Best of all, check out the components on the bike. Mafac center-pull brakes, what appears to be a straight seatpost with an Ideale model 3 adjustable seat clamp and a well broken in Brooks Team Pro. TA Pro 5-vis crankset, a 650B wheelset? Is that a Huret Jubilee front derailleur? Maxi-car hubs.
I wonder if use of a French bike and components like those is now considered "cheating"... that is, when used by an American, and especially one who is riding near the front.
"... and, just under 90 hours, here comes another American rider - on his now mandatory Schwinn Stingray."
Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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