Actually this is from the 1962 Tour, Tom. What's nice is that Malle chos e to totally ignore the epic competition between Anquetil and Poulidor in favour of capturing the mood and atmosphere of pro cycling in general. Including, even then, doping. But it is, as I said in a previous post on
this, a wonderful piece. Talk about classic jerseys! They are all there.
And some riders, although few by then, were still carrying spare sew-ups wrapped around them. Even if the goggles had gone. It's even pre Peuge ot white/black chequerboard. But the best bit, to me, has to be that wacky "Pidgeon Voyaegeur", the advertising truck for some clothing company (I thing) with the huge plastic pidgeon and it has recorded pigeon sounds as well. Only in France.... and light relief the summer of Algeria for sure. It was said that Anquetil and Poulidor saved the Republic that summer by taking peoples minds off Algeria if only for a few critical weeks.
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
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