Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Awesome. Those cyclists of yesteryear were amazing people. The bikes they rode in 1910 not only weighed 15 kg but they also had no gear shifting?the derailleur had not yet been invented. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 14 Jan 2017, at 11:43, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > > As you saw from this week's Pano we went to the Atlantic Midi this week to > visit friends. Stopping for a quick break west of Tarbes we stumbled > across this statue at L'Aire des Pyr?n?es on the A64... It is there to > commemorate the first visit of the Tour de France to the Col de Tourmalet > in 1910; apparently as part of seven great climbs that day, which started > at 03:30, riding 15kg bikes they travelled 326km which the winner > completed in 14 hours! > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/02 > > C & C welcome > > john > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information