one legged cyclist

bianchimoon
bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
edited December 2014 in Road general
Great story about Christian Haettich the french one legged cyclist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30295759
What an inspiration especially when i feel like giving up on the hills of the UK!
All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....

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  • tomisitt
    tomisitt Posts: 257
    Came across this bloke on the Koppenberg a few months back. Only one leg, but a seriously impressive leg! He turned round at the top, went back down, and did it again. And he wasn't going slowly. Respect!

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  • katiebob
    katiebob Posts: 208
    Swear I saw this guy in Normandy last year. He was going hell for leather.

    Much respect.
  • harry-s
    harry-s Posts: 295
    I remember seeing Christian Haettich (although I've only just found out his name) on Alpe D'Huez one year during the Marmotte. I was really scraping the barrel at the time but when I clapped eyes on him I forgot all that, I remember being so dumbstruck that all I could mumble when we were alongside each other was 'respect mate, respect'. He's a sight you don't forget easily!
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,981
    I first became aware of him when I watched the Haute Route video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1QnzcKPtLo

    His comments on how tricky it is for him to take a drink on the climbs puts his achievements (and sheer guts) into perspective.
    “You may think that; I couldn’t possibly comment!”

    Wilier Cento Uno SR/Wilier Mortirolo/Specialized Roubaix Comp/Kona Hei Hei/Calibre Bossnut
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    When you see people like this achieving what they do it makes you realise that most of us have feck all to moan about in life really :wink:
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

    seanoconn

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