Re: [CR]Mike Hiltner

(Example: History)

Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 21:46:37 -0700
Subject: Re: [CR]Mike Hiltner
From: "jack bissell" <jack_bissell@mac.com>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <20030522040549.25922.qmail@web13008.mail.yahoo.com>


scan of 1983 Winning article: http://www.mookietwoh.com/VVA

Jack Bissell inspired in tucson az

On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 09:05 PM, Mark Poore wrote:
>
> Mike did make the 1972 Olympic Team. He rode the 4,000 meter pursuit.
> The team also won a bronze medal at the Pam-AM games as well as ninth
> at the World Championships. I bought Mike's W.B. Hurlow road bike and
> sold it to a local doctor. He then sent it to Danny Wagner/Georgetown
> Cycle & Sport as well as Alpine Cycles and had it repainted. The sad
> part of was the Olympic team members were given decals with their
> name, Munich, 1972 and the Olympic rings on it. Needless to say that
> decal is gone forever. The first time I met Mike we were coming in
> from our training ride, Danny & Jimmy Wagner, Ray Betts, Ewing Taylor
> and I then along rides up this kid on a Schwinn Continental and starts
> asking about our bikes as well as a million other questions. This was
> in October. By February he owned a Schwinn Paramount and that April at
> the opening race at the Flushing Meadows track he crushed the current
> National Champion for his age group. The rest was history as they say.
> Mike, last time I saw him, owned a restaura!
> nt in Northern Virginia. If and when I ever find my scrap book I will
> post some photos.
>
>
> ABikie@aol.com wrote:In a message dated 5/21/03 6:14:48 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> richardsachs@juno.com writes:
>
>> remember
>> the other mike hiltner from maryland - a rider who
>> also excelled in the sport, sometimes atop a w b hurlow
>> frame? very odd; two top riders from opposite coasts.
>> same name. same era.
>>
>
> Mike was a neighbor and partial inspirational mentor friend of Danny
> Wagner
> and Mike Schwering of my alma shop Georgetown cyclesport
> Mike qualified for or maybe rode in Munich Olympiad?
> Larry black
> Washington, DC