Golden Book of Cycling

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Golden Book of Cycling
AuthorVarious
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Halls of Fame
PublisherCycling Magazine
Publication date
completed 1972
Media typeHandwritten

The Golden Book of Cycling was created in 1932 by Cycling , a British cycling magazine, to celebrate "the Sport and Pastime of Cycling by recording the outstanding rides, deeds and accomplishments of cyclists, officials and administrators." There exists only a single copy of this compendium of illuminated manuscripts. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Each page was crafted to honour a single cycling hero. The original book was finished in 1972, but the tradition has been continued by The Pedal Club, who also maintain the archive of the original book. [1] [3] [4]

Golden pages

Chapter 2

The original golden book was finally shut in 1972. [2] In 1991 the Pedal Club started "The Pedal Club Golden Book" to resurrect the tradition. [2]

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