Re: [CR]Eddy was a wimp ???

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Eddy was a wimp ???
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:43:40 -0800
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Nick Zatezalo wrote:
> Well, I think for both Eddy and DeRosa this was a
> business. DeRosa worked all night to deliver a new
> machine for the next days race, per Eddy's specs. He
> could build a complete, presentable frame in four
> hours, deliver it to the painter for a quick coat of
> paint and be ready at the starting line for the next
> days stage. None of the other 23 frames he built for
> Merckx was good enough.
>
> Brian Van Baush
> Evergreen, CO
>
>
> I've always been under the impression that it has ALWAYS been about
> the ENGINE...not the machine !!!
>
> Nick Zatezalo
> Atlanta,Georgia,USA

Yeah, and the "engine" told Ugo that he wanted some changes to his machine (!!!).

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)