Pic of the Day 26th January Pile-Up, parts one and two
(Remember this pic of riders piling-up during the 1939 TdF?)
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"Major pile-up during stage 11A of the 1939 TdF. From left to right, Swiss rider Theo Perret (Sw) has been separated from his bike; Mathias Clemens (Lux - #19) remains on one leg; Bernardoni (It) balances precariously on his bike; beneath him in the tricolore is Lucien Le Guevel (Fra); Pierre Cloarec wears the white jersey of team Ouest; hidden beneath him with his hand in the air is Francois Neuville (Bel); somewhere in the pile is Rene Pedroli (Sw); standing on the right is #46 Cyriel Venoverberghe (Bel). From "Le Miroir des Sports" No.1077, 25th July 1939."
(Well, I just realized I have a picture taken a few moments later of the same chute...)
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A few moments after the first picture. Spectators help Bernardoni remount, but how are they going to get his shoe on?; L Guevel and Neuville are trying to untangle their bikes; the small boy pushes one of the Swiss back into action. From "Le Miroir des Sports" No.1077, 25th July 1939.
Aldo Ross
Blue Ball, Ohio