Can you name this rider?

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  • I bet Rowsell feels like a proper third wheel, even though she's a World Champ herself (or was she at this point?)
  • tailwindhome
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    I know I'm being stupid...but what event is that?
    Or why are 2 Gb riders in WC kit and 1 in ordinary national kit?
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  • RichN95.
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    I know I'm being stupid...but what event is that?
    Or why are 2 Gb riders in WC kit and 1 in ordinary national kit?
    Team pursuit (right at the end). Only the riders who actually won the Worlds the previous year get to wear the kit, not the country's team.
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  • mm1
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    Could be anyone - Colin Lewis?
  • FJS
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    A Swiss rider in the Tour de France from the 1950s - when they still rode in national teams and had to repair their own punctures. But not Koblet or Kubler, I think. Fritz Schar? Who knows
  • FJS wrote:
    A Swiss rider in the Tour de France from the 1950s - when they still rode in national teams and had to repair their own punctures. But not Koblet or Kubler, I think. Fritz Schar? Who knows

    How do you know it's not the worlds ( or another race?)
  • FJS
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    FJS wrote:
    A Swiss rider in the Tour de France from the 1950s - when they still rode in national teams and had to repair their own punctures. But not Koblet or Kubler, I think. Fritz Schar? Who knows

    How do you know it's not the worlds ( or another race?)
    Assumed it was TdF rather than worlds. I don't think other races had national team those days?
  • Daz555
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    I bet Rowsell feels like a proper third wheel, even though she's a World Champ herself (or was she at this point?)
    Same thing with Danny King this year - missed out on the Worlds due to injury so was the only rider in the 4k pursuit squad at the nationals this week not in the rainbow kit.

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  • frenchfighter
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  • RichN95.
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    Is that a young Andy Schleck?
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  • frenchfighter
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    Yep.
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  • It's the gormless look that I recognised
  • Raul Alcala?
  • mm1
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    Yup, that Alcala. Still racing as far as I know, won the Mexican TT champs in 2010 at the age of 46.
  • Raul Alcala. He was such a classy rider. Rode for two of my favourite teams of the 80's - 7-Eleven and PDM.

    Anyhoo, see if you can name/remember this dude...

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  • mm1
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    Alexi Grewal. There was something about him in VeloNews a few years back, had a pretty hard time since retiring from racing and was working as a carpenter and preacher also back on the bike. Everyone comes back to the bike eventually I reckon.
  • mm1 wrote:
    Alexi Grewal. There was something about him in VeloNews a few years back, had a pretty hard time since retiring from racing and was working as a carpenter and preacher also back on the bike. Everyone comes back to the bike eventually I reckon.

    Got it in one. Very interesting story behind this man. Definitely worth a read.
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  • We know it is Pantani but can anyone name the year and race presentation? If anyone had seen it I guess that lady would stick in your mind!
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  • Giro 2001 presentation?
  • Close, 1999.
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  • tailwindhome
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  • RichN95.
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    Is it Rodriguez?

    (On the basis that it says Terrassa on his kit, and he's the only Catalan cyclist I can think of)
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  • FJS
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    Flecha? Also grew up in Catalonia.
  • Gotta be Big Mig, surely?
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  • RichN95 wrote:
    Is it Rodriguez?

    (On the basis that it says Terrassa on his kit, and he's the only Catalan cyclist I can think of)

    Can you please just get one wrong?

    :D

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  • RichN95.
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    Can you please just get one wrong?
    All the ones where I don't answer I get wrong
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  • What is the story behind this?
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