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• GP Wolber
  ...r French, [[Italy|Italian]], [[Belgium|Belgian]] and [[Switzerland|Swiss]] races were invited. The first GP Wolber was held in [[1922]]. When the [[World Cy [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• 1907 Isle of Man TT
  ...of Man Tourist Trophy]]''' was the first of the Isle of Man TT races. The races took place on [[28 May]] [[1907]] over the [[St. John's Short Course|Short ...nishment stop, [[Oliver Godfrey]] had to retire when his 5hp [[Rex]] motor-cycle caught fire.
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• Bordeaux-Paris
  ...0 kilometres (350 miles) - more than twice the distance of most single day races. It would start at [[Bordeaux]] in south-west [[France]] at 2am and finish ==Last races==
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• Coppa Placci
  The '''Coppa Placci''' is a [[classic cycle races|semi classic]] [[Europe]]an [[Road bicycle racing|bicycle race]] held betwe [[Category:Cycle races in Italy]]
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• Clasica San Sebastian
  [[Category:Cycle races]] [[Category:Classic cycle races]]
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• Track cycling
  Formats of track cycle races are also heavily influenced by aerodynamics. If one rider closely follows, ...wered Vehicle Association]] is a separate organisation that runs recumbent races, including the human-powered speed record.
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• Racing
  ...by the rules. [[Running]] a distance is the most basic form of racing, but races are often conducted in [[vehicle]]s, such as [[boat]]s and [[automobile|car Early records of races are evident on [[pottery]] from [[ancient Greece]], which depicted running
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• Amstel Gold Race
  As is not unusual for road cycling races, the course has changed many times over the years. In 2005 the race took pl [[category:Cycle races]]
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• Danmark Rundt
  [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• Four-stroke
  ...ther than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• List of road bicycle racing events
  ...o [[track cycling|track]], [[mountain biking|mountain]] or [[cyclo-cross]] races. ==One Day Races==
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• Four-stroke cycle
  ...ther than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• ...called ''La Doyenne'' ("the oldest"), is one of the five '[[Classic cycle races]]' of the European professional [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling]] calend [[Category:Classic cycle races]]
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• Alexandre Darracq
  ..., in the [[Hautes-Pyrénées]] département before establishing the Gladiator Cycle Company in 1891. He sold his very successful company in 1896 for a substant ...ecame involved with [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning a number of major races, including the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] in the [[United States]] and twice settin
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• Giro di Lombardia
  ...an]] [[cycling]] race. It is traditionally the last great [[Classic cycle races|Classic]] of the European professional cycling calendar and since 2005 part [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• Grand Prix des Nations
  ...ime trial championship of the world and as a [[Classic cycle races|Classic cycle race]]. [[Category:cycle racing]]
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• Omloop "Het Volk"
  ...f important cycling events|semi classic]] single day [[Road bicycle racing|cycle race]] held in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[East Flanders]]. The r ...''[[Het Nieuwsblad]]''’s running of the more famous [[Classic cycle races|'Monument' Classic]] [[Tour of Flanders|Ronde van Vlaanderen]]. Indeed Omlo
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• Tour of Basque Country
  ...969]] the race was not held. However between [[1939]] and [[1945]] similar races were organised. [[Category:Cycle racing]]
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• Cyclo-cross
  ...stance varying depending on the ground conditions. Like many international cycle sports, CX- as it is sometimes abbreviated- is administered by the [[Union Compared with other forms of cycle racing, tactics are fairly straightforward, and the emphasis is on the ride
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• Milan-San Remo
  ...en Petit-Breton]] won. Today it is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar, and is part of Being the longest of all professional one-day cycling races at around 294 km in its 2005 edition, MIlan-San Remo is an unusual test of
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• Veenendaal-Veenendaal
  [[category:Cycle races]] [[category:Cycle racing in the Netherlands]]
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• Zuri Metzgete
  ...i Metzgete and the Meisterschaft von Zurich) is a European [[Classic cycle races|Classic cycling race]] held annually in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]. Althou ...years, giving it the longest continued existence of any of cyclings major races. For many years the event was held in early May, not an ideal date as the m
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• 1939 Isle of Man TT
  * A collision occurs on Bray Hill during lap 2 of the 1939 Junior TT Races when S.A.Sorenson riding an [[Excelsior]] collides with H.B.Waddington and ...ng lap 5, Mario Simo collides with a post and crashes his [[Terrot]] motor-cycle. He suffers head and chest injuries and is taken to hospital. Also during l
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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 end of ...run as an amateur competition in 1896, making it one of the oldest cycling races in the world, it was organised by the magazine Paris-Velo, who described t
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• E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
  [[Category:Cycle races]] [[Category:Cycle racing in Belgium]]
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• Milano-Torino
  ...he event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest of the Italian classic races and one of the oldest in the World. The event is organised by the RCS media [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• Paris-Brussels
  ...[[Europe]]an [[Road bicycle racing|bicycle race]]. It is one of the oldest races on the international calendar. * [[1967]]-[[1972]] - no races
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• Supercross
  ...g of steep jumps and obstacles. [[Professional]] Supercross [[contest]] [[races]] are held almost exclusively within professional [[baseball]] and [[footba ...s, there are significant differences as well. For example, the Supercross races are heavily advertised and televised motorsports events held within major c
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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 ...the world. While the sport has spread throughout the world, these historic races remain the most prestigious for a cyclist to win.
