Road Racing Pictures •

[MattiThundrrr]

God knows what they were like then..

Not fit for today's gravel bikes

 

[Old Ned]

front brake only

It's all you need with fixed wheel. Any idea what the winning distance was?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Any idea what the winning distance was?

No sorry, I found the image in a pdf of a 90s cycling magazine from Calgary Alberta, the article was a memorial on his passing. More focused on his passing's impact on the community which the magazine served

 

[ChromeChainstay]

Nelson Vails

 

[ChromeChainstay]

Lucien Van Impe

 

[RobLoasby]

Remember seeing a young LVI ride in 1970 in the Nottingham Elite Criterium against the British pros. It was a bit of a scoop at the time for the organiser (dad) to get Barry Hoban to bring his trade team over for the race.

Van Impe absolutely demolished the field!

(Barry was third)

 

[dorset boy]

"STI pour moi" ?"Non"

 

[27motorhead]

"STI pour moi" ?"Non"
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Clipless pedals though! Or his he riding platforms?

 

[ChromeChainstay]

 

[foz]

"STI pour moi" ?"Non"

single pivot brakes too, while everyone else in the pic is on dual pivots