Classic Racing Pics

[Bala Verde]

And to top it off,

Heroic, harsh, untamed, agonizing, and quite cold as well:

Hiny-ault LBL 1980

see how the contemporaries deal with bad weather, like hail and so...

Spartacus, seeking cover in the TdS

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Henny Kuiper in 83, "waiting for a replacement"

He still won that that year too after two crashes and a puncture!! Amazing!

 

[Cartesian Centaur]

For the smokers out there....

Wow, that one's really quite special...

 

[Bala Verde]

Classic, but more in the sense of 'typical' (no offense). Still a great pic.

and cycling, wielrennen becomes wielwandelen (Koppenberg)

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Make of it what you will, but truly a classic moment. 1996 Roubaix

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Johan's magic knee!!! 2000 Roubaix

 

[Anonymous]

Thats the pot calling the kettle black, if I may be so effusively arrogant and enlightening to suppest possibly (words don't count, remember?)
Decades ago there were crapheads defending the guy who punched Merckx in the gut. More recently? LA down after a snagged musette bag being waved by a fanaticMore/less acceptable?
Because he's a cyclist? Because its LA ?

Good times, good times...hey, you have a picture of his fall this Spring?

 

[Furbo_]

Classic of classics

Nah, seriously...

 

[richwagmn]

Classic, but more in the sense of 'typical' (no offense). Still a great pic.

That's was George's race to lose IMO. Boonen looked weak at the end. Can't really blame a broken steerer tube on George. Freak accident.

 

[thehog]

That's was George's race to lose IMO. Boonen looked weak at the end. Can't really blame a broken steerer tube on George. Freak accident.

Except that he would do it year in, year out. Always bad luck. Lance never had bad luck like that. George always to be the servant. Dopey f-ck he is. Less time to sunglasses selection and more time to choosing the correct wheelset.

 

[cromagnon]

That's not how you do YMCA ffs :/

 

[thehog]

Nice!!! I think you know me all to well Bala.

Look at the crowd in this pic. They are looking behind him! Which rider is coming next?

 

[Velo Dude]

Classic of classics

I thought they said Ullrich never trained in the off season?

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

And she's on a mountain bike!

my favorite from 1989 worlds.

One of mine too. I wish I could find the poster of it. Just a great shot.

The greatest cycling team of all time.

No arguments here!

 

[dsut4392]

I was reading tis thread thinking "classic pics from the news" until I saw some people are posting their own...
These three are classic in my album, one from each of last year's GTs:

Emanuele Sella charging through Aprica on the way to another mountain stage victory.

Carlos Sastre in yellow on the Champs Elysees

Andreas Kloden riding into Segovia past the Roman aqueduct (Oleg Tinkoff standing in the background)

 

[Cobber]

I thought they said Ullrich never trained in the off season?

I am really worried for you if you see that picture and think "Ullrich"!

 

[krebs303]

 

[usedtobefast]

I am really worried for you if you see that picture and think "Ullrich"!

seriously...

 

[The_Z_man]

And she's on a mountain bike!

One of mine too. I wish I could find the poster of it. Just a great shot.


No arguments here!

That picture, and the one of LeMond and Hinalut on L'Alpe are 2 of my favorite cycling pix ever.

 

[le_mond]

That picture, and the one of LeMond and Hinalut on L'Alpe are 2 of my favorite cycling pix ever.

this pic of lemond, kelly and konyshev at the worlds is my favourite too, and i'm lucky enough to have found the poster on ebay a couple of years back.

the picture has everything - and the finish to this race was as full of excitement as the image is full of drama and emotion...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJSgzHTRg38

 

[Parrot23]

Thanks for the video.

Wonderful race, and what a wonderful year for Lemond doubling in Tour and Worlds. Wish the current Tour riders could do that.

 

[Escarabajo]

I have some Escarabajos:

Herrera 1987

Double "H Bomb"

Fabio Parra Tour 1985

Fabio Parra Podium Tour de France 1988

 

[Escarabajo]

Greg Lemong

1989 Time Trial

Paris Roubaix 1985

Everybody seemed so happy that day

 

[Escarabajo]

Some Good ones

Now I understand why they fence Alpe d'Huez

Who had the more emotional celebrations?
Boogerd or

Rasmussen?

Now that's a Skinny guy:

 

[usedtobefast]

this pic of lemond, kelly and konyshev at the worlds is my favourite too, and i'm lucky enough to have found the poster on ebay a couple of years back.

the picture has everything - and the finish to this race was as full of excitement as the image is full of drama and emotion...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJSgzHTRg38

what a finale!