Re: [CR]Benotto questions

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Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:18:10 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Benotto questions
References: <43b71a43f21e.43f21e43b71a@icomcast.net>


Steven Maasland wrote:
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> (cut) They sponsored pro teams almost continuously from the 40's
> onwards and therefore are probably one of the most long-standing pro
> bike suppliers.

I don't know... It'd be pretty hard to top Bianchi's involvement with pro racing when they date back to 1885 and they had sponsored pro teams in the very, very early part of the last century and maybe even before that?

Chuck Schmidt L.A.

"Celeste people are always nice to squeeze when in the winter night. They never bite." --Ferb Neustrom, Celeste people

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