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.

The "steering committee" of the ICHC consists of Nicholas Clayton, Renate Franz, Nicholas Oddy and Andrew Ritchie.

List of conferences:

2012 Roeselare/Belgium
2011 Paris/France	2000 – Osaka/Japan
2010 Prague/Czech Republic	1999 – Nijmegen/Netherlands
2009 Freehold, NJ/USA	1998 – Ottawa/Canada
2008 St. Etienne/France	1997 – Glasgow/Scotland
2007 Tampere/Finland	1996 – Buffalo, NY/USA
2006 Toronto/Canada	1995 – Stellenbosch/South Africa
2005 – Davis, CA/USA	1994 – Cambridge/England
2004 – Vienna/Austria	1993 – Boston/USA
2003 – Canberra/Australia	1992 – Neckarsulm/Germany
2002 – Münster/Germany	1991 – St. Etienne/France
2001 – San Remo/Italy	1990 – Glasgow/Scotland