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20th Century Timeline
 
   
 

By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed
Historian

 

Race Snippets

 
 
CyclingRevealed offers 100 years of bicycle racing against a backdrop of World history. The 20th Century saw the development of bicycle racing throughout the World. This CyclingRevealed Timeline offers a brief description of the historical events that shaped the World and helped define bicycle racing as major sporting event.
 

1900 to 1909:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Pierre de Coubertin

1910 to 1919:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Jim Thorpe

1920 to 1929:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Johnny Weismuller

1930 to 1939:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Jesse Owens

1940 to 1949:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Fausto Coppi

1950 to 1959:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Juan Manuel Fangio

1960 to 1969:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Pele

1970 to 1979:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Eddy Merckx

1980 to 1989:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Nadia Comaneci

1990 to 1999:
L'Equipe's International Sports Figure of the Decade: Carl Lewis

Grand Champions Living and Dead

 
       
         
         
         
   


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