[CR]re: Charly Gaul dies

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

In-Reply-To: <20051206232423.15612.qmail@web33507.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <20051206232423.15612.qmail@web33507.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 04:20:57 -0800
To: bretthorton@thehortoncollection.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Jan Heine" <heine93@earthlink.net>
Subject: [CR]re: Charly Gaul dies


> I wish I had made a bigger effort to get to know the man. He was
>always a bit of a recluse, and his appearances at functions were
>fleeting at best. I foolishly thought I had plenty of time. Just
>goes to show......................
>
> God speed, Charly Gaul.
>
> Brett Horton
> San Francisco, California

The same applies to me. I had contacted Charly Gaul before writing about him for Bikelore, but did not get a response. So I wrote the book chapter based on other published accounts. I had planned to contact him again to see whether he'd be open to an interview for VBQ...

He has been my hero for a long time...
--
Jan Heine, Seattle
Editor/Publisher
Vintage Bicycle Quarterly
c/o Il Vecchio Bicycles
140 Lakeside Ave, Ste. C
Seattle WA 98122
http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com