Cycling

Cycling (in the broadest sense of the word) - is moving on the ground with the use of vehicles (bicycles), driven by human muscle power.Cycling (cycling) includes disciplines such as racing on the track, road, cross country, mountain biking, competitions in the curly riding and playing the ball on the bike - and velopolo velobol etc. Cycling is also part of the triathlon as a sport. The main purpose of racing disciplines - the most rapid overcoming distance.As a sport, cycling is controlled by the International Cycling Union, located in Switzerland. In Russia, performs a similar function Cycling Federation of Russia.

History1869 - the first official competition took place. They went to France, a distance lay between Rouen and Paris (120 km). Bike participants then were made of wood. The winner achieved an average speed of about 11 km / h.1893 - World Championship was first held on the track (Chicago).1921 - World Championship was first held on the highway (Copenhagen).1896 - Cycling is included in the Olympics.1911-1913 - first toured the world on a bicycle (Pankratov, Russia)