Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 -----Original Message----- 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 >