history of individual pursuit?



In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:

> [email protected] wrote:
> > Did you see the pursuiter at the 86 Worlds that had the whole steering
> > tube separate from the frame just after the start? A vicious face plant
> > followed. I'm pretty sure it was a women? Might have been one of those
> > setups with the handbars attached to the fork crown.
> >
> > Lasting memory of that event was Whitehead going from the gun in an
> > attempt to get out of the sprints reps in a 3-up. One guy pretty much
> > flipped Mark off while the other one set about pulling him back and
> > passing on the last lap. Oh yeah, seeing Carl race was neat too.

>
> And the Greek Tandem going the last half lap on the stoker's collarbone.


I'll never forget the /sound/ of that...

Two '86 Worlds pics from the archives:

Whitehead winning a Kerin heat:
http://users.htcomp.net/gladu/images/Random/WTC86_16s.gif
Hatton setting up for his 200m TT:
http://users.htcomp.net/gladu/images/Random/WTC86_73.jpg

Mike G.
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:

> [email protected] wrote:
> > Did you see the pursuiter at the 86 Worlds that had the whole steering
> > tube separate from the frame just after the start? A vicious face plant
> > followed. I'm pretty sure it was a women? Might have been one of those
> > setups with the handbars attached to the fork crown.
> >
> > Lasting memory of that event was Whitehead going from the gun in an
> > attempt to get out of the sprints reps in a 3-up. One guy pretty much
> > flipped Mark off while the other one set about pulling him back and
> > passing on the last lap. Oh yeah, seeing Carl race was neat too.

>
> And the Greek Tandem going the last half lap on the stoker's collarbone.


I'll never forget the /sound/ of that...

Two '86 Worlds pics from the archives:

Whitehead winning a Kerin heat:
http://users.htcomp.net/gladu/images/Random/WTC86_16s.gif
Hatton setting up for his 200m TT:
http://users.htcomp.net/gladu/images/Random/WTC86_73.jpg

Mike G.
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