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Moser had an almost preternatural combination of sheer, brutish power on the bike and immense grace. I love the viedos of him in the Giro, climbing with a perfectly flat back, as if in a time trial. Then there's the scene in "Sunday In Hell" where he bridges to the lead group and splits a couple of French riders like a hot knife through butter. Amazing. Perhaps his most underapreciated feat is the one he performed in 1994, when he nearly retook the hour record at the age of 42, beating his 1982 record by a bunch in the process. No doubt special machinery and special, um, "preparation" contributed to his performances. But the guy was a monster. I was supposed to get to ride with him in Hamilton on 2003, but that failed to materialize, sadly.