Originally Posted by repechage

Set the wayback machine to 1974, time of the Grand Prix of the United States at the Encino Velodrome.
Sunday morning club training ride before the afternoon events, the French Amateur National team show up for the Sunday morning ride.
Morelon, Trentin, the balance of the team that I do not recall the names of, and the coach Louis "toto" Gerardin also rode. The bikes, Chrome LeJeunes.
The track bikes were a bit different, also chrome, but one I knew was a Gemini due to the stay ends and lug cutouts.
Chrome travels well.
This ride totally quashed the then accepted paradigm that sprinters don't ride hills.
Morelon did outsprint a German Shepard dog that chased him on Nichols Canyon road.