UCI: Speech or any other source to the history of cycling!

[Punk7um]

Hey.

I'm looking for two sources which can tell me something about the history of cycling. I want to see how the cycling has changed through the last mby 50 years or smth. As we see know, the sport is more or less a "sport of stars" - dorminated by money and power.

I want to see if it has always been like that.

Furthermore, I'm looking for a place where I can find some info about the development of the use of doping. It hasn't always been this necessary to hide it like this - new methods are developed and so on.

Thanks in advance!

Rasmus

 

[brianf7]

You are talking of Pro Cycling
I think it was slightly over 50 years ago but the tour was run with national teams. That would change anything I dont know.
In the 1960's the peace race was not alowed to offer prize money instead the had expencive prizes (cameras etc) to comply with comunist rule.

 

[SquareWheel]

There are many books on the history of cycling, racing in particular, especially the TDF. A number of books have also been published specifically about drugs in cycling. Try your local library and/or search Barns and Noble sports for "cycling history" and "cycling drugs". Try searching online for the same. There's always WikiPedia.

 

[Punk7um]

Thank you guys. I will check it.

Anymore opinions or comments?

 

[Punk7um]

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