Re: [Classicrendezvous] Le Tour history

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:05:07 -0400
From: Jerry Moos <moos@penn.com>
To: swampmtn <swampmtn@siscom.net>
CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Le Tour history
References: <l03130301b61e703b0b30@[128.111.201.65]> <l03130302b61e7728abce@[128.111.201.65]> <011b01c03fac$0a0b2040$d734fea9@mokry>


And Gino Bartali won in 1938 and 1948, his prime years stolen by WWII. I've often thought that if not for the war, Bartali would have won 5 or 6 times and would be ranked up there with Merckx, Coppi, Anquetil, and Hinault, where he belongs. I thought it was outrageous the low ranking Cycle Sport gave Bartali a while back in their "all-time greats" issue.

Regards,

Jerry Moos

swampmtn wrote:
> Actually, the missing years were 1915-18 and 1940-46 (11 missing races).
> Jean Robic won in 1947, ahead of Edouard Fachleitner (Fr) and Pierre
> Brambilla (It).
>
> Aldo Ross
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Monkeyman <monkey37@bluemarble.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Le Tour history
>
> > >Monkeyman wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I was just talking with the guy I work for and he was saying, and many
> > >> websites confirm his words, the 2001 Tour de France will be the 88th.
> Well
> > >> I know the race started in 1903, so the math doesn't add up. Can
> someone
> > >> fill me in on the lost 10 years?
> > >
> > >World Wars I & II
> > >1915-1918
> > >1940-1947
> > >
> > >-Ken
> >
> > In the words of Homer Simpson; "DOH!"
> >
> > enjoy,
> > monkeyman