Recent content by marcofanelli

Interesting to see discussion of young Greg LeMond in this thread. Allow me to throw in some anecdotes and eventually answer your question above. I was in Greg's first race (William Land Park crit in 1976) as well as the 1981 Nevada City you referenced. As is almost universally the case, all...

This thread has nearly 3,000 views yet only a couple people have answered Kevin’s questions directly. I’ll give my opinions below after some comments and examples. I’ve been racing my bike off and on for 36 years, having started at 14. I was able to reach nearly the same fitness level in my...