Tag: legend

  • Echappee

    Echappee

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    One of the most celebrated giants of the ‘echappee’ – the art of breaking-away, is Eddy Merckx.  As a professional, he was unmistakably brilliant, yet brutal at his job.  They called him The Cannibal. Image posted by Blacksheep Cycling The Man. The Legend. The Cannibal. Eddy Merckx recently turned 70 and the widespread recognition of his…

  • Legends of an Empire

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    “… Not only were they champions (Bartali and Coppi), they were also great men. Why do you think we are still speaking about them? Because they made history. I consider myself lucky because racing with them I could be part of this history. I would have won more without them but it wouldn’t have been…

  • Lance Man Standing

    Lance Man Standing

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    Southern France, Thursday 23 July, 2009.  Stu spreads a local map on the dinner table and invites us to share in his revelation: that we could actually fit in an extra stage of  the Tour de France, in addition to the penultimate stage on top of Mount Ventoux.  That’s two stages of Le Tour in…