Classic Racing Pics

[craig1985]

Eddy

Also my avatar.

 

[craig1985]

 

[stjohnswell]

A penny for your thoughts?

 

[craig1985]

Not surprised to see Pantani leadthe protests. He was more then happy to enforce the wrath of omerta onto Andrea Tafi during that year's Giro.

 

[issoisso]

Not surprised to see Pantani leadthe protests. He was more then happy to enforce the wrath of omerta onto Andrea Tafi during that year's Giro.

I may be quite wrong about this, but wasn't Tafi yelled at 'till he cried only the next year? And if I remember correctly, Pantani wasn't involved other than co-leading the protest at the 99 Giro with 3 other riders.

That was "that" Giro where Pantani ended up ejected for high HcT and the Mapei team boasted they were "the only team in the race with normal blood values". "If my riders' HcT stayed the same after the second week like all the other teams here I'd fire them on the spot" said their DS. And it was clear they were clean.....it was a squad of superstars and they did exactly NOTHING AT ALL during that Giro, and not for lack of trying

I don't think Pantani he led the protest at the 98 Tour, though.

Jesus Christ we're off-topic

I'll shut up now

*crawls back into hole in the wall*

 

[BroDeal]

Hampsten. Gotta love those old Oakley Eyeshades.

 

[issoisso]

Hampsten. Gotta love those old Oakley Eyeshades.

I see your Hampsten shades and raise you a pair of Cipo shades

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

My God the Puy du Dome was a steep climb. I wish they would bring it back.

 

[craig1985]

I may be quite wrong about this, but wasn't Tafi yelled at 'till he cried only the next year? And if I remember correctly, Pantani wasn't involved other than co-leading the protest at the 99 Giro with 3 other riders.

That was "that" Giro where Pantani ended up ejected for high HcT and the Mapei team boasted they were "the only team in the race with normal blood values". "If my riders' HcT stayed the same after the second week like all the other teams here I'd fire them on the spot" said their DS. And it was clear they were clean.....it was a squad of superstars and they did exactly NOTHING AT ALL during that Giro, and not for lack of trying

I don't think Pantani he led the protest at the 98 Tour, though.

Jesus Christ we're off-topic

I'll shut up now

*crawls back into hole in the wall*

It was in the 1998 Giro that it happened. If you have a copy of Pantani's biography (The Death of Marco Pantani, it is all there in the chapter of the 1998 Giro).

Now correct me if I am wrong though, but I believe van Est made a lot of money after his accident as a watch company ended up sponsoring him and used that photo of his crash.

 

[King Of Molehill]

What do you think Eddy is telling Roger here? "Man, when we get to the Poggio I'm gonna smoke yer @ss!!!"

He's suggesting how Roger should adjust his saddle.

 

[Aapjes]

Now correct me if I am wrong though, but I believe van Est made a lot of money after his accident as a watch company ended up sponsoring him and used that photo of his crash.

The tagline was: "I fell 70 meters. My heart stood still, but my watch kept on ticking."

I doubt that he got a lot of money though. This was long before huge sponsor contracts. Riders had to work hard just to earn a living and income from ad campaigns just made it a little easier. This is the bike he fell with:

And a close up of one of the brake handles:

 

[eljimberino]

Look alike:

classic, the layers

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

He's suggesting how Roger should adjust his saddle.

A true insider's joke!

 

[luckyboy]

I may be quite wrong about this, but wasn't Tafi yelled at 'till he cried only the next year? And if I remember correctly, Pantani wasn't involved other than co-leading the protest at the 99 Giro with 3 other riders.

That was "that" Giro where Pantani ended up ejected for high HcT and the Mapei team boasted they were "the only team in the race with normal blood values". "If my riders' HcT stayed the same after the second week like all the other teams here I'd fire them on the spot" said their DS. And it was clear they were clean.....it was a squad of superstars and they did exactly NOTHING AT ALL during that Giro, and not for lack of trying

I don't think Pantani he led the protest at the 98 Tour, though.

Jesus Christ we're off-topic

I'll shut up now

*crawls back into hole in the wall*

I'm assuming Lefevere left Mapei before that Was it 1997?

 

[slowoldman]

Look alike:

Great pic. I really like the way they did that. Sad part is, this photo makes me realize how old I really am. I coached one of the kids on the Ritte squad in Little League baseball!

 

[Dexter]

I'll never get tired of this one from the 2007 Giro d'Italia: Julio Alberto Perez spears Leonardo Piepoli.

Loving this one!!!!

 

[Dexter]

I got this screencap from last Giro. Anyone know if there is a decent image of this?

I believe this might be the one...

 

[Dexter]

Bettini through gritted teeth



Love this thread, keep it up

 

[Ferminal]

What's the missile doing..?

 

[Anonymous]

What's the missile doing..?

Coming in 5th.

 

[mortand]

What's the missile doing..?

Apparently.

 

[Biciclette Bianchi]

Bettini through gritted teeth

I miss the cricket. I like the gold and rainbow stripe accents to his shoes, helmet, and kit (not quite as outrageous as Cipo, but certainly makes a statement). It's also nice to see him beating McEwen. Thanks for posting the photo.

Dave

 

[L'arriviste]

Great thread

Tried to find that brill one of Kelly in the (dark) of the Nissan Classic 1991. All that caught my eye was this:

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er... anyway, i think it was this or something like it...

If we haven't already seen it, this is a crop but...

A darker moment in cycling (the doping protest):

 

[L'arriviste]

Fondriest

Beaky old Fondriest was, in my opinion, particularly photogenic:

And while looking for Fondriest, this shocker:

Ladies and gentleman, that is Gianni Bugno pictured last year with Fondriest. He's a helicopter rescue pilot these days, folks!

 

[Merckx]

Any1 have the Tom boonen poop smudge pic? I know it's a really weird request, but I definitely recall seeing that picture and can't find it anymore ...