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aerodynamics and cycling 197–200
Airlite 49, 54
America, Miss 11
amphetamines 57
Amstel Gold 106, 142
ANC-Halfords 142–50, 154, 176
Anderson, Phil 105, 113, 123, 166
Andrews, John ‘Jock’ 63
Anquetil, Jacques 80, 87, 151
Archibald, Katie 243
Argentin, Moreno 152
Armitstead, Lizzie 3, 80, 194, 286, 290
Armstrong, Lance 94, 153, 225, 239
doping 4, 231, 255, 264–5, 281, 283
Paris–Nice (1996) 92
techniques 276
Tour de France (2009) 264
Tour de France (2010) 269
Aske, Simon 75, 91–2, 93–5
Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt (ACBB) 87, 158, 166–8, 238, 246
Audemard, Gabriel 39
L’Auto 11, 31
Bacon, Ellis, cycling career 205–13
Badminton Magazine of Sports and
Pastimes 23
Baker, David 170 Banbury, Ian 96
Bannister, Alan 37
Barloworld 82, 121, 177
Barnes, Hannah 237–8
Barras, Sid 90, 93
Barratt, Paul 185
Barrett, Mike 90
Barrett, Paul 190
Bartlett, Charles 29
Barton, Carol 67
Battel, Edward 28
Bayfield, Joe 172
Bayton, Phil 90, 125
BBC Sports Personality Awards 1, 3, 71, 73, 280–1
Bedwell, Dave 52, 53
Belfast Cruisers Cycling Club 28
Bellis, Jonny 262
Bennett, Mick 101, 109, 159
awards 98–9
the Cycle Show 115, 166
Olympic Games (1972) 96–8, 124
Olympic Games (1976) 99
at Sport for Television 102, 108
and the Sutton brothers 101–2
at SweetSpot 109
Tour of Britain (2004) 118, 120, 121–2, 123
Tour de France (2007) 115–16, 118
track world championships (1973) 98
training 100
Women’s Tour 118–19
work with Rushton 102, 108, 109–10
World Championships (1988) 126–7
Bentley, Pete 189
‘Berlin-Warsaw-Prague Peace Race’ (1952) 39–40
Beryl 72
Beyaert, José 37
Bic team 51
The Bicycle 52, 60
Bicycle Union 18, 19
Bidlake, Frederick Thomas 22, 33
Bidlake Memorial Plaque 22
The Big Breakfast 180–1
Bilsland, Billy 239, 247
Bingham, Keith 114, 137–8
Bishop Otter College, Chichester 125
Blue Peter 149
Blythe, Adam 237
BMX 21, 62, 103, 258
BMX Action Bike 103
Boardman, Chris 29, 168, 204–5, 221
achievements 181
bikes 75, 92, 93, 94, 188, 195–6
helmets 196–200
Hour record attempts 181–2, 196–7, 215
Olympic Games (1992) 3, 167, 180, 187, 226
Olympic Games (1996) 92, 93, 95
road-race world championships (1997) 165
Secret Squirrel Club 183–6, 188–94, 196, 197, 199–203
skinsuits 199
Tour de France (1994) 110, 111, 112–13
using bikes for transport 195
Boardman Bikes 194, 195–6
Boonen, Tom 141
Bordeaux-Paris 25–6, 103, 141
Bortolami, Gianluca 113
Borysewicz, Eddie 168
Bottrill, Matt 215
Boulting, Ned, On the Road Bike 100
Boyer, Eric 146
Brailsford, Dave 177–8, 247
at British Cycling 1, 182, 186–8, 201, 251–2, 260–1
Olympics Games (2004) 187–8
steps down from British Cycling 102
at Team Sky 200–1, 254, 266–7, 268
Team Sky accused of doping 283
Braveheart Cycling Fund 179, 239–45, 247–8
Brighton-Glasgow 38
British Best All Rounder (BBAR) 32–3, 41, 46
British Cycling Federation (BCF) 41–2, 261, 289
Dave Brailsford at 186–8, 201, 251–2, 260–1
David Millar 233
Eileen Gray as president 70–1, 99
funding 160–1, 179
Hall of Fame 71, 120, 127, 130, 132
John Herety at 176–8
Olympic Academy 230, 288
Olympic ‘Class of 2008’ 182
and para-cycling 133
racing licences 211, 220
‘Secret Squirrel Club’ 182–6, 188–94, 196, 197, 199–203
Shane Sutton 102
time trial national championships 220
Tony Doyle as president 136–9
track bikes 93
Watson interview 156
World Class Performance Plan 160–1
British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954) 49–50
British Hercules team 51, 52–9, 60
British League of Racing Cyclists (BLRC) 35
‘Berlin-Warsaw-Prague Peace Race’ (1952) 39–40
BLRC-NCU feud 34–6, 40–1, 42, 60, 120, 121
merger with NCU 41, 120
Southern Grand Prix (1944) 38
