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Classic cycling photos from years gone. British amateur and professional scene, continental racing included. Email [email protected]

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Joe Waugh tackles the last few yards of the 1977 National Hill Climb Championship on Winnats pass. (pic Bill Smith)
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Future Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, second left, with the Maindy Flyers Under-16s in 1997.
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Cadel Evans during the sixth round of the UCI World Cup at Mount Snow, Vermont, 1997, finishing in fourth place to race winner Rune Hoydahl. Malcolm Fearon 馃摳
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Marc Madiot heading for a lone victory at the 1985 Paris-Roubaix.
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Vicente Lopez-Carill climbing to victory on stage 17 of the 1975 Tour de France, Valloire - Morzine-Avoriaz, where Eddy Merckx crashed in the neutralised zone and fractured his cheekbone but still finished third on the stage. (Pic2 John Pierce)
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Giuseppe Saronni has Greg Lemond, Claudio Corti and Francesco Moser for company as he defends the pink jersey at the 1986 Giro d'Italia, Roberto Visentini winning overall.
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Luc Leblanc during the opening week of the 1997 Tour de France. Graham Watson 馃摳
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Marc Madiot on Alpe d'Huez, stage 17 of the 1983 Tour de France 馃摳 Carlo - (from previous archive posts)
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Sean Kelly and Robert Millar, stage 17 of the 1983 Tour de France, Alpe d'Huez. 馃摳 Carlo
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Chris Boardman pictured by Phil O'Connor.
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The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross, 1998. Phil O'Connor 馃摳
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Thor Hushovd heading for eventual victory on stage 13 of the 2011 Tour de France, Pau - Lourdes. Graham Watson 馃摲
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Abraham Olano riding to victory on stage six of the Vuelta a Espana, 1999. Graham Watson 馃摲
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Bernard Hinault during the stage 16 individual time trial to La Ruchere of the 1984 Tour de France.
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1979 Tour de France. Klaus-Peter Thaler, Sean Kelly and Paul Sherwen to the front.
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Super stylish Michele Bartoli, 1998. #asics Graham Watson 馃摲
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Ayrton Senna and Gianni Bugno at the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1991.
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Chris Boardman at the 1996 Tour of the Mediterranean where he finished seventh overall. Graham Watson 馃摲
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Mark Cavendish, winner of the boys born 1985/86 BCF Challenge at Manchester, 1996, with Christopher Jones, left, and Aaron Benson 馃摳 Graham Cole
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Luis Herrera, Jerome Simon and Marc Madiot, Tour de France, 1988. Graham Watson 馃摳
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Seventh overall and the green points jersey for Sean Kelly at the 1983 Tour de France. John Coles 馃摳
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