THE Champion.
11-27-19, 01:37 PM
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El Campeón
11-27-19, 02:06 PM
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Better arms than Michelle!
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11-27-19, 11:11 PM
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... ok ...
11-28-19, 10:11 AM
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I thought this guy was THE Champion. II Campionissimo.
https://www.adventure-journal.com/20...ng-champion-2/
https://www.adventure-journal.com/20...ng-champion-2/
11-28-19, 10:58 AM
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Results matter
Results matter
11-28-19, 11:06 AM
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11-28-19, 12:17 PM
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11-29-19, 02:14 AM
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Me duelen las nalgas
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I enjoyed this fairly recent video of Indurain riding up Tourmalet with Davide Cassani. It's mostly an extended advertisement for Enervit, but still enjoyable for watching a couple of older road warriors tackling a tough climb.
Even now Big Mig has an incredible engine. He lopes up that mountain with his familiar easy cadence, mostly seated and looking relaxed, seldom rocking for momentum. Cassani is no slouch but he visibly struggles at times to keep up.
I doubt Indurain rode his entire career clean, but I don't really care about the whole doping issue anymore. Heck, the guy is just too likeable. He wasn't always the most exciting champion but that's partly because he made it seem so easy to dominate in his specialties.
And I wish I could climb like that ... like a reliable draft horse chugging along without drama. I'm usually thrashing around and gasping for air.
Even now Big Mig has an incredible engine. He lopes up that mountain with his familiar easy cadence, mostly seated and looking relaxed, seldom rocking for momentum. Cassani is no slouch but he visibly struggles at times to keep up.
I doubt Indurain rode his entire career clean, but I don't really care about the whole doping issue anymore. Heck, the guy is just too likeable. He wasn't always the most exciting champion but that's partly because he made it seem so easy to dominate in his specialties.
And I wish I could climb like that ... like a reliable draft horse chugging along without drama. I'm usually thrashing around and gasping for air.
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12-04-19, 07:29 PM
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I met him once in a coffee shop in Frisco CO. He was a nice guy, and seemed surprised to be recognized. He signed my coffee mug, and sat down to relax for a bit.
No one else recognized him.
No one else recognized him.
12-04-19, 10:58 PM
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Me duelen las nalgas
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That's funny because I'm not sure I'd recognize Indurain immediately if I saw him in person. I'd probably think... "Hmm... wasn't he that guy in the movie Ronin? Or maybe it was one of the Mission: Impossible movies... or a cooking show on public TV?"
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12-05-19, 01:35 PM
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As I have mentioned before, I was riding in Italy on the way to a stage finish of the '95 Giro at the Bianchi factory when Pantani came spinning buy in the other direction. It 2008 or so I saw LeMond at the Trexlertown, PA velodrome just before he and a couple of friends went for a road ride. I was not surprised that neither of them knew who I was.
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12-05-19, 09:24 PM
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hey I used to live in frisco. We just sold our place in Leadville last year. I spent 6 years at Copper Mtn. Do you live nearby?
