Good afternoon dear readers, I hope you’re well! Well, we had four weeks talking about football. This week we will start a new schedule and start with a knowing talking about cycling, I hope you like it.
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A little of history
The history of cycling dates back to the late 1800s, more or less after 1890. This is due to the fact that bicycles began to develop more rapidly at that time in an attempt to perfect this mode of transport. With these advances, it was possible to achieve higher speeds with bicycles, becoming lighter and less expensive.
The sport was of English origin, but from the beginning the main events were appearing in France, which adhered very well to this modality and the participants took advantage of the mountainous terrain to challenge themselves.
Types of Cycling
Over the years, this sport has evolved and thus changes occurred in the characteristics of bicycles to better adapt to a particular activity.
The main variants of cycling are as follows:
• Road Cycling
• Mountain Bike
• Cycling Track
Now let's talk briefly about what each one is.
Road Cycling:
The tests are done on the road with light and aerodynamic bicycles, so that cyclists can achieve higher speeds and greater distances.
Mountain Bike:
Mountain biking is a more recent type of cycling and there are many small variants within it, which change the terrain of your course, characteristics of bikes and require different techniques and abilities.
This variant not only has a characteristic not to be an exclusive proof of road, being it practiced normally in all type of terrains, like for example: pine forests, streets with stairs and sidewalks.
Some characteristics of this modality:
• Cross-country
• Trip Trail
• Downhill
• Freeride
• 4X
• Regular Endurance
Track Cycling
Track Cycling is the least known of the three. It is done on a circular track, usually inside an enclosed place and the main purpose is to complete the test in the shortest possible time.
Cycling Trials
Proof of a day: This is only composed by one step, and you can give everything for everything to arrive as soon as possible and thus win the race.
Proof by stages: They are the most common, having the proof several stages (or races) and the goal is to finish in the possible time, but adding the times of all the stages. The important thing in this type of test is teamwork (although cycling is individual) and know how to evaluate well in which stages to bet more or less.
Against the clock: In these races, instead of leaving all at the same time and who arrives first wins, here the cyclists leave individually and just want to reach the goal as fast as possible. There are cyclists who specialize in this type of race.
Marathon: Marathons are evidence that many ordinary cyclists do don’t do and the vast majority of people who make them are cyclists who only make great distances.
Cycling Equipment
The main element for cycling is the bike (obviously). But, it is an activity that can be done in very rough terrain and in conditions slightly drawn to the human body, it is also recommended the use of some protection elements.
Bicycle
It is made with a very aerodynamic design and fairly light materials, but at the same time resistant. If you repair, the road bike is the only one that has super-thin tires, all this in an attempt to achieve greater speeds as you walk on it.
Protective Gloves
They serve to protect your hands in case of fall but also to improve the grip of the palm of your hand with the handlebars, covering the same palm and not the fingers.
Helmet
The helmet is an equipment that can not miss, it is used to protect the head in case of fall, being quite vital and if the cyclist does not wear the helmet, there is a great risk.
Clothing
The clothes of cyclists are also quite different from normal. It is made to stand out and adapt to the rider's body, thus reducing any unnecessary wind resistance and are also made with a material that regulates your body temperature and protects you from prolonged exposure to the sun.
Rules and Care in Cycling
These rules and cautions apply to race participants but also to recreational cycling. In a race, the cyclist has specific points to stock up but can also do so in movement, moving to the support car of his team. Usually a cyclist goes and brings it to the rest of the companions who are with him. From a certain point of the stage it is no longer allowed to go to refuel.
At the end of the race, the cyclist can not make a sudden change of direction in order to cover the opponent's path with him close, can be disqualified, since it endangers the physical integrity of the opponent since they are walking very fast high.
It is important to stay tuned on the course and it is advisable to avoid possible falls at dangerous points.
Competition
Don’t forget that from the 28th of July to the 3rd of August the 31st World Military Championship Cycling (Road) will take place in The Netherlands, Chaam / Harskamp.
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