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Anita Pethő
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Bookworm. Graphomaniac. History nerd. Hungarian-born European🇪🇺 Former literary scholar (specialized in historical novel) and critic. Author of a book about professional road cycling.
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#onthisday #otd in #giroditalia history
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June 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Join me on Patreon to explore road cycling history in a broader socio-cultural context
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March 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Topic of the week on Vintage Road Cycling Stories :

FACES FROM THE PELOTON

lesser known names - uniqe stories

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February 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Topic of the week on Vintage Road Cycling Stories :

GREAT RIVALRIES

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February 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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A new week, but the topic of the week remains the same
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February 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Join me on Patreon to explore road cycling history in a broader socio-cultural context
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February 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Topic of the week on Vintage Road Cycling Stories :

THE EARLY YEARS OF TOUR DE FRANCE

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February 1, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Topic of the week on Vintage Road Cycling Stories :

THE EARLY YEARS OF TOUR DE FRANCE

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January 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Topic of the week on Vintage Road Cycling Stories: great solo victories
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January 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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My all time favourite celebrity story is Voltaire being annoyed by Jean Huber's paintings depicting the famous philosopher and writer in (sometimes a bit undignified) everyday situations, like getting up in the morning and clumsily pulling on his pants.
Jean Huber's painting of Voltaire clumsily pulling on his pants
October 9, 2024 at 7:28 AM
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Read the introduction to my posts on Patreon about a deeper and broader cultural-historical context of road cycling history.

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October 8, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Speaking of warriors...

"The early days of road cycling races often evoke powerful imagery of cyclists appearing less like athletes in a modern sporting event and more like seasoned warriors returning from battle"

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Two cyclists Léon Vallotton and Alfons Lauwers posing for a photograph in 1911
October 4, 2024 at 6:06 AM
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Btw, the book is RITES OF PEACES by Adam Zamoyski. A very informative, also a highly entertaining book, with lots of small stories within the big story, something I, always, instinctively imagining possible dramatized scenes of historical moments while reading about them, really enjoy.
August 25, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Look at these two birthday kids!
Yepp, both Rowan Atkinson (1955) and Angus Deayton (1956) were born on the 6th of January.
January 6, 2024 at 10:34 AM