Ahoy ! OK - I have to ask: Why "Vampire" on his shirt? Nickname for rising from dead after "spectacular crashes" Aldo mentions?
"Vampire", "Badger", "Cannibal" - does not sound like a gentleman's sport. No wonder the Brits are not represented in greater numbers. : ) Yes, joke. Please don't throw rocks at my computer screen.
Regards,
Richard Cielec Chicago, Illinois
Aldo Ross <aldoross4@siscom.net> wrote: Picoftheday 16 July Lauredi Crashes Out of the 1955 TdF
1955 was a rough year for the riders. Nello Lauredi had a reputation for spectacular crashes. During the 15th stage of the 1955 TdF, Lauredi (riding for the regional team Sud-Est) was descending at over 40 MPH with Belgian rider Jean Brankart when Lauredi misjudged a curve and went over the side of a stone bridge, falling 10 meters into the ravine below. His injuries were not too serious, but sufficient for him to withdraw from the Tour.
http://www.birfield.com/
(click on pic for larger view)
Tomorrow - a detail shot of Lauredi's "Vampire" bicycle.
Aldo Ross Blue Ball, Ohio
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