I notice that Bottecchia likes to adjust his drops so that the bar ends point down quite abit. Is this a bar position that has come and gone? Or do some of the list members still like this bar position? I don't see anyone in the Tour de France these days tilting their bar ends down so much.
Don Wilson
Los Olivos, CA
> Pic of the Day
> 23 May, 2006
>
> Ottavio Bottecchia
>
>
http://www.wooljersey.com/
>
> Click on pic for larger image.
>
> Nice side view of Ottavio Bottecchia. He looked
> like no one else - that
> flat, horizontal cheek bone; the large parenthesis
> on either side of his
> mouth; the thin upper lip, which didn't quite match
> the thick lower one;
> large eyes permanently outlined by the marks left by
> racing goggles;
> long fore arms and fingers; long legs and short
> torso. He always looked
> like he'd just ridden 250 kms on a dusty road.
>
> This pic is from a special article dedicated to
> Bottecchia, who had died
> two weeks earlier. I will try to translate André
> Reuze's article
> later.
>
> "Bottecchia fut une révélation."
>
> "Son nom restera inséperable du Tour de France."
>
> >From "Le Miroir des Sports" No.711/375, 21 June
> 1927.
>
> Aldo Ross
> Middletown, Ohio
>
> _______________________________________________
> Classicrendezvous mailing list
> Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>
http://www.bikelist.org/
>
D.C. Wilson dcwilson3@yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Note: This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation. -------------------------------------------------------------
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
_______________________________________________
Classicrendezvous mailing list
Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
http://www.bikelist.org/