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Cycling Soldiers

BBC Radio 4 Extra - On Your Bike, Cycling Soldiers

How the bicycle was used in war, when thousands signed up to join cyclist battalions.

Martin Ellis investigates how the bicycle was used in war, when in 1914 thousands signed up to join cyclist battalions.

The bicycle is pressed into service in then Boer War and again in 1914 when thousands sign up to join Cyclist battalions who rode them to the front with full kit and rifles 

Presenter: Martin Ellis

Producer: Simon Evans
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