It looks to me in that pic that the rider is wearing loafers! On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > That climb is just barely enough for one team car , let alone a > rider . It was only 3.4 km and despite the looks, it's a very steady and > not very steep climb . > > As far a teams and cars for support , "been there done that" as they > say . That's how it used to be when the TDF started. Riders in fact could > receive no support from anyone . That combined with primitive roads up and > down mountains , it was as much a sport of survival as anything else . Now > it's evolved to what it is, it is what it is .. . . lol ;-) > > I love this vintage pic . . . . . pouring what is likely oil on a > riders chain . Then I noticed that guys legs . . . . . holy cow . . is > that a cyclist or body builder ? ! > > > http://all-that-is-interesting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tour-de-france-repairs.jpg > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 2:11:37 PM UTC-4, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Would have been something if they kept it open to spectators and instead >> closed it to team cars. >> >> I'm all for bike races, but as Andy noted, noted, not team cars. >> Riders should have to finish on the bike they started with, repair their >> own flats, pick up food at neutral area. >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
