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> Team USPS Report from Philly, By Dan Osipow
> "We went into the final circuit in perfect position - just off the
> front of the peloton, three of our riders right ahead of Max van
> Heeswijk in-line.
> But as they came down into the final few hundred meters, Max started
> having drive-train problems. His chain came off once and he managed to
> shift and get it back on, the boys up front still working to set up him
> up perfectly for the sprint finish.
> Then at 400 meters, disaster - on the verge of the highest speeds of the
> race his chain came off again and there was simply no way he could
> recover with that short a distance left and contest the sprint. He
> basically had to sit up and roll into the finish - oh-so-close, but
> that's bike racing..."
Sounds like a certain equipment manufacturer might be getting a phone
call about their product. Reminds me of the 1982 Giro when Laurent
Fignon's Campagnolo Super Record titanium bottom bracket gave out,
resulting in a bad crash.
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> Team USPS Report from Philly, By Dan Osipow
> "We went into the final circuit in perfect position - just off the
> front of the peloton, three of our riders right ahead of Max van
> Heeswijk in-line.
> But as they came down into the final few hundred meters, Max started
> having drive-train problems. His chain came off once and he managed to
> shift and get it back on, the boys up front still working to set up him
> up perfectly for the sprint finish.
> Then at 400 meters, disaster - on the verge of the highest speeds of the
> race his chain came off again and there was simply no way he could
> recover with that short a distance left and contest the sprint. He
> basically had to sit up and roll into the finish - oh-so-close, but
> that's bike racing..."
Sounds like a certain equipment manufacturer might be getting a phone
call about their product. Reminds me of the 1982 Giro when Laurent
Fignon's Campagnolo Super Record titanium bottom bracket gave out,
resulting in a bad crash.
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