Tour of Britain (1945) 38
Tour of Britain (1951) 39
British National Cycling championships 19
British Olympic Association (BOA) 227, 234
British Paralympic cycling team 127
Brittain, Stan 63
Brochard, Laurent 171
Brompton World Championships 223
Brooks 49, 54
Brotherton, Peter 50
Brown, Graeme 188
Burl, Bill 32, 43, 46
Burney, Simon 170
Burrows, Mike 92, 181
Burton, Beryl 3, 22, 64–8, 70, 131
achievements 64, 65–6, 68, 214
awards 71–2
Eileen Gray 71
Otley ‘12’ 65
road-race nationals (1976) 67–8
Burton, Denise 67–8
Buttle, Derek 52, 60
Cabello, Francesco 111
Caborn, Richard 118
Cambridge University Bicycle Club 18–19
Cancellara, Fabian 117, 220, 275
Cancer Council Helpline Classic 267
Canins, Maria 131
Cann, Bill 134
Cannondale-Garmin, see Garmin
Capewell, Nigel 132–3
Capper, Tony 149, 150
Carlton Cycles 81
Casartelli, Fabio 167
Castorama 111
Cavendish, Mark 4, 80, 225
Copenhagen Worlds (2011) 272–4
joins Sky 271, 272
Milan-San Remo (2009) 141–2
Olympic Games (2008) 196, 255, 256–7
Olympic Games (2012) 280
Paris–Nice (2014) 288
road-race world championships (2011) 176, 233
Secret Squirrel Club 199–200
T-Mobile 255–6
Tom Simpson 81
Tour de France (2007) 256
Tour de France (2008) 255, 256
Tour de France (2009) 263–4
Tour de France (2011) 270
Tour de France (2012) 279
Tour of Spain 149
2009 season 263, 265
World Championships (2005) 252
World Championships (2011) 131, 168
Champions of CycleSport Dinner 183
Channel 4 105, 108, 123, 149, 151
Chevrolet-L.A. 149
Chisman, Peter 76, 84–5
Clancy, Ed 138, 193
Clarey, John 89
Clark, Danny 135
Clark, Geoff 104
Clark, Julian 174, 175
Classics 106, 140–2, 144–6, 151, 157, 237 see also individual events
Clay, Jonny 241
Olympic Games (2000) 187
Team Brite 172
Clayton, Nick 10
Clifton Cycling Club 66
Cobo, Juan José 61, 270
Coe, Ron 63
Cofidis 178, 232, 237, 253
Colclough, Katie 284–6
Colin Lewis Cycles 75, 91
Commonwealth Games 181, 221–2, 229
1982 edition 159
2002 edition 249, 250
2014 edition 244
Condor Cycles 87
Contador, Alberto 264, 269
Cook, Dave 167
Cooke, Nicole 4, 22, 178, 233, 248, 251
achievements 249
Olympic Games (2004) 252
Olympic Games (2008) 261, 262
Cookson, Brian 138, 283
Coop-Mercier 158
Copenhagen Worlds (2011) 272–4
Coppi, Fausto 151
La Course 262
Coventry 17
Coventry Cycling Club 68
Coventry Machinists’ Company 16, 17
Coventry Sewing Machine Company 16
Cowan, Sally 190, 191
Cozens, Syd 55
Crédit Agricole 253
Criquielion, Claude 146–7
Critérium du Dauphiné 227, 253, 267, 275
critériums 104–5
Croker, Robin 96
Cummings, Steve 187, 262, 273, 289 the Cycle Show 115, 166
Cycle Sport 141, 227, 271
Cycling (book) 17
Cycling (magazine) 13, 22, 32–3, 52, 89, 141
Cycling Ireland 222
Cycling Time Trials (CTT) 33, 207, 214
British Best All-Rounder 41
National 10 215
Cycling Weekly 13, 114, 124, 227, 249
Michael Hutchinson columns 215–16
Cyclists Touring Club (CTC) 22, 24–5
cyclosportives 216
Dacre, Harry, ‘Daisy Bell’ 19
Daily, Doug 130
Daily Express, Tour of Britain (1951) 38–9, 40, 104
Daily News 30
Dairy Council 139
Dangerfield, Stuart 217
Danguillaume, Jean-Pierre 158–9
Dark Blue Bicycle Club 18–19
Dartmoor Classic 94
Dauphiné Libéré 116
Dave Rayner Fund 179, 237–9, 241, 248
Deering, John 176
Delgado, Pedro 61, 150–1, 246
Denny, Charles 29
Denson, Vin 75, 76, 79–81
Derby Velodrome 290
Derham, Jenny 63
Dickens, Charles 18, 30
Dolan, Terry 92–3
doping 3–4, 154–6
amphetamines 57
and British teams 4
Choppy Warburton 27
Cristian Moreni 253–4
David Millar 225–6, 228–35, 252
drugs tests introduced 73
EPO 154, 225, 226
Lance Armstrong 4, 231, 255, 264–5, 281, 283
Tom Simpson 73, 74, 78, 81
Tour de France 3
Tour de France (1955) 57–8
