Pub Talk - Greatest Cycling Photo Ever!
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RichN95 wrote:
I'm disappointed in you. Surely this is the best glasses reflection shot as it includes subtext.frenchfighter wrote:Glasses reflection is a great idea. I have a ton of those but these two spring to mind:
Beautiful teeth.
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These two I remember now:
Can't find the photo now, but there was a great one reflected when he won the stage:
Probably the best. There are close ups of his face and the reflection is top notch:
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Contador reflection
Wiggins reflection:
Interesting Contador photo:
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YesTailWindHome wrote:Is this image http://www.coppi.co.uk/holding/assets/f ... d-menu.pdf from a photo?
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I've moved the short list (as it was) to the opening post for ease of reference
When I've time later I'll edit it again to reflect the discussion over the past couple of pages, let it go for a couple of days and then add an ongoing vote.....
Will also look at the wallpaper thread for ideas and better versions of what we have....“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
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such a good shot
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Rouleur featured some great photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson from the '50s
I love this one.
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With all the rubbish on this page, it's nice to see some good looking bikes but those brake cables I remember well from the sixties.SpecialGuestStar wrote:
Mine wouldn't have been that length flapping about in the wind but still clipped to the top tube.
Down Tube/Seat tube bottle cages OK. and Toe Clips.
Now on one of those frames (but 75/75 angles) you could have an Hour Record that sticks. (oh yes there is one going spare on the Brussels Metro, what's the name of that station ?)
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BenderRodriguez wrote:dsoutar wrote:Wasn't there also supposed to have been some skulduggery related to Shimano vs Campag at that Worlds ? Gimondi & Merckx were Campag and Maertens was Shimano IIRC and I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that money changed hands in relation to this
I think that was just Maerten's paranoia coming out. From what I recall of the story, a day or so before the event a group of riders, including Maertens, were out on a training ride when they came across Senior Campagnolo, who asked who was going to win the race. Someone said 'Him', pointing at Maertens. Campagnolo then started to laugh and said 'Oh no, not him, he rides Shimano'. Just a bit of banter I am sure, but Maertens took this to be the birth of a plan to stop him winning.
Bit late to the party, but read Maertens biography. The number one phrase used goes along the lines of "then they stabbed me in the back!". His rivalry with Vlaeminck was apparently so intense if he was sat on Maerten in races he'd take a detour leading him and Vlaeminck off route."A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"
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frenchfighter wrote:
Love this.
Added to the shortlist on the OP & some more editing
Not such a short short list though.....“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
SpecialGuestStar wrote:such a good shot
I also love the one of the irish? amateurs all beat up and looking spent after getting wildcarded (or something) into a serious race0 -
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ThisTailWindHome wrote:
A group of 'county' amateurs after trying to keep up with the pros/make the time cut in the RAS
This photo was taken after stage 4 (of 8 ) when the race entered Donegal and started to get serious
This guy probably had to go back to work the following Monday
Donal Harrington of the Mayo Centra team crashed on the opening stage in 2012 but battled on bloodied to finish and went on to complete the race. Because of those photo, he became the face of Rás 2012; the stand out county man among the Men of the Rás.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
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These are great and the story makes it even betterTailWindHome wrote:^
ThisTailWindHome wrote:
A group of 'county' amateurs after trying to keep up with the pros/make the time cut in the RAS
This photo was taken after stage 4 (of 8 ) when the race entered Donegal and started to get serious
This guy probably had to go back to work the following Monday
Donal Harrington of the Mayo Centra team crashed on the opening stage in 2012 but battled on bloodied to finish and went on to complete the race. Because of those photo, he became the face of Rás 2012; the stand out county man among the Men of the Rás.0 -
TailWindHome wrote:
This is probably from one of the longest 'stage' spoiler threads ever seen on BR.0 -
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It must be the infamous stage 14 of the 1988 Giro d'Italia with Andy Hampsten leading the race leader Franco Chioccioli and as there is no sign (he could be hidden) of Erik Breukink (Panasonic) who went on to win that stage.frenchfighter wrote:
However the only picture I've seen of Erik Breukink that day on his way to win.
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You need to up the prescription on your reading glasses, deejay, that's Breukink clearly visible in the Panasonic kit behind Chioccioli.0
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Excellent, no barrriers, no selfies. 1992? Did he change bikes? Doesn't look like he has Rock Shocks in this picture.0
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Back when cobbles were cobbles... none o' this restoration lark"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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“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Someone who knows what they're doing should be able to get a better version of this
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“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Dupe post“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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A picture looks 10x better when the riders are wearing casquettes rather than helmets, regardless of era ...Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.0
