History of Cycling

Bike was created in 1817. At that time, the shape of the front bicycle wheel is larger than the wheels on the back. Therefore punting position is slightly elevated and higher. Branch cycling at the Olympics consists of four classes: Road (street), Track, Mountain Biking (mountain bike) and BMX.

Road race and time trial for men and women is now comprised of four classes that make up the Olympic Road Race course. Road Race begins with a mass start. Distance running for men as far as 239 miles and as far as 120 miles to Princess. For Time Trial, the length is calculated based on time, starting with 90 seconds interval. The distance alone for men reach 46.8 km and 31.2 km for women.

Montain biking. Mountain biking further categorized on the exercise bike while the Track Cycling not. In track cycling, the rider simply surround the path with a slope of up to 42 degrees, also called the Velodrome. 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the branch montain biking technology was introduced as: spokeless disc wheels and carbon-fiber. Another revolution occurred in the 1992 Olympics, Barcelona, ​​where Chris Boardman of Britain won the first gold medal for British sport bike since 1920.

Track Cycling re-developed, Time Trial for the Princess is 500 meters and to the Son there is a new class that is Keirin, Madison and Olympic Sprint Race. The entire program includes a class individual, team sprint, endurance races, pursuits, time trials and first-over-the-line finishes. For the time trial, sprint, individual pursuit and points race classes available for boys and girls, while for the 4000 m team pursuit, Madison, Keirin and Olympic sprint just for men.

Mountain Biking (MTB). First entered the Olympic program at the Atlanta Olympic Games, 1996. At that time, the sport itself has aged 40 years. Began in 1953, when a student change his bike and tried to ride it on a hill. Distance that will be taken will be confirmed on the night before the competition, when the organizers expected the weather conditions and the fastest time taken to complete the race, 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours for a son and daughter. In the competition, for the son must complete 6 to 7 rounds, while for women 5 to 6 rounds.

Bicycle Motocross (BMX) started in the late 60s in California, the same time when the sport became popular in American Motocross. Version of this bike was the inspiration for the man-power version. In the early 70s, a bevy of BMX was founded in America. It is officially regarded as the beginning of BMX racing. Over time, the sport was finally spread to all corners of the world, especially in Europe in 1978.

In April 1981, the International BMX Federation was founded, and the first championship was held in 1982. Since January 1993, BMX is fully joined with the International Cycling Union (UCI). On June 29, 2003, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to follow include BMX at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in China.