Harry Pearson
Harry Pearson is the author of 'The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman: A bone-shaking tour through cycling’s Flemish heartlands' (Bloomsbury, 2019)
Aesthetic prowess: the artists who competed for Olympic gold
The early Olympic games of the modern era set out to celebrate both ‘muscle and mind’ – which meant that artists were in the mix for medals
3 Jul 2021
Chain reaction – the art of bicycle racing
The invention of the modern bicycle in 1885 led to a whirl of enthusiasm for racing these new machines – and artists were swept up in the craze
21 Nov 2020
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