Do you find the "Coppi Bartali bottle pictures" special?

mike6

Of course its iconic. Two of the most famous cyclists in history who, according to all the pundits, had no time for each other, sharing a bidon. The black and white photography makes it even more special and captures an era.

That is part of the appeal of cycling for me, the history and the legends of the sport.

Football does not have the same epic history of suffering and endurance to capture my imagination the way the old cycling photos do.

Pross

deejay wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

This one belongs in the 'Black and White' era

Doh, you do know this is Andy Hampsten on his epic stage for winning the 1988 Giro d'Italia.
With Breukink coming along behind him.

I'm assuming he meant that the whole 'hard man' image looks like it belongs back in that black and white era of riders suffering in terrible weather on terrible roads? I remember the first time I saw that picture when I first started out cycling and wondering how on earth anyone could ride a bike in those conditions.

frenchfighter

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