Brands named after racers
10-10-20, 06:25 PM
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10-10-20, 07:14 PM
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Richard Sachs
Me. Not Richard.
Me. Not Richard.
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10-10-20, 10:05 PM
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10-11-20, 12:02 AM
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I'm probably taking the tangential route, but anyway:
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No one's mentioned Bernard Hinault yet? I think the bikes were made by Lejeune.
10-11-20, 04:05 AM
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Just finished adding names to the top post, made me think:
How many (zero?) TDF winners have NOT had a brand named after them?
How many (zero?) TDF winners have NOT had a brand named after them?
10-11-20, 04:09 AM
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Can't leave the Aussies out:
Kenevans (Ken Evans)
Kypo (Robert Kypriotis)
Perkins (Daryl Perkins)
Roberts (Wayne Roberts)
Kenevans (Ken Evans)
Kypo (Robert Kypriotis)
Perkins (Daryl Perkins)
Roberts (Wayne Roberts)
10-11-20, 04:57 AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottavio_Bottecchia
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10-11-20, 05:22 AM
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10-11-20, 05:52 AM
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https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2011-...ailable-in-uk/
But he was dead by then - does that keep him on the list?
But he was dead by then - does that keep him on the list?
10-11-20, 06:05 AM
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Marco may be dead, but his seat lives on. Only $350, located in West LA, watch the teeth. 
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/ws...193820558.html
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10-11-20, 06:28 AM
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10-11-20, 06:34 AM
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Urbain CAFFI (mine was built by by B.Carre), Alain REDOLFI (Bob's was built by Faggin)
10-11-20, 06:40 AM
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Follis, Italian immigrant to France. Jo Routens, probably his son JP too.
10-11-20, 07:29 AM
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And I knew that! His death was mysterious too, at age 32.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottavio_Bottecchia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottavio_Bottecchia
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10-11-20, 08:15 AM
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