MOTOR CYCLING - STAYER / DEMI-FOND RACE, riders, 1920s - Lot 232

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MOTOR CYCLING - STAYER / DEMI-FOND RACE, riders, 1920s - Lot 232
MOTOR CYCLING - STAYER / DEMI-FOND RACE, riders, 1920s Photo, silver print on vintage cartoline paper signed by each athlete Dull spine Dimensions : 18 x 24 cm. Note : Photograph dedicated to middle-distance cycling (stayer racing), a spectacular discipline of track cycling that was very popular in the 1920s. This specialty consisted of riders riding behind a motorcycle, taking advantage of the slipstream to reach high speeds on the velodrome. Very popular with the public in the inter-war years, these competitions were regularly held at Europe's major velodromes, and featured specialists in the discipline. This photograph, signed by each of the athletes pictured, is a testament to the iconography associated with track cycling and its champions at a time when middle-distance races were among the most spectacular events in cycling.
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