Back when Time Trials meant something

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited January 2012 in Pro race
:P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiohSOlh ... AAAAAAAAAA

I wonder who of the current crop could cope with something this long
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

Comments

  • A great bit of history, the start of the modern era, low profile TT bikes, rear disk wheels.
    Some of the modern riders would like a 50-odd mile TT (Evans?) some would loathe it (Schlecks!).
    Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.
  • jerry3571
    jerry3571 Posts: 1,532
    That was the first Tour de France I watched on TV; ah...happy days!

    -Jerry
    “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein

    "You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water."
    -Jacques Anquetil
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,243
    Feeling a lil' retro Iain?

    Think you mentioned this TT at the pub.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,243
    God Kelly looks ugly on a bike.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Getting old school.

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    Contador is the Greatest
  • God Kelly looks ugly on a bike.
    He's no oil-painting off it! :lol:
    Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.