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Herne Hill velodrome – in pictures

Herne Hill Velodrome: International Cycle Racing Meeting
The Good Friday international meeting in 2001
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Herne Hill Velodrome: The Varsity Triplet, Herne Hill, London, 1894.
This photo was taken from album of images collected by Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910), showing the Cambridge University triplet of Kenny, Stewart and Rolls pacing Bennet in a 24-hour cycle race. Rolls founded the Rolls-Royce company with Frederick Henry Royce in 1906
Photograph: SSPL
Herne Hill Velodrome: Penny Farthing Race
J Wingrove on his penny-farthing cycle at the NCU meeting in 1909
Photograph: Hulton Archive
Herne Hill Velodrome: Sprint Cyclists Herne Hill in 1929
A sprint race at the Herne Hill track on 14 September 1929. Left to right: R Meller, ST Cozens and the eventual winner CJ Hallerback Photograph: Girling/Hulton Archive
Herne Hill Velodrome:  Young Women Cycling In The Rain
Sheltering from the rain
Photograph: Keystone
Herne Hill Velodrome: Waitresses of Lyons' Tea - shops meet for a cycling race at Herne Hill.
Lyons' tea shops waitresses at a cycling meet in June 1930 Photograph: Imagno/Hulton Archive
Herne Hill Velodrome: Sport. Cycling. 1948 Olympic Games. Herne Hil
The 4,000m team pursuit at the 1948 Olympic Games. Pictured here is the French team of Charles Coste, Serge Blusson, Ferdinand De-canali and Pierre Adam, who went on to win gold
Photograph: Popperfoto
Herne Hill Velodrome: Sport Cycling. 1948 Olympic Games. Herne Hill, England. August 1948.
The 2,000m heat in the tandem race shows the eventual gold medal winners from Argentina, Ferdinando Teruzzi and Renato Perona
Photograph: Haynes Archive/Popperfoto
Herne Hill Velodrome: Sport. Cycling. 1948 Olympic Games. Herne Hill
The 1,000m (scratch) sprint at the 1948 Games: Italy's Mario Ghella leads Great Britain's Reh Harris in the first heat of the final. Ghella won, and went on to claim the gold medal, with Harris winning silver
Photograph: Popperfoto
Herne Hill Velodrome: Cycle racing at Herne Hill, London, showing motor cycle pacer and cyclist.
A motor cycle pacer and cyclist at the Herne Hill track circa 1940 Photograph: Popperfoto/PPP
Herne Hill Velodrome: Equipe De Coureuses Au Herne Hill Velodrome De Londres En 1930
French women from 1930
Photograph: Keystone-france
Herne Hill Velodrome: International Cycle Racing Meeting
The 40-lap motor-paced race from 2001, with winner Marko Ulbrecht from Germany (left) and pacer Ronald Adelmeyer edging out compatriot Thomas Schmidt and pacer Manfred Adelmeyer
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
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