A century of beautiful racing machines at the Rapha Cycle Club

A new exhibition at the Rapha Cycle Club in London traces cycle racing back through the last century with 12 road bikes ranging from early 20th Century fixed-wheel racers to the latest carbon superbikes.

There is a racing bike for every decade of the last 100 years, allowing the enthusiast to see how bike technology has developed over the years.

Highlights include a BSA Path Racer from 1901, the original Cannondale CAAD3 ridden by Mario Cipollini when he crashed out of Stage 1 of the 1998 Tour, and Lance Armstrong’s Trek which he rode in the mountain stages of the 2005 Tour de France.

The exhibition runs until next Thursday - 29 July - at the Rapha Cycle Club, London at 146-148 Clerkenwell Road EC1. Entry is free and the Club is open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 8 pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

The bikes on show are:

• 1901 BSA Path Racer
• 1912 CENTAUR Lightweight Road Racer
• 1928 FONTAN Tour De France
• 1938 POZZI
• 1947 CIMATTA
• 1951 BIANCHI Paris-Roubaix
• 1969 PEUGEOT Record du Monde
• 1977 GIOS TORINO GT Super Record
• 1989 RALEIGH Systeme U
• 1998 CANNONDALE CAAD3
• 2005 TREK OCLV 5.9 US Postal
• 2010 FELT Garmin Transitions F1 SL Team Bike