Things To DoHISTORY FEATURE: From pedal power to petrol power — when cycle races were more popular than footballBy Gareth DennisonPublished 9th May 2022, 16:02 BSTUpdated 9th May 2022, 16:09 BST BY THE 1890s, cycling had become so popular that racing at Clifton Grove football ground attracted bigger crowds than Rotherham Town.