Cycling: A complete history with Michael Hutchinson and James Witts

Somewhere in a German forest 200 years ago, during the darkest, wettest summer for centuries, the story of cycling began. The calls to ban it were more or less immediate.
Re:Cyclists is the tale of the following two centuries. It tells how cycling became a kinky vaudeville act for Parisians, how it was the basis of an American business empire to rival Henry Ford's, and how it found a unique home in the British Isles. At this exclusive event, cycling champion Michael Hutchinson and respected cycling journalist James Witts discuss how cycling evolved into a globally recognised competitive sport, how it nearly expired and where to next! For cycling fans everywhere, professional or amateur, come and join a talk on your favourite two-wheeled sport.

This event is hosted at Bloomsbury Publishing stunning Georgian premises in central London.

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