Tour de France (2007) 225
Downing, Russell 267, 287
Downs, Bob 159
Dowsett, Alex 215, 218, 229, 289
Doyle, Tony 118
achievements 124
BCF Hall of Fame 120
character 128
Milk Race (2013) 139
Olympic Games (1980) 124–5
president of BCF 136–9
safety concerns 124
sees sports scientist 125–6
Six-Day racing 133, 134–6, 139
Tour of Britain revival 120–1
world championships 125, 126–7
Drais, Karl 8
Drake, Ian 138–9, 201
Drawer, Scott 188, 190, 194
Dufaux, Laurent 94
Dumas, Dr Pierre 56, 73, 74
Duncan, H. O., The World on Wheels 10
Dunlop 49, 54
Dunlop, John Boyd 12, 27–8
Earley, Martin 151–2
Eastway 88–91, 212
Eden, Ray 90
Edgar, Ross 258
Elite Road Series 289
Ellingworth, Rod 176, 267, 271–2, 273, 288
Elliott, Malcolm 107, 124, 151
ANC-Halfords 142, 145, 147–8, 149–50
Olympic Games (1996) 169
Tour of Spain 148–9
Elliott, Shay 63
Ely Museum 7–8, 9, 13, 14, 15
Emmerson, Ian 137, 240
Emsworth Cycling and Camping Club 45, 47
Engers, Alf 35–6
EPO (erythropoietin) 154, 225, 226
Eroica (Strade Bianche) 141
Etape du Tour 216
Etoile de Bessèges 144
Evans, Cadel 276
Evans, Rick 98
Ever Ready 101, 102, 159
Fagor 148
Farrell, Stella 70
Fenn, Andy 216
Fernández, Juan 152
Festina 101–2
Fignon, Laurent 153
Filsell, Ron 38
Flèche Wallonne 142, 145–6
Fleming, Gobber 44
Foote, Tony 171, 172
Foster, Benny 131–2
Four Days of Dunkirk 253
Française des Jeux (FDJ) 252
Frisol 114
Froome, Chris 4, 271, 276
and Bradley Wiggins 277–9, 281, 282–3
Olympic Games (2012) 194, 280
at Team Sky 267
Tour de France (2012) 276–9
Tour de France (2013) 270, 282
Tour of Spain (2011) 61, 270–1
F. T. Bidlake Memorial Trust 22
Fyffes 75
Gachon, Pierre 32
Gan 110
Garmin 225, 227, 237, 264, 268
Gaul, Charly 62
Gaumont, Philippe 232
Gauthier, Bernard 55
Gauthier, Jean-Louis 159
Gay, Jack 48
GB-MG Technogym 110
Geldard, Robert 37
Germany, artistic cycling 21
Ghella, Mario 37
Ghent-Wevelgem 142
Giant 216
Gibb, Tony 250
Gilbert, Philippe 242
Giro d’Italia 151–2, 175, 239, 253
1987 edition 246
2009 edition 263, 264
2010 edition 268
2013 edition 281
2014 edition 244, 290
Girvan Three-Day 239–40
Glenryck Cup (1977) 90
Go-Ride Racing 211
Godfrey, Rex 83–4
Goding, Pete 230–2
Godwin, Tommy (b1912) 100
Godwin, Tommy (b1920) 37, 100
Gölz, Rolf 146
Gordon, Pete 86
GP Herning 239
Grand Prix d’Ouverture La Marseillaise 144
Grand Prix Series 289
grass-track racing 45–6
Graves, H. 22, 24–5
Gray, Eileen 69–71, 99
Green, Jack 26
Green, Rodney 121
Griffiths, Phil 143, 144
Groom, Ron 159
Grubb, Fred 29
The Guardian 116, 122, 156, 283
Haghedooren, Paul 107
Hale, Tudor 125
Hallam, Ian 125
Olympic Games 96, 97, 124
track world championships (1973) 98
Hamilton, Tyler 276
Hammond, Bill 29
Hammond, Roger 172, 177, 252, 262, 271
Hampsten, Andy 239
Harris, Reg 36–8, 93
Harris, Susan, Countess of Malmesbury 23
Harrison, Keith 50
Harrods 170–4
Harry Enfield and Chums 23
Harvell, Bill 46
Haussler, Heinrich 263
Hayles, Rob 199, 221
bikes 93
Olympic Games 187–8, 252
Team Brite 172
helmets 196–200
Hempsall, Simeon 167
Henderson, Greg 267
Hendry, Jim 124–5
Heras, Roberto 223
Hercules Cycles 46
Eileen Sheridan 68–9
sponsorship 51
team disbands 60
Tour de France 52–9
Herety, John
at ACBB 238
at British Cycling 176–8, 251–2
at Coop-Mercier 158–60
at Percy Bilton 159–60, 162–3, 166, 251
team funding 161–2
Herne Hill track 4, 17, 36–7, 88, 290
Bradley Wiggins 117
Olympic Games (1948) 100
opens 21–2
Hess, Markus 136
Het Nieuwsblad (Het Volk) 106, 142, 157
Hewson, Tony 63, 74
Hickford, Mick 115
Hill, Peter 76
Hillier, George Lacy 17, 22, 24
Hinault, Bernard 151, 153, 226
Hincapie, George 117, 263, 276
Hindes, Philip 193
Hitachi 146, 148, 150, 154
doping 154–6
Hitchen, Albert 76
