{"product_id":"1979-wbp-prague-warsaw-berlin-peace-race-bike-bicycle-pardubice-stage-pin-badge","title":"1979 WBP Prague Warsaw Berlin Peace Race Bike Bicycle Pardubice Stage Pin Badge","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"font-family:Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"font-family:Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"font-family:Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003ctitle\u003e\n1979 Praha Warsaw WBP Peace Race Bike Bicycle Tour Road Racing Race Pin Badge\n\u003c\/title\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"28\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ctable cols=\"1\" width=\"80%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"36\" bgcolor=\"#ff66ff\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\n1979 Praha Warsaw WBP Peace Race Bike Bicycle Tour Road Racing Race Pin Badge\n\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Product Description : \n1979 Praha Warsaw WBP Peace Race Bike Bicycle Tour Road Racing Race Pin Badge\n\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe badge is made from a gold coloured metal and the badge face is 2cm in diameter and it has a long, stick pin style fastener to the rear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nIt is from the 32nd annual peace race, held in 1979 between Prague, Warsaw and Berlin, often abbreviated to PWB or WBP or even BPW depending on who got to host the first and final stages of the race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe text on the badge reads Zavod Miru (Peace Race) 32nd Annual 1979 Pardubice and features the horse crest of the city of Pardubice within the picture of a bicycles spoked wheel.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Background.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe Course de la Paix, Warsaw-Berlin-Prague (WBP) or Zavod Miru depending on your language was the most prestigious cycling event during the communist era. \u003cp\u003eThe Peace Race (Zavod Miru in Czech, Friedensfahrt in German and Wycig Pokoju in Polish) was a cycling event held in May that consisted of 10 stages over 10 days. The course encompassed East Germany, Poland and former Czechoslovakia and was open to all the members of the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact countries and cyclists from the West. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe first Peace Race was held in 1948, when there was a race connecting the cities of Warsaw and Prague, the route would develop in 1952 to include Berlin and each badge usually depicts the initials WBP in varied orders, meaning Warsaw, Berlin and Prague. The order of the initials WPB denoted were the race would start and finish, it was customary for the countries to take it in turns to host the finish line. Recently other European cities have been included in the stages to broaden the appeal of the race. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nDuring the Cold War the Peace Race was known as the 'Tour de France of the East' as Eastern Europeans were not allowed to leave the Eastern Bloc to participate in the actual Tour de France. As Eastern European cyclists were not allowed to compete professionally, i.e. for money, it was an amateur race. It attracted the best cyclists from the communist countries, plus guest teams from the West. Communist-bloc riders tended to dominate the event, but there were exceptions, the Briton Ian Steel won the 1952 race. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nIn 2006, the 58th race took place in May. It started in Austria's Linz and via The Czech Republic headed to Germany where it ended in Hannover. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Postage and Packing :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  The item will be sent by airmail from The Czech Republic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Please allow 3-4 days delivery time to Europe and up to 7 days worldwide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"60%\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"74%\"\u003eEnamel Pin Badge(s)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"26%\" align=\"right\"\u003e$4.99\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable width=\"100%\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"200\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Payment Methods :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  I prefer payment by Paypal \n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  No personal checks please. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Warranty Terms :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis pin is in the condition described above and as photographed. \u003cbr\u003eIf you are in any way dissatisfied I will happily discuss any problems you have via email. 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