[Leica] Le Midi PAW 02

[John McMaster]

Indeed, looking at how low a gear the current best riders use it seems unbelievable, then also riding +100km further in a section than these days...

john

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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

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> 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 Pyrénées 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
>