The Land of cocagne, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle
5308976 Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a lady riding a tricycle. Foot pedals and hand levers operated cranks acting in the hub)

France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: 2 men on a tandem next to the Orleans slaughterhouse, 1900
LUX4760898 France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: 2 men on a tandem next to the Orleans slaughterhouse, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Loiret (45)

Advertisement for bicycles of the company " Alfred Gericke, Vienna, General-Depot for cycles of the companies
UTD4924315 Advertisement for bicycles of the company " Alfred Gericke, Vienna, General-Depot for cycles of the companies Triumph and Raleigh

Trade card for Stower's Lime Juice Cordial (colour litho)
8677733 Trade card for Stower's Lime Juice Cordial (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tour de France (b/w photo)
8676169 Tour de France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One hundred and sixty cyclists take part in a race round France)

Woman cyclist (b/w photo)
8672180 Woman cyclist (b/w photo) by Belgian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman cyclist. Vintage photograph reproduced in Petit Musee de la Curiosite Photographique)

History of Cycling: Path Racing Bicycle (colour litho)
8669877 History of Cycling: Path Racing Bicycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Path Racing Bicycle)

History of Cycling: Lady Cyclist Wearing Divided Skirt (colour litho)
8668532 History of Cycling: Lady Cyclist Wearing Divided Skirt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Cyclist Wearing Divided Skirt)

France, Centre, Loir et Cher (41), Chambord: 24 May 1900, Chateau de Chambord under thicker clouds, front view
LUX4777140 France, Centre, Loir et Cher (41), Chambord: 24 May 1900, Chateau de Chambord under thicker clouds, front view, 4 cyclotourists pose in front of the facade, 1900 - M. Klein, M

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"Cycling: A Journey Through Time and Terrain" Embark on a thrilling ride through the captivating world of cycling, where history, competition, and sheer determination collide. From the picturesque landscapes of France to the adrenaline-fueled races like Tour de France, this sport has captured hearts worldwide. In 2009, legends Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador battled it out for glory in the iconic Tour de France. The yellow jersey symbolizing leadership became their ultimate prize as they pushed themselves to unimaginable limits. Looking back at cycling's roots, we find ourselves transported to 1930 when the first-ever Tour de France photo was taken. Witnessing its humble beginnings only amplifies our admiration for how far this sport has come. But cycling isn't limited to road races; it encompasses various disciplines such as BMX racing. The intensity and agility displayed by these athletes are awe-inspiring as they navigate challenging tracks with precision and skill. One cannot discuss cycling without mentioning heroes like Bartali who left an indelible mark on the sport. Their unwavering dedication serves as a reminder that true champions are made not only on race days but also during countless hours of training. The Paris-Roubaix race takes us through cobblestone paths that test cyclists' endurance while showcasing breathtaking French scenery along the way, and is here that dreams are realized or shattered within every pedal stroke. Tour de France 2012 brought together a pack of determined riders ready to conquer mountains, plains, and everything in between. This postcard-worthy event captivated spectators around the globe with its sheer grandeur and spectacle. Mont Ventoux stands tall in Provence - an emblematic challenge etched into every cyclist's bucket list. Conquering its steep slopes rewards riders with panoramic views that make all their efforts worthwhile. Cycling transcends gender boundaries too; even a girl on her Lambretta scooter can experience freedom akin to riding alongside the wind.