10 pictures that capture cycling in Sheffield down the years - from the Victorian age to the modern era

It’s fun, keeps you fit and Sheffield cyclists have been doing it for years – now look at how we’ve been getting on our bikes for more than a century.

By Rob Hollingworth

Published 23rd Aug 2021, 12:08 BST

This week’s theme is Pedal Power and our friends at Sheffield City Archives have got in gear to find pictures showing how Sheffield cycles in style.

The photographs include one of Sharrow Cycling Club dating back to the 1890s and another of city Olympic gold medalist Sebastian Coe in 1982, two years after his triumph in Moscow.

Take a look at how styles have changed but the aim remains the same – keep fit and stay on track!

Sebastian Coe, front, leading off a bike ride in Sheffield in 1982.

1. Seb Coe

Sebastian Coe, front, leading off a bike ride in Sheffield in 1982. Photo: submit

Members of Sharrow Cycling Club outside their headquarters at the old Pomona Hotel, Ecclesall Road in the 1890s.

2. Sharrow Cycling Club

Members of Sharrow Cycling Club outside their headquarters at the old Pomona Hotel, Ecclesall Road in the 1890s. Photo: Submit

This bicycle ambulance was photographed outside Sheffield Town Hall in the city centre in 2013.

3. Bicycle ambulance

This bicycle ambulance was photographed outside Sheffield Town Hall in the city centre in 2013. Photo: Submit

This is playtime at Denby Street Nursery, Highfield, in 2004, where pedal power comes on three wheels.

4. Playtime

This is playtime at Denby Street Nursery, Highfield, in 2004, where pedal power comes on three wheels. Photo: Submit

Sheffield Victorian Moscow