Hoar, Tony 3, 74
British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954) 49–50
British Hercules team 51–60
early interest in cycling 44–6
Emsworth Cycling and Camping Club 45, 47
IBMXF 62
post-war racing 46–51
Tour de France (1955) 43–4, 52–9, 60, 89
Tour of Egypt (1955) 50–1
Tour of Spain (1956) 60–1
Hoban, Barry 3, 76, 149, 246, 263
Classics 142
Glenryck Cup (1977) 90
Tour de France (1967) 79, 80
Tour de France (1974) 114
Tour de France (2010) 227
Hodge, Sally 167
Hog Hill circuit 212
Holbein, Montague 26
Holden, Rob 251
Holdsworth-Campagnolo 88
Holland, Charles 32
Olympic Games (1932) 46
Tour de France 43, 46
Holm, Brian 271, 272–3
Honchar, Serhiy 165
Hook, Len 38
Hopkins, PC Dave 122
Hopkins, Roy 84
Hotta 91, 92, 94, 95
Hour record attempts 181–2, 196
Houvenaghel, Wendy 63
Howden, Bob 138–9
Hoy, Chris 1, 4, 38, 178, 247
bikes 93, 188
BMX 103
Braveheart Cycling Fund 241–2
Commonwealth Games (2002) 250
Commonwealth Games (2006) 222
Olympics Games (2000) 187
Olympic Games (2004) 252
Olympic Games (2008) 257–8, 260, 262
Secret Squirrel Club 200
Hume, Willie 28
Hunt, Jeremy 165, 168, 170, 171, 172
Copenhagen Worlds (2011) 271
Hutchinson, Michael 214–23
IBMXF (International BMX Federation) 62
Illingworth, Matt 172
indoor racing 134
Indurain, Miguel 151, 168
Hour record attempts 182
Tour de France (1991) 247
Tour de France (1994) 110, 111–12
International BMX Federation (IBMXF) 62
International Championship (1877) 14
International Cycling Union (UCI) 40
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 133
Isle of Wight, post-war races 48
Jackson, Alan 169
Jacob’s Creek 175
Jaguar 175
Jalabert, Laurent 92, 165
James, Becky 4
Jason MacIntyre Memorial Fund 244
Jiménez, Julio 78
JLT Condor, 159
Johnson, Ernest 46
Johnson, Maxine 63
Johnson, Victor 28–9
Joiner, Charline 243–4
Jones, Benjamin 28, 29
Jones, Graham 106, 142, 151, 245
at ACBB 166, 238
Jones, Louise 167
Jones, Mandy 22, 131
Jones, Stan 52, 53
Joy, Ken 69
Katsanis, Dimitris 188, 190
Kay, Alastair 223
Keating, Caron 149
Keeble, Ron 96, 97, 124
Keen, Peter 125–6, 130, 247
at British Cycling 251
British Cycling’s Olympic Class of 2008, 182
and Secret Squirrel Club 183–4, 186–7
World Class Performance Plan (WCPP) 160, 250
Keeping, Frank 28
Keeping, Michael 28
Keith-Falconer, Ion 19
Kellogg’s Cycling Championship 102–3
Kellogg’s Tour of Britain 101, 103, 104, 105
1987 edition 106–8
1988 edition 148
1994 edition 108, 122–3
see also Tour of Britain Kelly, Sean 151, 153
Kenny, Jason 4, 257, 260
Kimmage, Paul, A Rough Ride 151–2
King, Dani 138
King, Peter 138
Kingcycle 126, 129
Kingsbury, Clarence 28, 29
Kite, Stan 103
Klöden, Andreas 117, 264
Knetemann, Gerrie 144
Kobayashi, Keizo 10, 11, 15
Koblet, Hugo 61
Kodak 168, 169–70
KP Crisps-Viscount 125
Krebs, Fred 52, 53, 56
Lambert, Keith 241
Lance, Tommy 29
Lawrie, Bill 76
Leblanc, Jean-Marie 110, 116, 137
Leclercq, Jean-Claude 146
Lee Valley VeloPark 213
Leeds Classic 109
Lehmann, Jens 180
LeMond, Greg 153, 180, 209, 247
Lewis, Colin 95
Eastway 88–91
Holdsworth-Campagnolo 88
introduction to cycling 82–4
Milk Race (1963) 84–5
Milk Race (1964) 85–6
Olympic Games (1964) 86–7
Tour de France (1967) 74–80, 87
Tour de France (1968) 81–2
Tour de France (2010) 227
Lewis, Rob 190, 191–2
Lewis, Rudolph 29
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 141, 142, 151, 162
2013 edition 152, 237
Liggett, Phil 151, 167
Lillywhite, Chris 161, 171–2
Lincoln Grand Prix 240, 289
Linda McCartney team 173, 174–6, 252
Linton, Arthur 26, 27, 141
Linton, Tom 27
Livingstone, Ken 116
Lodge, Harry 171
London
Olympic Games (1908) 28–9
Olympic Games (1948) 36–7, 40, 100
Olympic Games (2012) 71, 100, 170, 193, 194, 234
