Classic Racing Pics

[krebs303]

The finish of the first Tour. At the right: the first winner, Maurice Garin. At the left: probably Leon Georget . Tour de France 1903.

 

[Tangled Tango]

More Paris-Roubaix! Can't tell who it is ... ???

Isn´t that Sean Kelly?

 

[St. Elia]

Any body have the pic of eddy looking back over his shoulder? one of my fav's. I also love the one of Andy going over the Gavi, a land mark win*.

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[Michele]

 

[titan_90]

The Cannibal

 

[usedtobefast]

that brings back memories among other things.
eric boyer trying to get a handle on things...

 

[derailleur]

I'll second these:

Coppi and Bartali in the clouds. (Note the tension pulley on Bartali's bike.)

This was an instant classic:

This one, I think Graham Watson himself said is his favorite as it captures the essence of the Tour in one frame:

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

I always thought Marino Basso looked like Joe Namath on a bike.

 

[Echoes]

Maertens changes his bike in the Koppenberg. He shall be disqualified for that in Flanders 1977. Merckx is in front at that moment. Roger on the right. Walter Planckaert on the left.

 

[filipo]

Lance would have knocked that chick on her heinie for endangering the peloton like that.

 

[derailleur]

FYI there are places like this on the intarwebs that will gladly sell high-quality repros of many of these photos:

http://www.allposters.com/-st/Cycling-Posters_c6008_.htm

 

[fpcyclingn]

Well you and I have different viewpoints. You see a young man who is a fan of cycling, hates doping and is, I therefore assume, a fan of healthy clean living. Well he must be to want to display to the world, with his harpoon, his distaste of the idea of putting chemicals in the body of healthy people.

I see a grossly overweight idiot, who wants to call attention to himself with his harpoon, blind to the fact that he discredits cycling, by presumably avoiding riding a bike himself, indulging in gluttony and showing total disrespect to elite athletes riding their hearts out for the thousands of genuine sports fans who have come to watch them.

I disagree also that his actions could be considered safe. A fat load of blubber, running uphill on show covered roads, carrying a harpoon right next to a pack of riders on skinny tyres is an accident waiting to happen.

If you yourself, TFT, have ever actually been in a bike race where stupid public try and cross in front of you, or wave a banner in your face, or ***-slap you as you ride by, you will have felt the ire that Lance probably felt. He hasn't been the first to lash out at irresponsible public; but maybe the first to be called a "bully" for it! Oh boo hoo, you namby pamby. Sheeesh!

It's pointless arguing with ThoughtForFood. When he was five years old, his mommy told him he was the *bestest* in the whole wide world, even if he never amounted to anything. And to this day he still believes it.

 

[HL2037]

Well you and I have different viewpoints. You see a young man who is a fan of cycling, hates doping and is, I therefore assume, a fan of healthy clean living. Well he must be to want to display to the world, with his harpoon, his distaste of the idea of putting chemicals in the body of healthy people.

I see a grossly overweight idiot, who wants to call attention to himself with his harpoon, blind to the fact that he discredits cycling, by presumably avoiding riding a bike himself, indulging in gluttony and showing total disrespect to elite athletes riding their hearts out for the thousands of genuine sports fans who have come to watch them.

I disagree also that his actions could be considered safe. A fat load of blubber, running uphill on show covered roads, carrying a harpoon right next to a pack of riders on skinny tyres is an accident waiting to happen.

If you yourself, TFT, have ever actually been in a bike race where stupid public try and cross in front of you, or wave a banner in your face, or ***-slap you as you ride by, you will have felt the ire that Lance probably felt. He hasn't been the first to lash out at irresponsible public; but maybe the first to be called a "bully" for it! Oh boo hoo, you namby pamby. Sheeesh!

TFF is an obesity loving Jan-Ullrich-fanboy, that's a well known fact that we all agree upon.

 

[Tangled Tango]

that brings back memories among other things.
eric boyer trying to get a handle on things...

I think he´s trying to slingshot himself up to the front. Really, besides the obvious aesthetic value of this pic, I love seeing Indurain´s smile, probably due more to the view than Boyer´s efforts.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Simple but effective, Cancellara putting in 100%

 

[usedtobefast]

I think he´s trying to slingshot himself up to the front. Really, besides the obvious aesthetic value of this pic, I love seeing Indurain´s smile, probably due more to the view than Boyer´s efforts.

yes it is a great photo all the way.

 

[Anonymous]

Well you and I have different viewpoints. You see a young man who is a fan of cycling, hates doping and is, I therefore assume, a fan of healthy clean living. Well he must be to want to display to the world, with his harpoon, his distaste of the idea of putting chemicals in the body of healthy people.

I see a grossly overweight idiot, who wants to call attention to himself with his harpoon, blind to the fact that he discredits cycling, by presumably avoiding riding a bike himself, indulging in gluttony and showing total disrespect to elite athletes riding their hearts out for the thousands of genuine sports fans who have come to watch them.

I disagree also that his actions could be considered safe. A fat load of blubber, running uphill on show covered roads, carrying a harpoon right next to a pack of riders on skinny tyres is an accident waiting to happen.

If you yourself, TFT, have ever actually been in a bike race where stupid public try and cross in front of you, or wave a banner in your face, or ***-slap you as you ride by, you will have felt the ire that Lance probably felt. He hasn't been the first to lash out at irresponsible public; but maybe the first to be called a "bully" for it! Oh boo hoo, you namby pamby. Sheeesh!

Yea, we most certainly see it differently. I am right about it, and you are a chamois sniffing fanboy with an ignorant opinion. Now that wasn't so hard, was it?

And tell that "TFT" guy he is brilliant also.

 

[DavidI]

Noosa Criterium 2009, start of the final sprint won by Cantwell (on the right). Not a major event but I love the facial expressions

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Thanks DavidL for that good pic - when you mentioned facial expressions you reminded me of these pic's of Sean Kelly!

 

[Dr. Maserati]

 

[krebs303]

Just a recap of pics so far

Classic Bicycle Blues

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

In case anyone wants one, I found that famous Greg LeMond poster winning the Worlds in 1989 online and created a new thread for it. Link here.

 

[nanuetbici]

More Paris-Roubaix! Can't tell who it is ... ???

Its none other than the Great SEAN KELLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bdaghisallo]

That's 1989. If it was 1988 he would have been wearing the rainbow jersey. Roche was laid up with a knee injury for most of the 88 season.

 

[mortand]

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