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A FRENCH INVENTION OF 1790, THE FIRST BICYCLE RESEMBLED
A 2-WHEELED WOODEN HORSE WITHOUT PEDALS OR HANDLEBARS. IN 1817, A GERMAN GAVE IT
DIRECTION CONTROL. THE ADDITION OF PEDALS
TO THE FRONT WHEELS CAME FROM FRANCE IN 1861. THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTED AS WELL, ADDING THE LARGE FRONT WHEEL
IN 1870. BY 1903,
ALL COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST
BICYCLE TOUR DE FRANCE
A 2-WHEELED WOODEN HORSE WITHOUT PEDALS OR HANDLEBARS. IN 1817, A GERMAN GAVE IT
DIRECTION CONTROL. THE ADDITION OF PEDALS
TO THE FRONT WHEELS CAME FROM FRANCE IN 1861. THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTED AS WELL, ADDING THE LARGE FRONT WHEEL
IN 1870. BY 1903,
ALL COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST
BICYCLE TOUR DE FRANCE
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A FRENCH INVENTION OF 1790,
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THE FIRST BICYCLE RESEMBLED
A 2-WHEELED WOODEN HORSE
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WITHOUT PEDALS OR HANDLEBARS.
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IN 1817, A GERMAN GAVE IT
DIRECTION CONTROL.
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THE ADDITION OF PEDALS
TO THE FRONT WHEELS
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CAME FROM FRANCE IN 1861.
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THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTED AS WELL,
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ADDING THE LARGE FRONT WHEEL
IN 1870.
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BY 1903,
ALL COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED
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IN THE FIRST
BICYCLE TOUR DE FRANCE.
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Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.