Tour de France (2007) 115–17
London Velodrome 290
London–Holyhead 103–4
Long Eaton Paragon 67
Longbottom, Pete 169
Looy, Rik Van 80
Lopez, Vicente 85
Lowther, Sharon 63
Ludwig, Olaf 112
Mackeson-Condor 81–2, 87
McEwen, Robbie 103, 256
McGregor, Yvonne 22, 63, 160
bikes 93
Olympic Games (2000) 187
MacIntyre, Jason 244
McKay, Mark 172
McKenzie, David 175
MacLean, Craig 93, 187, 250, 258
McLoughlin, Joey 105–7, 142, 147
McNamara, Mike ‘Mac’, Ottley 12’ 65–6
McQuaid, Pat 102, 115–16
Madiot, Marc 162
Madiot, Yvon 146
Magnien, Emmanuel 111, 112
Maitland, Bob 37, 52, 53
Malléjac, Jean 56–7, 73–4
Manchester Velodrome 38, 93, 137, 205
Manchester Wheelers 181
Manning, Paul 160, 187, 250, 285
Markham, A. G. 16
Marks, Isabel, Fancy Cycling: trick riding for amateurs 20–1
Martin, Dan 152, 159, 237
Martin, Lucy 286
Maynard, Ian 126
Mayo, Iban 225
Meares, Anna 263, 280
Merckx, Eddy 92, 93, 151, 152
Glenryck Cup (1977) 90
Hour record attempts 196–7
world championship road race (1964) 86
Meredith, Leon 29
Messenger, Chas 84, 86
Messerschmidt, Uwe 136
Metcalfe, Adrian 104
Metcalfe, Arthur 76
death 81
Milk Race (1964) 85–6
Tour de France (1967) 79, 80
Tour de France (2010) 227
Michael, Jimmy 26
Michaux, Ernest 8–9
Michaux, Pierre 8–9
Michaux boneshaker 8–9, 13, 14, 16
Mid Devon Cycling Club 84
Milan–San Remo 76, 141, 142, 151, 238, 263
Mildmay, Edward St John 19
Milk Marketing Board 41
Milk Race 41, 105, 238, 289
1963 edition 84–5
1964 edition 85, 87
1986 edition 107, 147
1987 edition 147
2013 edition 139
race is scrapped 108
Millar, David 4, 171–2, 224–36, 271–2
bikes 93
Commonwealth Games 229
Dave Rayner Fund 237
doping 178, 225–6, 228–35, 252
at Garmin 225–6, 227
road-race world championships (1997) 165
Tom Simpson 81
Tour de France (2007) 117
at WADA 226–7, 228
Millar, Robert 3, 107, 126, 151, 226, 239
at ACBB 166
cycling career 245–7
retires 171
Tour de France 117, 264
Tour of Spain 61, 149
Miller, Alan 240, 241
Mills, George Pilkington 25–6, 141
Milne, A. A., It’s Too Late Now 20
Minali, Nicola 112
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Committee on Road Safety 40–1
Mitchell, Glen 124
Mitchell, Ken 53
Tour de France (1955) 53, 56
Tour of Spain (1955) 61
Molineux Pleasure Grounds 13
Moore, James 8, 9–15, 20
first-ever bike race (1868) 9–10, 185, 290
Paris–Rouen (1869) 22, 141
Moore, John 8, 10–15
Moore, Willi 124
Olympic Games (1972) 96, 97, 99
track world championships (1973) 98
Moreni, Cristian 253–4
Morley Cycling Club 67
Moser, Francesco 181
Moss, Charles 29
Motorola 93, 113
mountain-biking 170
MTN-Qhubeka 239
Müller, Heinz 61
Munich Six 135–6
Museeuw, Johan 171
Tour de France (1994) 110, 111, 112
National Cyclists’ Union (NCU) 19, 24–5, 33
bans racing on public highways 21
BLRC-NCU feud 34–6, 40–1, 42, 60, 120, 121
merger with BLRC 41, 120
Percy Stallard 34–5
National Lottery 160, 161, 252
New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) 14
News of the World, Brighton–Glasgow 40
Newton, Chris 249, 250, 285
Olympic Games (2000) 187
Team Brite 172
NFTO team 287
Nibali, Vincenzo 276–7, 278
Nickson, Bill 147
North Wirral Velo 168–70
Obree, Graeme 239
bikes 75, 94–5
Hour record attempts 181–2, 215
Superman position 183–4
Ocaña, Luis 90
O’Grady, Stuart 188
Olympic Academy 176–7, 230, 288
Olympic Games 1
Amsterdam (1928) 55
Antwerp (1920) 29
Athens (1896) 28
Athens (2004) 117, 160, 187, 187–8, 233
Atlanta (1996) 92, 93, 94, 124
Barcelona (1992) 29, 91–2, 167, 169, 180, 187
Beijing (2008) 4, 142, 160–1, 178, 193, 254–60
Berlin (1936) 36
drugs tests 73
London (1908) 28–9
London (1948) 36–7, 40, 100
London (2012) 71, 100, 170, 193, 194, 234
Los Angeles (1932) 32, 46
