I guess I have to call John back so he can adjust his memory. Jamie
Richard M Sachs wrote:
> selective memory?
> okay. here's some more, excerpted from
> Winning Magazine, July 1991. the 3 page
> article is entitled, Growing Expectations:
>
> "...having confidence in yourself is really valuable," Hincapie
> continues. "I was lacking in that area in last year's junior road
> race world championships [held in England], and it prevented
> me from doing better [than seventh]. It is very important to me
> to learn not to be intimidated by the Russian and Italian riders."
> To help Hincapie become more secure in the saddle, his friend
> and advisor Len Preheim, of New York City's Toga racing team,
> has the young rider perform mental imagining excercises that help
> him analyze his performances and correct any mistakes.
>
> the picture caption reads:
> Hinapie's 1990 junior race win at Somerville was
> part of a streak of 17 straight victories.
> the pictures shows George winning the race in
> the Toga racing team skinsuit
>
> e-RICHIE
> lived through it
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> jswan@optonline.net writes:
> OK, I just got off the phone with John Issendorf and I got the straight
> dope.
>
> I had it straight except that George did ride for Lenny/Toga for one
> year after the Corso money dried up. That year he won the Mengoni race
> in Central Park, not Somerville. After that race Fred (Megoni)
> approached George and Charlie and offered them a deal. With the Mengoni
> money the original team of Charlie Issendorf, George and Ricky Hincapie
> was back together. George had a deal where he could ride with the
> National team as needed. Then he got a contract with Motorola and the
> rest is history.
>
> The Megoni team is alive and well with John ("Mr. I" or just "I") at the
> helm. The riders are Charlie, Wilson Vasquez, Adam Meyerson and 3
> espoirs that I don't know... Not that Lenny wasn't capable but I contend
> that Mr. I has to get most of the credit for mentoring this rough
> diamond.
>
> John told me that Charlie has a web site, http://www.racelistings.com, where he
> has been posting some stories about his adventures in the peloton. I'm
> going to have a look at it right now.
>
> Jamie "I was there" Swan - Northport, N.Y.
>
> Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> > jswan@optonline.net writes...
> > snipped:
> > <I have no recollection of George riding for Toga.>
> >
> > maybe my timeline is off. but he won somerville whilst
> > racing for lenny. before he was 'picked up' by the likes
> > of mr. mengoni, he was mentored* by lenny, similarly to
> > how nelson was, before he raced for michael fatka.
> > heck, someone has to find these diamonds-in-the-rough.
> > e-RICHIE
> > chester, ct
> >
> > *'mentored' means much to many; let's not define it here.