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• Paris-Brest-Paris
  The 1921 PBP, following close on [[World War I]], was small, with only 43 professionals and 65 touriste-routiers. It [[World War II]] postponed the 1941 PBP until 1948, when ''L'Equipe'' sponsored the
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• List of road bicycle racing events
  *[[World Cycling Championship|World Championships]] ===The 'Monument' [[Classic cycle races|Classics]]===
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• Briggs and Stratton
  '''Briggs & Stratton''' is the world's largest manufacturer of [[air-cooled]] [[gasoline engine]]s for outdoor p ...ity of MILWAUKEE, WIS., U.S.A. below it; in the middle, it had the words 4 CYCLE on the top mast and the words GASOLINE ENGINE and phrase MADE IN U.S.A. on
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• Microcar
  ...r fuel is scarce and expensive. Many microcar designs flourished in post-[[World War II]] [[Europe]], particularly in [[Germany]], where former military air ...rope after [[World War I]] were often motorcycle based and referred to as "cycle cars".
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• Pistonless rotary engine
  ...sambiguation)]] for other uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...e chamber walls at an angle that varies plus and minus ~26 deg; during the cycle, while a [[piston ring]] meets the cylinder walls at a constant angle. As w
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• Paris-Tours
  '''Paris-Tours''' is a [[France|French]] single day [[Classic cycle races|classic]] [[cycling]] race which takes place in October towards the e ...teur competition in 1896, making it one of the oldest cycling races in the world, it was organised by the magazine Paris-Velo, who described that first edi
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• Ducati Supermono
  *Single cylinder, [[Four-stroke cycle|four stroke]], liquid cooled, fuel injected ...e [[World Superbike Championship]]. The Supermono was a "test bed" for the World Superbike racers.
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• Tourist Trophy
  ...ace series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world. ...1976 the race was part of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycling World Championship]] and was the home of the British Grand Prix until 1976. The m
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• Tour Down Under
  ..., and it attracts esteemed riders from across [[Australia]] and around the world. In [[2005]], the Tour Down Under was promoted by the [[Union Cycliste Inte [[Category:Cycle racing in Australia]]
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• Flat engine
  ...s can run very smoothly and free of unbalanced forces with a [[four-stroke cycle]] and do not require a [[balance shaft]] or counterweights on the [[cranksh ...bhp, forRacing Car [[Lancia Beta Montecarlo]] prototype (car after becomes World Champion of Makes in 1979 with a different engine). Last Flat-4 engine by L
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• Mondonico
  ...But the family knows that they were always mad about bicycles, cycling and cycle racing. The pictures of Binda and Girardengo in the opening credits of OLN' ...Giuseppe's shop and would visit the Mondonico home. In Italy, the cycling world is one big family.
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• Motorcycle Trials
  ...1970s), [[Spain]]'s [[Jordi Tarres]] (1980s and '90s). The current outdoor world champion is [[Antonio Bou]] from Spain who is also the current indoor champ In addition to the world championship events, there are other major events, such as the Scottish Six
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• Radial engine
  ...der 4-bank radial engine used in many large aircraft designs in the post-[[World War II]] period. USSR also built a limited number of '''Zvezda''' 42-cylind ...ith the cylinders being fired in consecutive order. The engines were a two-cycle design and were also available in a dual-fuel gas/diesel model. A number of
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• Scooter
  ...ingly have four stroke engines to meet stricter emissions controls. Trends world-wide have seen new variations on the classic scooter. A common variation, t ...he United States military as ground vehicles for [[paratrooper]]s during [[World War II]]. The Vespa, originally manufactured by Piaggio in post-WWII [[Ital
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• Borrani
  ...cking mechanism was licensed from the [[Coventry]]-based [[Rudge Whitworth Cycle Company]], which had developed the patents since 1908. ...racers winning eight F1 Driver World Championships and two F1 Manufacturer World Championships ([[Vanwall]] and [[Ferrari]]). Borrani rims contributed to co
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• Maserati A6
  To compete in the [[World Sportscar Championship]], the '''A6GCS/53''' (1953-55) was developed (170&n ...ilt with this flared fender. By 1953, sports regulations barred the use of cycle wings. [http://www.velocetoday.com <small>Source</small>]
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• Giro d'Italia
  ...f the three [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]], and is part of the [[UCI World Ranking]] calendar. The most recent winner (2009) is [[Denis Menchov]]. Along with the Tour de France and the [[World Cycling Championship]], the Giro d'Italia makes up the [[Triple Crown of Cy
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• Wankel engine
  [[Image:Wankel Cycle anim en.gif|right|thumb|The Wankel cycle. The "A" marks one of the three apexes of the rotor. The "B" marks the ecce ...l engine, the four [[stroke (disambiguation)|strokes]] of a typical [[Otto cycle]] engine are arranged sequentially around an [[Oval (geometry)|oval]], unli
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• Motorcycle Racing
  ...l obeying road traffic laws (not to be confused with car rallies such as [[World Rally Championship|WRC]]). [[Image:Stefan Merriman.jpg|thumb|right|Former World Enduro Champion [[Stefan Merriman]]]]
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• Rotary engine
  ...[[aircraft engine]], used mostly in the years shortly before and during [[World War I]]. It was also used in a few [[motorcycle]]s and [[automobile|cars]] In concept, a rotary engine is simple. It is a standard [[Otto cycle]] engine, but instead of having an orthodox fixed [[cylinder block]] with r
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