▁mist ook ▁each ▁other ' s ▁signals . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁of ▁the ▁C TC ▁inspired ▁the ▁French man , ▁Paul ▁de ▁Viv ie ▁( b . ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 ), ▁to ▁found ▁what ▁became ▁the ▁F édération ▁Fran çaise ▁de ▁Cy cl ot our isme , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁cy cling ▁association , ▁and ▁to ▁coin ▁the ▁French ▁word ▁cy clo - t our isme . ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁American ▁W heel men ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁It ▁shared ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁le is ure ▁cy cling ▁with ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁cycle ▁racing . ▁M emb ership ▁pe aked ▁at ▁ 1 0 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁The ▁primary ▁national ▁b icy cle - t our ing ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁is ▁now ▁Advent ure ▁Cy cling ▁Association . ▁Advent ure ▁Cy cling , ▁then ▁called ▁Bi ke cent enn ial , ▁organ ised ▁a ▁mass ▁ride ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁from ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁ ▁The ▁Bi ke cent enn ial ▁route ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁Trans America ▁B icy cle ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁Social ▁significance ▁The ▁first ▁cycl ists , ▁often ▁arist