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From: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:11:29 -0400
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Don't make fun of Boucheron's hair... These two guys can kick your ass!

Pic of the Day Seventy-Eight Years Ago

Boucheron and Tonani win the "Américaine" at the Vélodrome d'Hiver:

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/aldoross/pd/Tonani.JPG.html

Tough guys Onésime Boucheron (left) of France, and Alessandro Tonani (right) of Italy ("The Italian Bulldog) teamed-up to win the 100 km Américaine (Madison) at the Vél' d'Hiv'. The same team won the 1928 Buffalo (USA) 6-Day. From 'Match l'Intran" No.110, 16 October 1928.

Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio, USA