Ray Booty RIP

hommelbier
hommelbier Posts: 1,555
edited August 2012 in Pro race
Really sad to read about this - he was one of my early "heros" when I was still a youngster at school back in the '50s.
Remember when he broke the 4 hour / 100 mile record.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/534547/time-trialling-great-ray-booty-dies.html

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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    RIP that man.

    He's one of those names that I know a little about (the 4 hour record), but who I should probably know more about.
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    RIP as above I don't know very much about him but that's a heck of an achievement to hold the record for all that time.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Simon Richardson, of Cycling Weekly, today said Booty was the most stylish cyclist who ever lived. There are certainly a few great shots of him. Love this one of him on a tricycle.

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    And this one, reminiscent of the Wiggins Paris-Roubaix shot.

    11141%7C00000853f%7Ccf41_Ray-Booty3.jpg

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