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• Amstel Gold Race
  Prior to that it was part of the [[Road Cycling World Cup]]. The name does not (directly) refer to the river [[Amstel]], which is [[category:Cycle races]]
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• Engine
  ...[[Electricity |electrical]] engines of enormous power dominate the modern world, engines themselves are not new. Engines using [[Manual labour |human powe .... The gasoline internal combustion engine, operating on a four-stroke Otto cycle, has traditionally been the most successful for automobiles, while diesel e
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• Marine engine
  ...[[Electricity |electrical]] engines of enormous power dominate the modern world, engines themselves are not new. Engines using [[Manual labour |human powe .... The gasoline internal combustion engine, operating on a four-stroke Otto cycle, has traditionally been the most successful for automobiles, while diesel e
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• Italjet
  And this determination, together with the enthusiasm and passion for the world of motorcycles and engines in general, has been handed down to the new gene ...world tour in 1957 (five continents, 42 countries in 13 months), the three world records with the Cyclecar in Monza in 1969.
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• Grasstrack
  Many famous Speedway riders such as 1976 world champion [[Peter Collins (speedway rider)|Peter Collins]] started their rac ...governing body of British motorcycle sport, the '''[[AutoCycle Union|Auto Cycle Union]]''' ('''ACU''') who organise an annual British championship.
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• Garelli Mosquito
  '''[[Garelli]]''' came into the world of cycling in 1953 with the [[Mosquito 38A]], a new 38.5 cc engine to mount ...r their compactness that made it an easy installation at the bottom of the cycle without interfering with the position of the pedals. Because of the conside
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• John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)
  ...ha Motor Company|Yamaha]] team in [[MotoGP]], riding a 500 cc [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] machine where he finished 15th on the championship. In [[2003]], he signed for [[Suzuki]] to ride their 990 cc [[Four-stroke cycle|four-stroke]] [[GSV-R]], remaining with the team for the [[2004]] and [[200
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• Ronde van Vlaanderen
  ...s now part of the [[UCI ProTour]] and is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar. ...former cyclist. Initially not a big success, the race was interrupted by [[World War I]], but continued in [[1919]]. In the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], the rac
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• Grand Prix motorcycle racing
  ...th the various production categories of racing, such as [[Superbike racing|World Superbike]], that feature modified versions of motorcycles available to the ...makes. The 350cc class vanished in the 1980s. Sidecars were dropped from World Championship events in the 1990s, reducing the field to 125s, 250s, and 500
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• John Hopkins
  ...ha Motor Company|Yamaha]] team in [[MotoGP]], riding a 500 cc [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] machine where he finished 15th on the championship. In [[2003]], he signed for [[Suzuki]] to ride their 990 cc [[Four-stroke cycle|four-stroke]] [[GSV-R]], remaining with the team for the [[2004]] and [[200
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• Brooklands
  ...] [[1907]] and was the first custom-built banked motor race circuit in the world. It was the first ever oval style race track built for cars. Eleven days after the circuit opened, it played host to the world's first 24 hour motor event, with [[Selwyn Edge]] leading three specially c
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• Miller Balsamo
  ...e|Python]] [[kopklepmotor]]. In [[1924]] they launched the Excelsiorette [[cycle]] with an [[auxiliary]] engine to the market, which was not a success. Late During the [[Second World War]], Miller-Balsamo apparently produced in those years a 98 cc and 200 c
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• Ducati Singles
  During World War II, Ducati developed a small engine mounted on a bicycle, called the '' ...1952]] Milan Show, introducing the Ducati 65 TS cycle and the Cruiser, the world's first [[Four Stroke|four-stroke]] scooter. Despite being described as the
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• Supercross
  '''Supercross''' is a cycle racing sport involving [[racing]] specialized high performance off-road [[m ...[American Motorcyclist Association]] who is the oldest and most prodigious cycle racing organization, or the [[THQ]] series of Supercross [[Championship]] e
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...[[internal combustion engine]] differs from the more common [[four-stroke cycle]] by completing the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhau A great deal of development of the two-stroke engine was done between the two World Wars, particularly by German companies such as [[DKW]] and Fichtel & Sachs.
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• Milano-Torino
  ...ng it the oldest of the Italian classic races and one of the oldest in the World. The event is organised by the RCS media group which owns the Italian sport [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• Milan-San Remo
  ...[[Lucien Petit-Breton]] won. Today it is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar, and is pa ...ted his arms to celebrate too early. It was the opening race of the [[UCI World Cup]] series until the series was replaced by the UCI ProTour in [[2005]].
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• World Cycling Championship
  ! colspan=2 |<big>Cycling World Championship - Road</big> The professional '''World Cycling Championship''' is organised by the [[Union Cycliste Internationale
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• Colnago
  ...gh the 1970s, Colnago was generally regarded as one of the builders of the world's best custom road race frames. In the mid 1970s, Colnago began using their In recent years, Colnago has successfully cultivated its image as the world's leading racing bicycle frame maker, stressing its Italian heritage and ey
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• Road bicycle racing
  ...idual time trial|individual]] and [[team time trial]]s are another form of cycle racing on roads). It is one of the most physically demanding sports that o Road racing is popular all over the world, but especially in [[Europe]]. The most competitive and devoted countries a
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