About the ICHC

The first International Cycling History Conference was instituted in 1990 in Glasgow, Scotland, offering historians of the sport and the technology a forum to exchange their findings and ideas. Since these first beginnings, a conference has been held each year in locations ranging from San Remo (Italy) to Osaka (Japan), and from Cambridge (England) to Stellenbosch (South Africa).

Nick Clayton, one of the "founders" of the ICHC

At each of these conferences, delegates make presentations about specific aspects of the history of cycling and the bicycle. In many cases, myths are debunked (such as Hans-Erhard Lessing’s work on uncovering the hoax of the alleged “Leonardo da Vinci bicycle.”)

Each conference is organized by a different group, institution, or individual — sometimes with sponsorship of one or more companies or organizations. After each conference the proceedings are published. These books provide the most complete and up-to-date inventory of the state of the art in cycling history available anywhere in the world.

List of conferences:

2008 St. Etienne/France

2007 Tampere/Finland

2006 Toronto/Canada

2005 – Davis, CA/USA

2004 – Vienna/Austria

2003 – Canberra/Australia

2002 – Münster/Germany

2001 – San Remo/Italy

2000 – Osaka/Japan

1999 – Nijmegen/Netherlands

1998 – Ottawa/Canada

1997 – Glasgow/Scotland

1996 – Buffalo, NY/USA

1995 – Stellenbosch/South Africa

1994 – Cambridge/England

1993 – Boston/USA

1992 – Neckarsulm/Germany

1991 – St. Etienne/France

1990 – Glasgow/Scotland