Indurain`s son...
frenchfighter
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...just won the Junior Province TT. Watch out for him. And check what bike he is using.
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There is a story I remember either reading or hearing, which I hope is true.
When Indurain retired he handed back all his road bikes and went back to the farm. After a while he got the itch to ride again, just for fun, so went to the local bike shop and bought himself a bike. When Pinarello heard about this they were astonished and basically said to him that if he ever needed a bike just to get in touch and they would sort one out for him. I just love the idea of a 5 times TdF winner wandering into the LBS looking for a bike !0 -
Mccaria wrote:There is a story I remember either reading or hearing, which I hope is true.
When Indurain retired he handed back all his road bikes and went back to the farm. After a while he got the itch to ride again, just for fun, so went to the local bike shop and bought himself a bike. When Pinarello heard about this they were astonished and basically said to him that if he ever needed a bike just to get in touch and they would sort one out for him. I just love the idea of a 5 times TdF winner wandering into the LBS looking for a bike !
Apparently his jaw hit the floor at the prices in the LBS, it had been so long since he had to buy his own bike!0 -
disquieting_museeuws wrote:Mccaria wrote:There is a story I remember either reading or hearing, which I hope is true.
When Indurain retired he handed back all his road bikes and went back to the farm. After a while he got the itch to ride again, just for fun, so went to the local bike shop and bought himself a bike. When Pinarello heard about this they were astonished and basically said to him that if he ever needed a bike just to get in touch and they would sort one out for him. I just love the idea of a 5 times TdF winner wandering into the LBS looking for a bike !
Apparently his jaw hit the floor at the prices in the LBS, it had been so long since he had to buy his own bike!
are you sure he wasn't wretching at the sight of the modern Pinas?0 -
disquieting_museeuws wrote:Mccaria wrote:There is a story I remember either reading or hearing, which I hope is true.
When Indurain retired he handed back all his road bikes and went back to the farm. After a while he got the itch to ride again, just for fun, so went to the local bike shop and bought himself a bike. When Pinarello heard about this they were astonished and basically said to him that if he ever needed a bike just to get in touch and they would sort one out for him. I just love the idea of a 5 times TdF winner wandering into the LBS looking for a bike !
Apparently his jaw hit the floor at the prices in the LBS, it had been so long since he had to buy his own bike!
and they probably tried baffling him with 'tech' talk.0 -
I can remember the story in Cycling Weekly, he ended up buying a Cannondale.0
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Mccaria wrote:There is a story I remember either reading or hearing, which I hope is true.
When Indurain retired he handed back all his road bikes and went back to the farm. After a while he got the itch to ride again, just for fun, so went to the local bike shop and bought himself a bike. When Pinarello heard about this they were astonished and basically said to him that if he ever needed a bike just to get in touch and they would sort one out for him. I just love the idea of a 5 times TdF winner wandering into the LBS looking for a bike !
Reminds of when Paul Scholes came out of retirement to play City in the FA Cup..had no boots so popped into a local shop to buy a £40 pair of Nikes0 -
Who's your money on?
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greasedscotsman wrote:Who's your money on?
With or without PEDS?0 -
Mccaria wrote:There is a story I remember either reading or hearing, which I hope is true.
When Indurain retired he handed back all his road bikes and went back to the farm. After a while he got the itch to ride again, just for fun, so went to the local bike shop and bought himself a bike. When Pinarello heard about this they were astonished and basically said to him that if he ever needed a bike just to get in touch and they would sort one out for him. I just love the idea of a 5 times TdF winner wandering into the LBS looking for a bike !
Not sure where the story is from but here is an extract from this months Cyclist magazine - they got a few words with Big Mig at the Granfono Roma
CYC: "... What happened to all those winning bikes and kit?"
MI: "I've kept the bikes. I have 10 lined up in chronological order in a kind of museum in my house in Pamplona"
He goes on to say he gave his 1995 bike to a museum in Barca and a Maglia Rose to Pope John Paul II0 -
On campag too. Good lad."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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Who told Mig that shirt was a good idea?Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0
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FocusZing wrote:greasedscotsman wrote:Who's your money on?
With or without PEDS?
Did option #2 exist when they took that photo?0 -
No no no, it's their:afx237vi wrote:FocusZing wrote:greasedscotsman wrote:Who's your money on?
With or without PEDS?
Did option #2 exist when they took that photo?
a) Incredible natural lung capacity
b) Incredible natural ability to process lactic acid0
