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    Shoulder to Shoulder: Bicycle Racing in the Age of Anquetil
    Fausto Coppi, Biagio Cavanna, and Jacques Anquetil, 1953 Trofeo Baracchi. The young espoir Anquetil meets the Campionissimo and his blind soigneur at Coppi's estate.

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    Andre Darrigade, 1959 Circuit Daumesnil. Darrigade chases his derny to a third-place finish.

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    Liberia-Grammont Team, 1962 Circuit des Boucles de la Seine. A variation on today's "sticky bottle" method of pushing a rider back to the front.

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    Jacques Goddet, 1964 Tour de France. The Tour director keeps watch in his customary pith helmet and safari garb.

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    Jacques Anquetil, 1963 Criterium National de la Route. Anquetil won the race known as the Criterium International; Raymond Poulidor, naturally, finished second.

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    Jacques Anquetil, 1962 Tour de France. A portrait of the champion.

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    Janine and Jacques Anquetil, Saint-Adrien, 1966. Anquetil and his wife display their speedboat style.

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    Jacques Anquetil, 1957 Tour de France. Anquetil obliges with an unorthodox autograph.

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    Rudi Altig, 1964 Tour de France. Altig and Jo de Roo grab treats; in theory, shopkeepers were reimbursed by the race organizer after these raids.

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    Peloton, 1961 Giro d'Italia. The race makes its way through the Dolomites.

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    Jean Stablinski and Jacques Anquetil, 1962. Stablinski and Anquetil prepare for a cold training ride, using newspapers as insulation.

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    Tom Simpson, 1964 Tour de France. Pre-Tour in Rennes, Simpson borrows a bagpipe for a blow.

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    Peloton, 1962 Giro d'Italia. A bar under assault by the gregari.

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    Jean-Pierre van Haverbeke, 1963 Grand Prix d'Orchies. Already hurt at the start of the season, Van Haverbeke crashes heavily at this 178km criterium.

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    Rudi Altig, unknown race, 1960. An accomplished track rider, Altig was just beginning his pro road career in 1960.

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    Anquetil and Rik Van Looy, 1963 Tour of Sardinia. The two riders share a light moment in stage 3.

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    Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil, 1969 Criterium de Caen. A passing of the torch.

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    "Shoulder to Shoulder: Bicycle Racing in the Age of Anquetil" features 100 images from the from the Horton Collection. This new VeloPress book is now available at velopress.com/shoulder.



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