Re: [CR]Pic of the Day 18 March

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From: "Galen" <gvpoole@bellsouth.net>
To: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Pic of the Day 18 March
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 06:12:04 -0600
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Aldo,

Great photo--the bike looks very Italian, especially in the fork area. And this is 1949, shortly after the war! At least, Italy had changed sides in 1943.

Galen Poole
Jackson, MS


----- Original Message -----
From: Aldo Ross
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:42 PM
Subject: [CR]Pic of the Day 18 March


Pic of the Day 18th March 2005 Émile Idée Wins the 1949 Critérium National

Large image today.

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/album17/ideeCNjpg

Idée on his way to winning the 1949 Critérium National. Bike is labeled Peugeot. Note the tape wrapped around the brake levers and first few cms of the brake cable housings, cables routed between the handlebar and cages, wing nuts, pump behind the seattube, and full set of braze-ons. From "But et Club" No.173, 4 April 1949.

Aldo Ross
Blue Ball, Ohio
ETATS UNIS