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Originally Posted by limerickman
You've also got to factor in the following : many of these guys were racing day in, day out.
They very often had to wash their own cycling apparel.
Throw in the terrible road surface.
heavy...
Coppi was thin but his physique was actually exceptional for his size. IIRC, he had a lung capacity of 6.5 liters. However he suffered from broken bones during his whole carreer. it is said that this was due to malnutrion when he was a...
Fausto Coppi, Campionissimo, Champion of Champions.
This guy is in my opinion probably the greatest. Yes, I know Eddy Merckx has a better palmares, the best ever, but when I consider that Coppi's carreer was broken by World War Two, won...
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Originally Posted by vspa
Indurain was capable of so much more than than he show us during his Tour de France reign
I always had the impression that he was content with winning the overall classification and only went...
Hello all,
I was just watching some cycling videos in youtube and found this of Indurain. It is amazing. The video starts with still 12 kilometers to go. Zulle is up in front riding alone with 4' 56'' advantage over a peloton of about...
One thing I have noticed is that Contador does not use the drops at all, while Pantani almost always used the handlebar drops and was very low in the bike. I don't think I have ever seen Pantani out of the saddle with his hands on the...
THanks for your replies.
Regarding TT, I asked mainly because I am amazed how Contador has improved. He was good in TT, but this year he was great. It is incredible because usually small and light riders like him are not very good in...
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Originally Posted by jhuskey
I think you are partially correct about Jan but I also know that it is very difficult for him to watch his old friends and adversaries race while he is denied.
I think he is more content that...
Here is my opinion as a Spaniard about this exchange between LA and AC.
I think AC shouln't have lowered himself and say that about Lance Armstrong. Indurain for example would have never got into the arena like that. He was a ...
