1937: Nazi leader Adolf Hitler looks at a bicycle with a motor attached to its back wheel and smiles while standing with other Nazi officials at the International Auto Exhibition in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

(Image credit: Hulton Archive)

27th April 2010   Words: Matt Lamy

Cycling has always been such an innocent pleasure, not least touring abroad. Unless of course you’re in the pay of Adolf.

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