 Cycling Time Trials - Early history: Encyclopedia II - Cycling Time Trials - Early historySince 1890, the National Cyclists' Union (an association established to organise and regulate bicycle racing) had banned all cycle racing on public roads. However, there were riders who wanted to race on the road, and Frederick Thomas Bidlake came up with the idea of promoting time trials. As riders would be racing against the clock, not against other competitors in a large group, they would, he argued, be less likely to attract attention; advance event publicity was prohibited, and riders were initially obliged to wear 'inconspicuous clothi ...
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