Los Angeles (1984) 71
Melbourne (1956) 169
Montreal (1976) 96, 99
Moscow (1980) 124
Munich (1972) 96–8
Seoul (1988) 71
Stockholm (1912) 29
Sydney (2000) 121, 160, 187
Tokyo (1964) 86
women’s cycling at 71
Olympic velodrome 212
Omega Pharma-Quick Step 280, 288
ONE Pro Cycling 262
Orica GreenEdge 239
Ørsted, Hans-Henrik 125, 126
Oxford University Bicycle Club 23
Padovan, Arrigo 63
Palmer, Alf 114
Pantani, Marco 111, 112, 151
para-cycling
funding 161
and Tony Yorke 127, 129, 130, 132–3
Parc de Saint-Cloud 8, 9–11, 15
Paris–Nice 145, 151, 159, 232, 274
1996 edition 92
2014 edition 288
Paris–Roubaix 140, 141, 142, 151, 216, 238
Rik Van Steenbergen 57
Paris–Rouen 11–12, 15, 141
Paris–Tours 142
Payne, Ernest 29
PDM 106
Peacock, Cyril 50
Peiper, Allan, at ACBB 166
Pendleton, Victoria 4, 38, 178, 247, 260
grass-track racing 46
Olympic Games (2004) 252
Olympic Games (2008) 262–3
Olympic Games (2012) 280
penny-farthings 13, 17, 25
Percy Bilton 159–60, 166, 251
Perona, Renato 37
Petacchi, Alessandro 177
Peters, Steve 259–60
Peugeot 87, 158, 238, 246
Piasecki, Lech 127
Pickering, Edward, The Race Against Time 182
Pickwick Bicycle Club 18
Pierre, Edmond 39
Pingeon, Roger 78
Plume, Les 38
Plunkett, John 19
Poel, Adri van der 122–3
Pooley, Emma 261–2
Poppe, Henk 114
Porte, Richie 276, 278, 282
Porter, Hugh 227
post-war cycling 29–30, 46–7
Prebble, Richard 94
Premier Calendar 289
Preston Park, Brighton 47, 206, 212
Price, E. A 35
Prince, Freddy 48
Procycling 93, 121, 224, 227, 230, 254
Prudential 123
Prudhomme, Christian 262
PruTour 108, 122, 174
Purnell, Tony 194
Purvis, Marie 167
Pusey, Bernard 50, 52, 53
Queally, Jason 258
Commonwealth Games (2006) 222
Olympic Games (2000) 187
Secret Squirrel Club 190–1, 199
Quick Step-Davitamon 122
Quinn, Harry 92–3
Raas, Jan 238
Raleigh 37, 103
Ramsbottom, Julian 172
Rayner, Dave 238–9, 241
Reames, Jill 63
Renshaw, Mark 263
Reynolds, Sarah 286
Reynolds tubing 54
Ribena, 1955 Tour de France 54
Richard, Pascal 174
Ricketts, David 37
Risi, Bruno 188
Rivière, Gaston 26
road racing 211–12
at Eastway 88–91
in the 1930s 34–5
see also individual cyclists and events
Road Racing Council (RRC) 22, 33
Road Records Association (RRA) 16, 18, 22, 25, 32, 33
Road Time Trials Council (RTTC) 33, 207
BLRC-NCU feud 41
membership 45
Roberts, Hugh 118, 121
Robinson, Brian 3, 52, 72, 74
Milan–San Remo (1957) 141
Tour de France (1955) 43, 53, 55, 59
Tour de France (1956) 62–3
Tour of Spain (1956) 61
Roche, Nicolas 152
Roche, Stephen 146, 150–1, 153
at ACBB 166
Giro d’Italia (1987) 246
skinsuits 199
world championships 151–2
Rochester International Classic 110
Rogers, Mick 276, 278
Romero, Rebecca 178, 262
Rominger, Tony 110, 182
Rooks, Steven 106, 107 Rouleur 68
Route de France (1952) 55
Roux, Denis 106
Ruffell, Andy 103
Rushton, Alan 102–5
London–Holyhead 104–5
PruTour 108
Sport for Television 102–9, 115, 137
Tour of Britain 105
work with Mick Bennett 102, 108, 109–10
Ryan, Harry 29
safety bicycle 17
Saunier Duval 225, 227
Savile, Oscar (Sir Jimmy Savile) 39
Scales, Les 104
Schleck, Andy 264
Schleck, Frank 264
Schmal, Adolf 28
Sciandri, Max 162, 165, 171
Linda McCartney 174
Olympics (1996) 169
Science in Sport 286
Scott, Ian 37
Scottish Cycling 240, 244
Scottish Provident 105
Shaw, Julia 22, 63
Shay Elliott Memorial Race 240
Sheil, Norman 50, 97
Sheridan, Eileen 22, 46, 68–9, 71
Hercules Cycles 68–9
sponsorship 51
WRRA records 68, 69
Sheridan, Ken 68
Sherwen, Paul 151, 167, 238, 245, 246
Sierens, Gerda 131
Sigma Sport 176
Simmons, Joan 69–70
Simpson, Tom 26, 71–2, 131
BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1965) 3, 71–2, 73
death 3, 56, 73–4, 75, 78–9, 81, 142, 253
