We're used here to discussing the great cycling tours such as the Tour De France, The Giro, The Vuelta, Tour of Switzerland etc.
On race which doesn't seem to feature much is The Peace Race.
The Peace Race was a 2 week grand tour that developed in countries behind the Iron Curtain. Usually this race, traversed East Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Each year the race would begin at the start of May (to coincide with international workers day), and all the top riders from the Eastern bloc as well as amateurs from the West would compete against each other.
A really fascinating read is Herbie Sykes book entitled The Race against the Stasi.
This book tells the story of the Peace Race, East German cycling and the career of Dieter Wiedemann.
Wiedeman was a world class cyclist who defected to West during a very successful career.
What does jump of the page is how popular the Peace Race was among the general public. Sykes books says that the support for the Peace Race was far higher than The Tour De France.
On race which doesn't seem to feature much is The Peace Race.
The Peace Race was a 2 week grand tour that developed in countries behind the Iron Curtain. Usually this race, traversed East Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Each year the race would begin at the start of May (to coincide with international workers day), and all the top riders from the Eastern bloc as well as amateurs from the West would compete against each other.
A really fascinating read is Herbie Sykes book entitled The Race against the Stasi.
This book tells the story of the Peace Race, East German cycling and the career of Dieter Wiedemann.
Wiedeman was a world class cyclist who defected to West during a very successful career.
What does jump of the page is how popular the Peace Race was among the general public. Sykes books says that the support for the Peace Race was far higher than The Tour De France.