Freddy Maertens – Amstel Gold Race 1976
230 kilometers across the countryside. 118 men toed the line in Heerlen. 42 finished. Top spot was Maertens. Jan Raas, second place on the day, Continue reading Freddy Maertens – Amstel Gold Race 1976
Two Wheels. One Dark Lord.
230 kilometers across the countryside. 118 men toed the line in Heerlen. 42 finished. Top spot was Maertens. Jan Raas, second place on the day, Continue reading Freddy Maertens – Amstel Gold Race 1976
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eating a hipster for breakfast makes a ferociously favorable social statement. unfortunately the over-electrolytic makeup of their salty vibes can skew depth perception. euro track Continue reading Real Bicycle Racing.
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This image would have been taken around 1990 or 1991. Just look at that sneer. I can’t imagine the man was much afraid of anything. Continue reading Wilfried Nelissen
I can’t understand a word of it. But, you don’t really have to. Tchmil was hard as nails. First he takes a swing at Planckaert. Continue reading Andrei Tchmil versus Jo Planckaert
I saw an image of Chad over at http://cyclisme-cb.blogspot.com from the 2011 Paris-Brussels. He finished 97th. Results here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/parijs-brusssel-paris-bruxelles-1-hc-2/results. Image source: http://cyclisme-cb.blogspot.com/2011/09/paris-bruxelles-2011.html.
(Las Vegas, Nev.) Sept. 13, 2011 – Imagine one of the largest one-day cash purses in mountain biking history. Sinuous flowing single track trails though Continue reading $30,000 Cash Purse at 2012 Whiskey
This guy had swagger before parents of the newest generation of swag merchants were born. (See OFWGKTA.) Eddy Merckx is the end all and be Continue reading Eddy Merckx