doping 74, 78, 81
road race world championship (1965) 233, 271, 272, 273
Tour of Flanders 141
Tour de France (1962) 110
Tour de France (1967) 73–4, 75, 76–80, 87
Tour of Spain 149
Sitek, Henri 58–9
Six-Day racing 55, 115, 120, 133–6, 139
skinsuits 199, 201
Skol Six 134
Smith, Brian 123, 169, 239–48
Smith, Dan 165
Snowdon, Graham 107–8
Sørensen, Rolf 113
Southall, Frank 46, 69
Southam, Tom 177
Southern, Tom 252
Southern Grand Prix (1944) 38
sponsorship
Fyffes 75
Hercules Cycles 51
post-war bike equipment 49
Prudential 123
Ribena 54
Tour of Britain 38–9, 40, 41, 105
Sport for Television (Sports Plus) 102
Sports Personality of the Year, Germany 98–9
Stablinski, Jean 80
Staff, Jamie 249, 250, 257–61
stage racing, in Britain 38
Stallard, Percy 34–5, 38, 103
Stannard, Ian 157, 271
Starley, James 17
Starley, John Kemp 17
Steegmans, Gert 256
Steel, Bryan 187, 250
Steel, Ian 239
British Hercules Team 53
Tour of Britain (1951) 39
Tour de France (1955) 53
Tour of Spain (1956) 61
Steenbergen, Rik Van 57–8
Stephens, Matt 165–6
at ACBB 166–8
Harrods team 171–4
Linda McCartney team 174–6
mountain-biking 170
at North Wirral Velo 168–70
road-race world championships (1997) 162–5
Stephens, Neil 101
Stokes, Shane 121
Storey, Sarah 1
Strade Bianche (Eroica) 141
Sturgess, Colin 93
Sutton, Chris 267
Sutton, Gary 101, 102
Sutton, Shane 101, 102, 143
on Bradley Wiggins 270
at British Cycling 157, 201, 251
Commonwealth Games (2006) 222
handlebars 238
Team Sky 254, 266–7, 268
Sutton, Vic 63
SweetSpot Group 108, 118
Swift, Ben 262, 271
T-Mobile 255–6
Talbot, Dennis 60
tandems 19–20
Tanner, John 161, 165, 169, 171, 172
Taylor, Alec 76, 78, 79, 80
Taylor, Lynne 69
Team Brite 172–3
Team Sky 165, 179, 229–30, 262, 287–8
Dave Brailsford at 1, 102, 200–1
formation of 254–5, 266–9
skinsuits 199
Tour de France (2012) 275–9
2011 season 269–71
2013 season 282
Teka 148
televising races 104–5
Teruzzi, Ferdinando 37
Thomas, Geraint 82, 216, 271, 288
Thomas, Gordon ‘Tiny’ 37
Thomas, Louise 244
Thomas, Phil 104
Thomas, Tony 40
Thompson, Eric 50
Three Days of De Panne 227
Thurau, Dietrich ‘Didi’ 90
time trialling 2, 45, 206–10, 214–22 The Times 230, 231
Tour of Britain 121, 122
Timmis, Adrian 147, 151
Tirreno-Adriatico (2014) 288
Tour of Algarve 274
Tour of Beijing 115
Tour of Britain 96, 101, 103, 289
1945 edition 38
1951 edition 38–9, 104
1953 edition 40
1955 edition 60, 63
1987 edition 105–6, 106–8
1994 edition 108, 122–3
sponsorship 38–9, 40, 41, 105, 108–9
2004 edition 118, 120–2, 123
2013 edition 282
2014 edition 118
Tour of Denmark (2001) 225
Tour Down Under 175, 267
Tour of Egypt (1955) 50–1
Tour of Flanders 26, 141, 238
1961 edition 76, 141
Rik Van Steenbergen 57
Tour de France 11, 52–3, 59, 152
British Hercules Team 52–9
doping 57–8
during the war years 43
first British entry 3
1903 edition 31
1937 edition 32
1955 edition 43, 73–4
1956 edition 62–3
1958 edition 63
1959 edition 63
1967 edition 3, 56, 74–80, 142
1974 edition 114
1984 edition 3, 226, 246
1986 edition 153
1987 edition 142, 149, 151
1989 edition 209
1991 edition 246–7
1993 edition 181–2
1994 edition 103, 110–14, 158, 180
2001 edition 224
2007 edition 109, 115–17, 225, 253–4, 256
2008 edition 255, 256
2009 edition 227–8, 263, 263–4
2010 edition 227, 269
2011 edition 270
2012 edition 201, 274, 275–9
2013 edition 270
2014 edition 43, 72, 109, 244, 290
women’s version 262
Tour of Italy see Giro d’Italia
Tour of Korea 115
Tour de Langkawi 175
Tour of Lombardy 141, 151, 237
Tour de Romandie 274
Tour Series 96, 118, 123, 289
Tour of Spain (Vuelta a España) 60–1, 148, 151, 250
1956 edition 43, 60–1
1969 edition 61
1985 edition 61, 246
1986 edition 246
1988 edition 148
