Stage 9, 1930 Tour de France, from Pau to Luchon. Benoît Fauré en danseuse on the rugged road to the top of the Tourmalet. The petite climber Fauré, one of the "touristes routiers" in that year's Tour, was first to the top of the Aubisque and Tourmalet climbs, and finished the stage in Luchon in 5th place (1st tour.-rout.), 8'12" behind stage winner Alfredo Binda.
Note the single bottle and cage, unusual for the time, and angled with the top to the rear (I couldn't find a single picture showing another rider using a single cage on that stage).
Suspension Bridge Revisited
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Lately I've spent a lot of time riding to, across and around Roebling
Suspension Bridge, which spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and
Covington,...
Part 26 -
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(copied from BiciVenetto)
The Fable of the Bicycle Will Never Fade Away
And next year, the start will once again take place, and yet again the year
after, ...
1 comment:
Man, it's the road surface that gets me. Men were hard then.
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