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''Cycling Weekly'' is a British cycling magazine. It is published by Time Inc. UK and is devoted to the sport and pastime of cycling. It is affectionately referred to by British club cyclists as "The Comic".〔(Matt Seaton: The Meeting of Minds ), Guardian, 23 November 2006.〕 ==History== ''Cycling Weekly'' was first published as ''Cycling'' on 24 January 1891. It briefly became ''Cycling and Moting'' in the 19th century when car-driving – "moting" – looked like it would replace cycling. Falling sales during the editorship of H.H. (Harry) England, who took what was considered to be a traditional view of cycling and opposed the reintroduction of massed racing on the roads as proposed by the British League of Racing Cyclists, led to the appearance in the 1950s of a rival weekly called ''The Bicycle'' and of a monthly entitled first ''Coureur'' and then ''Sporting Cyclist''. Both eventually merged with ''Cycling''. The title has changed hands on several occasions. It was first published by the Dangerfield Printing Company (1891–1894), then Temple Press (1895–1964), Go Magazine (1964–1967) and Longacre Press (1967–1970) before being published by its current owners, IPC Magazines (now IPC Media) from 1970. The magazine's longest-lasting contribution to the sport was the creation on 4 April 1930 of the British Best All-Rounder (BBAR) competition for individual time triallists, establishing the rider the magazine considered the best against the clock by averaging competitors' speeds over 50 and 100 miles and 12 hours. It offered a trophy to the winner each year and a shield for the winning team.〔''Alpaca to Skinsuit'', Bernard Thompson, Geerings of Ashford〕 In 1932 ''Cycling'' also introduced the ''Golden Book of Cycling''. Each page honoured a cycling hero. The first was Frank Southall, who had won that year's BBAR competition and signed his page before 7,000 cyclists attending the BBAR prize-giving at the Royal Albert Hall, London.〔 The book has fallen out of fashion in recent years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cycling Weekly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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