{"id":142476,"date":"2016-08-29T10:46:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=142476"},"modified":"2016-08-29T10:47:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:47:58","slug":"grandfather-downhill-1920s-cycling-eiffel-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/08\/29\/grandfather-downhill-1920s-cycling-eiffel-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grandfather of Downhill: 1920s Cycling on the Eiffel Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Downhill is one of the most popular cycling disciplines these days, but it wasn\u2019t always so. And it\u2019s no wonder why. With the ridged steel frame and not very good brakes, going down the hill at insane speeds doesn\u2019t sound like much of a good idea. But there is always at least one human who likes to push the limits no matter what the consequences. These photographs of a man cycling down the Eiffel Tower were taken in 1923.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142477\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/08\/Cycling-down-the-Eiffel-Tower-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling down the Eiffel Tower (2)\" width=\"620\" height=\"754\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142478\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/08\/Cycling-down-the-Eiffel-Tower-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling down the Eiffel Tower (1)\" width=\"620\" height=\"757\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142479\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/08\/Cycling-down-the-Eiffel-Tower-3.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling down the Eiffel Tower (3)\" width=\"620\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So is he the downhill pioneer? Send us some older photos if you\u2019ve got them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downhill is one of the most popular cycling disciplines these days, but it wasn\u2019t always so. 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