Archive black and white cycling photos

A selection of classic black and white cycling photos from collections which are in the public domain. I found many of these searching Flickr Commons.

Cycling up the Col d’Aubisque – Back in the days before the invention of tarmac.

Sheep Shearer on the move

Which way to school?

A Wheely good way to become wedded.

Cycling couples Denmark

Shadows on the track.

Track start

Billie Smaules Malvern – NSW, Australia – after a record breaking run. Like the teddy bear on the handlebars.

Reg Harris on the sprinting line.

a rack of bikes in Queensland

The pace line.- on this picture the slight blur works well. That is what it’s like in a fast pace-line.

Starting at the Chemists (rather a convenient place for pro-cyclists to begin a cycle race, n’est pas?)

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‘I say old chap. Jolly good view, what?!’

More serious. Soldiers in First World War cycling to the trenches.

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A little cyclo-cross action at the railway crossing (don’t try this at home)

Motor pacing

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mending bikes

lady on bike.

Straining up the cobbles

Cow giving his appreciation to passing cyclists.

proud of bikes

Family photo.

Give us a dime? New York messenger boy smokes a pipe.

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• Classic Black and white cycling photos (mainly UK time trials)