Great Giro Pictures

[L'arriviste]

I don't think we can have too many of The Gavia in '88.

7-Eleven was one of the few teams to see it coming. They went out the night before and bought up tons of ski gloves, and had hot tea waiting at the top.

Always cherished that photo for the total lack of kit coordination (due to the reasons you describe) and, as somebody whose feet regularly turn to ice in cold weather, I often wonder whether Andy's feet froze up seeing as they're about the only bit he didn't cover.

Something that you'd never see today. Come to think of it, they would probably neutralise a stage like that today too.

 

[Eshnar]

Something that you'd never see today. Come to think of it, they would probably neutralise a stage like that today too.

sure... no way they'd do something like this today.

 

[Pippo_San]

The SAECO team was riding frames that were too light and required weights. All the bikes had legalize my cannondale stickers, and they wore these jerseys I think for only one stage.

Quite so.
In this photo we're talking about 2004 Giro (you know the one and only one won by Cunego, with Popovyč, captain of Landbouwkrediet-Colnago finishing 5th).
This sort of "protest" (which is more like a cool marketing stunt) started in Le Tour 2003 with Saeco and the slogan "Legalize my Cannondale" because the Six13 could go below the UCI legal 6.8 kg limit.
In 2004 Giro, Saeco used these awesome striped jerseys to recall the ones used by prisoners.

Funny to think that, in 2011, the UCI rule is still there...

Still a wonderful frame...

 

[Pippo_San]

Going epic...1976 Giro, TORRI DEL VAJOLET, long forgotten climb...

(yes, Roger De Vlaeminck...)

(and great Eddy...)

 

[Eshnar]

Going epic...1976 Giro, TORRI DEL VAJOLET, long forgotten climb...

Forgotten.. until they repeated it this year. Epic anyway.

 

[The_Z_man]

Always cherished that photo for the total lack of kit coordination (due to the reasons you describe) and, as somebody whose feet regularly turn to ice in cold weather, I often wonder whether Andy's feet froze up seeing as they're about the only bit he didn't cover.

Something that you'd never see today. Come to think of it, they would probably neutralise a stage like that today too.

I don't know about his feet, but he said he looked down to check out his drivetrain, and saw that his legs were cherry red. He didn't look down again after that.

Here's a good article from CN about it, and one from pezcycling.

 

[jamiephillips]

Something rarely seen these days. Rider being held up by a cart full of rocks! 1922 Giro.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

 

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[Zam_Olyas]

 

[Zam_Olyas]

They were ready.....

 

[Zam_Olyas]

 

[Zam_Olyas]

important men for Il Giro

 

[scullster46]

important men for Il Giro

Why are there cervelo's in the background there(I'm assuming this is ernesto colnago)

 

[Afrank]

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Why are there cervelo's in the background there(I'm assuming this is ernesto colnago)

he is, i think he went to a random bike shop.

 

[Eshnar]

 

[will10]

grahamwatson10 I was more impressed with the Columbia mechanic behind @marcopinotti - his moto broke 1kms from line so he rode spare bike behind Pinotti..!

 

[Zam_Olyas]

 

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[The Hitch]

By the way if you "like"(verb) the Giro page on facebook they keep posting many pictures from years gone by

 

[Sofía_]

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Don't think this one has been posted:

And a couple of old classics:

And of course.. Beautiful Hugo!