München 1972 – Cycling (Rennrad) – 1972 – Original Vintage Poster by Otl Aicher Official Munich Olympics sport-photo series | Photo: Longines | XX Olympiad lithograph | 84.1 × 59.4 cm | Germany Introduction A tight peloton cuts across a saturated cyan field, the riders rendered in layered lime and ultramarine halftones that suggest speed, vibration, and the hum of wheels on tarmac. Anchoring the image is the serene order of the Munich ’72 identity: the “München 1972” lockup with Olympic rings and the radiating sunburst emblem, set in disciplined lowercase sans-serif typography and a strict grid. Pairing documentary photography with Otl Aicher’s rational color system, the composition balances athletic immediacy with a cool, modernist clarity. This poster is part of the official sport series for the XX Olympic Games, a benchmark program that fused design rigor with public communication. The cycling subject—equally at home in road and track iconography—becomes a study in motion translated through Aicher’s chromatic logic. Why It Matters Munich ’72 established the template for integrated event branding: color families, Univers-driven typography, and precise iconography coordinated at every scale. This cycling entry embodies that system, while the Longines credit nods to the era’s symbiosis between timekeeping and image-making—an appealing crossover for Olympic, design, and cycling collectors. The German-market titling (“München 1972”) signals a domestic issue prized for its fidelity to the original program, including the emblematic sunburst that has come to symbolize modern Olympic graphics. Within Aicher’s canon, the sport-photo series stands out for its humane modernism: empirical yet poetic, modular yet vividly alive. Poster Details - Year: 1972 - Country: Germany - Size: 84.1 × 59.4 cm - Format: DIN A1 - Studio / Publisher: Printed in Germany by Franz Balbm Verlag, München; photo credit: Longines (07.71.51) - Designer: Otl Aicher (Munich ’72 visual identity); photo: Longines Condition Good vintage condition with faint surface wear. Colors remain strong, paper lies flat, and minor handling typical of A1 display does not distract. A clean, well-preserved example of a cornerstone Olympic design. Darker stain on the right side. Take a look at the pictures, what you see is what you get.