Ciclista Foot–Ball Club. Caravana Ciclista, Carnaval donostiarra, 1909

The Ciclista Foot–Ball Club presents the Cycling Caravan in the Donostiarra Carnival parade

As established in the program, the “Cycling Caravan” [“Caravana Ciclista”] parades in second place, immediately after the standard bearers, in front of the band of Apaches. Some of its players participate in it. In the image Mariano Lacort and Txomin Arrillaga pedal carrying on their “decorated machines” the monogram with the initials (“C.F.C.”) of the team. Among other aspects, the press highlights an “irreproachable taste”


The Cycling Caravan stands out at the head of the Parade, a beautiful group made up of bicycles coupled in different ways and decorated with impeccable taste.

El Pueblo Vasco, February 21, 1909.

Cycling caravan. —Group with decorated machines presented by the “Ciclista Foot–Ball Club of San Sebastián.”

La Voz de Guipúzcoa, February 21, 1909.

​They were followed by the cyclist caravan, an artistic group presented by the “Ciclista Foot-Ball Club” society, with a luxurious and rich presentation, which marched in perfect order and greatly pleased the enormous crowd that witnessed its parade.

El Pueblo Vasco, February 21, 1909.

The Cycling Caravan stands out at the head of the Parade, a beautiful group made up of bicycles coupled in different ways and decorated with impeccable taste.

La Voz de Guipúzcoa, February 21, 1909.

Images: Gure Gipuzkoa