Great picture of the champions battling head to head! Does anyone know of other sites on the net with classic cycling pics? I had run across this one ages ago.
http://www.geocities.com/
There are photos of Fausto Coppi! media/sound clips and other info. any other leads on sites, let me know!
Walter Skrzypek Falls Creek, Pa
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:44:46 -0600 Raoul Delmare <R.Delmare@Charter.net>
wrote:
> Discussion between Raoul Delmare ( Marysville
> Kansas ) & Ben Kamen ( NYC NY )
>
>
> 1.)
> hi raoul,
> much later but still interesting is this
> poulidor and antequil doing what they do best
> ...
>
> http://ebay.com/
>
> my french is pretty bad but the seller lists as
> shipping worldwide
> ciao,
> ben kamen NYC
>
>
> 2.)
> > Interesting that this is such a classic
> example of what we still see today .
> > The two champion cyclists are occupying a
> tiny amount of road space .
> > Meanwhile , the team-vehicles ,
> official's-vehicles ,
> > journalist's-vehicles , etc. , are
> occupying a HUGE amount of ROAD
> > SPACE .
>
>
> true, interesting composition - kinda like a
> celebrity shot that is wide
> angled so that it shows them and the madness
> that surrounds them. also, im
> sure its a steep incline and perhaps they are
> fighting to maintain their
> cadence in their gear but the way they are
> angled together is almost akin to
> locking horns.
>
> riding in NYC has me feeling like im part of
> the tour de france cavalcade if
> i squint sometimes :-)
>
> im not bidding on the item but if you wish
> maybe post it to the list as im
> sure if anything they may be interested in the
> dynamics of the image and
> probably one of the more interesting
> compositions of the two "battling".
>
> ciao, ben
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