Originally Posted by
FBOATSB
An image search confirms it.
Gino Sciardis in the 1949 Tour de France.
Yes, that seems to be correct.
But was the article made up, just to make a great story? Or was Gino also called André’? Confusing.
Funny. I was mostly interested in the whole scene with the loyal mechanic pouring oil (?) over the cogs directly from the bottle. But I agree, Gino had strong looking legs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Sciardis
Photo album Photo album Gino Sciardis