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The nfamous crash of Bernard Hinault

Bernard Hinault ‘s crash at Dauphine Libere 1977

“I thought I was dead, I thought it was the time.” -said Bernard Hinault after the 4th stage of Dauphine Libere is 1977. Hinault basically just rode off the road on the descent of Col de Porte and fell into a ravine. The photo shows the moment he climbs back to the road. He seems OK on this picture (he was even able to continue and later win the race, it was one of his first triumphs), but if you take a look at the video, that captured the fall, you might say Hinault was very very lucky to be able to come out of the ravine on his own feet.  

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Famous cycling images: who is who on the iconic pictures?

There are plenty of famous cycling imagaes shared (mostly) on social media daily. We all know them very well. But do you know who are those cyclists on the picture? It’s a more trickier question, isn’t it. Many (but of course not all) of them weren’t successful or famous in their own days, only our strange time made them kind of cycling celebrities. Léon Valloton and Alfons Lauwers Robert Jacquinot Eating pasta at Giro d’Italia 1966 Of course , the cyclists on this picture aren’t  no name riders. All four men were Giro d’Itali winners a least once. Gianni Motta (1966), Vittorio Adorni (1965), Jacques Anquetil (1960, 1964) and Felice Gimondi (1967, 1969, 1976)  … Read More »Famous cycling images: who is who on the iconic pictures?