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• Ronde van Vlaanderen
  ...part of the [[UCI ProTour]] and is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar. [[Category:Classic cycle races]]
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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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• 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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• Motocross
  ...rack, motocross races often include more than 40 racers whereas Supercross races are generally limited to about 25. ...here is a tie, then the racer who scored higher in the second of the day's races will be awarded the higher overall position.
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• Dauphiné Libéré
  [[Category:Cycle races]] [[Category:Cycle racing in France]]
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• Paris-Brest-Paris
  During the years before the [[1901]] edition, several other road races began, including Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Vienne-Berlin (582km), Rennes-Brest, [[Category:Cycle racing in France]]
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• Tourist Trophy
  ...nimal protection for spectators and riders. 222 people have died since the races began. ...ous, undulating terrain made the TT race series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world.
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• Bartali
  ...ze marque, to be at least considered, was yet quite nice. The minor street races in the country ended and this model mainly landed in the middle of the resu ...l and a 125 cc two-stroke engine with horizontal cylinders was introduced. Cycle champ Gino did some branding and even put his name on wines and after shave
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• Grasstrack
  ...t meetings having taken place in the 1920s. It is similar to Speedway with races usually taking place over 4 laps from a standing start. Unlike Speedway, wh ...governing body of British motorcycle sport, the '''[[AutoCycle Union|Auto Cycle Union]]''' ('''ACU''') who organise an annual British championship.
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...els. Most drivers in the late model stock class run these super late model races at a lighter weight, to compensate for the smaller engine. Local level trac ...t and right handed sidecar machines with the engines up to 1000cc. Sidecar races are some of the most exciting in Grass Track sport with the driver and pass
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• Grand Prix motorcycle racing
  ...le de Motocyclisme (FIM)]] in 1949. There have traditionally been several races at each event for various classes of motorcycles, based on engine size, and ...whether the engine was a [[two stroke cycle|two-stroke]] or [[four stroke cycle|four-stroke]]. Consequently, all machines were two-strokes, due to the grea
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• Ducati Singles
  ...impression at the early [[1952]] Milan Show, introducing the Ducati 65 TS cycle and the Cruiser, the world's first [[Four Stroke|four-stroke]] scooter. Des Ducati began by building a 250 cc racer. The prototype won most of its races in America, many running in conjunction with 500 cc events.
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• Dirt track racing
  ...and right-handed sidecar machines with the engines up to 1000 cc. Sidecar races are some of the most exciting in Grass Track sport with the driver and pass ...he event. The session determines either the starting positions in the heat races or the starting positions in the feature event. There are other methods of
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• Kart racing
  ...fuel options. [[Gasoline]] [[Two-stroke cycle|2-stroke]] or [[Four-stroke cycle|4-stroke]] engines are the most common type, but other types of propulsion ...port to be practised, although only [[homologated]] ones can have official races.
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• Peace Race
  == List of Peace Races == [[Category:Cycle racing]]
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• Tour de Langkawi
  [[Category:Cycle races]]
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• Borrani
  ...cking mechanism was licensed from the [[Coventry]]-based [[Rudge Whitworth Cycle Company]], which had developed the patents since 1908. ...ributed to countless Ferrari and Maserati victories in Sport and Prototype races from [[Le Mans]] to [[Nürburgring]], from [[Sebring]] to [[Monza]].
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• Enduro
  ...''Enduro'' often applies to any type of long-distance, off-road motorcycle races, its true technical definition usually refers to a set of rules, varying by ...nd are amongst the most well known long-distance off-road races. Off-road races that span multiple days and that have different types of stages, some that
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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
  ...all [[sport]]ing aspects of [[motorcycling]]. The disciplines are not all "races" or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various Indoor races consist of either a polished concrete floor with coke syrup or other media
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