Picture No | 10218859 |
Date | 1921 |
Description | Bicycle Race at the Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris 1921 |
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Six-day bicycle race held at the Velodrome d'Hiver Circuit, Paris, 1921. The cyclists raced for 144 hours to see who could cover the greatest distance over a six-day period. The audience in the foreground have arrived after an evening at the theatre or opera to have a late supper beside the race track.
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Source | Illustrated London News. 1921, page 505 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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