Cycling and the British: A Modern History

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Introduction -- Cycling and the rise of respectable recreation -- Cycling as Victorian spectacle -- Cycling, Englishness and the politics of the road, 1918-39 -- Cycling and the masses -- Massed-start racing, modernisation and British cycling -- Women, modernity and cycling -- Cycling in the age of motoring -- Cycling, politics and environmentalism -- Cycling in post-industrial Britain -- Elite cycling in Britain -- Conclusion : cycling nation? Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction The early history of the bicycle The emotions of cycling Chapter 1: Cycling and the rise of respectable recreation Victorian cyclists and cycling organizations The Cyclists’ Touring Club: A national middle-class identity Cycling club culture Cycling and the Victorian female body Cycling styles and fashions Touring, landscape and Englishness Chapter 2: Cycling as Victorian spectacle The bicycle and Victorian society The origins of the sport of cycling Cycling and the state Road racing and the birth of the time trial Britain and international cycling The end of the boom Chapter 3: Cycling, Englishness and the politics of the road Cycling, the rural idyll and cultural legitimacy Cycle paths and the transformation of Englishness Chapter 4: Cycling and the people The revival of cycling Mass cycling and social demarcations Cycling and associational life Cycling and the outdoor movement The shift to shorts: Male cycling fashion Cycling, the state and citizenship Chapter 5: The birth of British massed-start racing The time trial and the British tradition of road racing The rise of massed-start racing The formation of the British League of Racing Cyclists Cycling’s great split Chapter 6: Women, modernity and cycling Female cycling attire Cycling and gender relations The emergence of women’s cycling as a sport Rosslyn Ladies’ Cycling Club and other female pioneers Chapter 7: Cycling in the age of motoring Motoring context Cycling in New Jerusalem Rethinking cycling The National Cycling Proficiency Scheme Chapter 8: Cycling, politics and environmentalism The environmental turn The road to the National Cycling Strategy Cycling and New Labour Sustrans: From grassroots activism to corporatism Cycling activism in London The environment and changing bicycle design Chapter 9: Cycling in post-industrial Britain Cycling and diversity Cycling and consumerism Cycling and cultural legitimacy The BMX Bubble: A case study in cycling consumerism Chapter 10: Elite cycling and British society Beryl Burton Cycling and creeping commercialization Tom Simpson – pioneer and legacy Cycling and the state The science of cycling The growth of female cyclists Team Sky, the globalization of cycling and doping Conclusion Notes Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Conclusion Bibliography Arimary sources Newspapers and periodicals Secondary sources Index