In a message dated 3/29/2005 5:52:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, aldoross4@siscom.net writes:
Because of his Miraculous Downhill Adventure during the 1951 Tour de France, he's one of our favorite riders here at "Pic of the Day"...
Happy 82nd Birthday to Wim Van Est!
Fantastic, thanks, great set of links. I was interested to learn from the Wielersite that he was wearing the yellow jersey at the time of his fall, and, if I understood correctly, that it was the first time a rider from the Netherlands had been in yellow. Also, for the Garin fan who posted, the cyclinghalloffame site informs us that Van Est and Garin share the same birthday. Again, Aldo, great set of links, thanks for your dedication.
Peter Bridge
San Diego, CA