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In [[1938]], [[Madge Arwell]] was cycling past a field when the [[Eleventh Doctor]] fell from a sub-orbital spaceship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | In [[1938]], [[Madge Arwell]] was cycling past a field when the [[Eleventh Doctor]] fell from a sub-orbital spaceship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | ||
[[Forester]] drove a big [[United States of America|American]] [[car]], which caused [[Police Constable|P.C.]] [[Bert Rowse]] to swerve his bicycle straight into a muddy ditch. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]'') | [[Forester (Planet of Giants)|Forester]] drove a big [[United States of America|American]] [[car]], which caused [[Police Constable|P.C.]] [[Bert Rowse]] to swerve his bicycle straight into a muddy ditch. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]'') | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] was flung into a [[duck pond]] in [[Stockbridge]] when [[Jane Potter]] ran into him on her bicycle on her way to school. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'') | The [[Fifth Doctor]] was flung into a [[duck pond]] in [[Stockbridge]] when [[Jane Potter]] ran into him on her bicycle on her way to school. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'') | ||
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Bicycles were a common means of transport for humans on Earth from the 20th century onwards.
Uses of bicycles
20th century
In 1926, the reverend Arnold Golightly arrived at Eddison Manor on a bicycle. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
In 1938, Madge Arwell was cycling past a field when the Eleventh Doctor fell from a sub-orbital spaceship. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)
Forester drove a big American car, which caused P.C. Bert Rowse to swerve his bicycle straight into a muddy ditch. (PROSE: Planet of Giants)
The Fifth Doctor was flung into a duck pond in Stockbridge when Jane Potter ran into him on her bicycle on her way to school. (AUDIO: The Eternal Summer)
In 1976, Peter Hutchings met Emily Hutchings in Greenwich Park when he accidentally ran into her, distracted by Ace's jacket. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)
In 1978, Professor Rumford came to the Doctor's aid while cycling at night. (TV: The Stones of Blood)
21st century
A blond man decided to travel to work by bicycle after an encounter with the Tenth Doctor. (COMIC: Bus Stop)
The tyre of Louie Rollins' bicycle was punctured on his way home from school the day after a Hallowe'en party. (PROSE: The Night After Hallowe'en)
26th century
In 2589, Headhunter fell off of a bicycle on Phobos. (AUDIO: Phobos)
In 2595, Bernice Summerfield leant her bicycle to the artist Menlove Stokes, on condition that he wouldn't use it for art. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage)
Unknown century
The Second Doctor used a tandem bicycle along with a pedal-driven helicopter rotor to invent the pedal-copter. (COMIC: Attack of the Daleks)
Uses of bicycle components
The helmic regulator in the Tenth Doctor's TARDIS appeared in the form of a bicycle pump. (TV: Smith and Jones)
Other references
In 1904, Iris Wildthyme had a tattoo of a bumblebee riding a bicycle. (AUDIO: Iris Rides Out)
Alan Turing was unsteady on a bicycle. (PROSE: The Turing Test)
The Ninth Doctor, perhaps joking, claimed to have left Rose Tyler a red bicycle for Christmas many years before (from her perspective) they first met. (TV: The Doctor Dances)
Zoe Heriot wanted to buy a bicycle at the Frenko Bazaar in order to ride it inside the TARDIS. (COMIC: Prisoners of Time)