2011 edition 61, 270–1
2012 edition 289
2013 edition 152
Tournant, Arnaud 188, 250
track racing 36, 205–6
in the 1970s 99
post-war 36
TransCanada 174
Transport for London (TfL) 116, 117
Tricycle Association 19
tricycles 19, 22, 23
Trott, Emma 286
Trott, Laura 4, 280, 286
Turner, Josiah 16
Turner, Rowley 16, 17
tyres
Dunlop No. 3 tubular 54
Dunlop pneumatic 27–8
UCI (Union de Cyclisme Internationale) 40
doping rules 233
drugs tests 73
Women’s Commission 261–2
UCI ProTour 115
UCI World Cup 109, 110
Ugrumov, Piotr 112
UK Anti-Doping 235
UK Sports Council 138, 160, 188, 201
Under-23 programme 161–2, 176
University of Chichester 125
Urquhart, Duncan 121
US Postal 168
Vande Velde, Christian 264
Vanzella, Flavio 112
Vaughters, Jonathan 225, 264
Le Vélocipède Illustre 11
velocipedes 16, 19
pedal-powered 8–9, 10
Ventoux, Mont 56, 73–4, 77, 81
Verbruggen, Hein 137
Veteran-Cycle Club, The Boneshaker 10
Victory Cycling Marathon 38
Viking Cycles 53, 102
Vinokourov, Alexander 254
Virenque, Richard 94
La Voix du Nord 87
Vos, Marianne 242, 248
Vuelta a España see Tour of Spain
Walker, Chris 172, 238, 241
Wallace, Craig 247
Walsham, Mark 165, 170, 171
Warburton, James Edward ‘Choppy’ 27
Waters, Wilfred 37
Watson, John 66
Watson, Paul 151
ANC-Halfords 142, 143–8, 149–50
Hitachi 146, 148, 150, 154–6
Marin team 156–7
Wegelius, Charly 122, 161–2
‘betrays’ British team 177–9, 252
Dave Rayner Fund 237
TransCanada (1999) 175
Weir, A. A. 19
Welsh Cycling 251
West of Scotland Cycling Association (WoSCA) 244
Whitfield, Peter, The Condor Year: A Panorama of British Cycling (1945-2000) 35–6
Whittle, Jeremy 230–1, 232–3, 234–5
Wiggins, Bradley 1, 3, 178, 221
Adidas-SciCon 160
BBC Sports Personality of the Year (2012) 280–1
bikes 93
Copenhagen Worlds (2011) 274
and Chris Froome 277–9, 281, 282–3
CTT National 10 215
Giro d’Italia (2010) 268
joins Team Sky 267, 268–9
Linda McCartney team 252
Moreni doping 253–4
Olympics 187–8
Olympic Games (2004) 252
Olympic Games (2008) 196, 254–5, 256–7
Olympic Games (2012) 194, 279, 280
Team Sky 254–5
Tom Simpson 81
Tour de France 216
Tour de France (2007) 116–17, 253–4
Tour de France (2009) 264–5
Tour de France (2011) 270
Tour de France (2012) 4, 274, 275–9
Tour of Spain (2011) 61
2010 season 268–9
2011 season 269–71
2013 season 282
Wiggins, Gary 135
Willett, Len 159, 160
Winn, Julian 165
Wiseman, Don 89
Wolverhampton Road Racing Club 35
Women’s Cycle Racing Association (WRCA) 70
women’s cycling 284–7
early races 11, 22–3
1946 Ordrup track race 69–70
at the Olympics 71
Women’s Road Records Association (WRRA) 68
Women’s Road Series 289
Women’s Tour (2014) 96, 118–19, 123, 244, 261, 285, 287, 289
Wood, Bevis 53
Woodland, Les, Cycling Heroes 66
Woodworth, Peter 160
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 226–7, 234
World Championships 34
1893 edition 26
1894 edition 26
1934 edition 32
1953 edition 41
1988 edition 126–7
World Class Performance Plan (WCPP) 160–1, 250
World Fair Play Award 98
Worthing Excelsior Cycling Club 207–9, 212
Wouters, Eddy 146
Wray, Fitzwater ‘Kuklos’ 29–30
Wright, Michael 61, 76
Wright, Sue 63
Yates, Adam 289
Yates, Sean 3, 151, 212
at ACBB 166, 238
Linda McCartney 174, 175
NFTO team 287
Olympic Games (1980) 124–5
retires 171
at Peugeot 158
at Team Sky 277
and Tony Yorke 128–9, 130
Tour de France (1988) 226
Tour de France (1994) 111, 112–14
Yates, Simon 289
Yorke, David 128, 133
Yorke, Gretel 128, 129–31, 132–3
Yorke, Tony 127–31, 132–3, 138, 206
enters BCF Hall of Fame 120, 127, 130
and para-cycling 127, 129, 130, 132–3
and Sean Yates 128–9
Z-Peugeot 107
Zabriskie, David 199
Zanin, Mario 86
Zanini, Stefano 122
Zoetemelk, Joop 106
Zurich Six 136