[CR]Pic of the Day correction

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From: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net>
To: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:53:09 -0500
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Subject: [CR]Pic of the Day correction

Well, I misidentified the crankset on Annaert's bike - It's not a Campy, but more likely a Stronglight 49. Thanks to Mike in SF for the heads-up!

Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio, USA


----- Original Message -----
From: Aldo Ross
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 11:31 AM
Subject: [CR]Pic of the Day - Campy Crankset 1959



> Pic of the Day
> 19 January, 2008
>
> Campy Crankset 1959
>
> Stage 10, 1959 Tour de France. Federico Bahamontès (Espagne) and
> Charly Gaul (Pays-Bas - Luxembourg) attacked on the lower slopes of the
> Col du Tourmalet, in an effort to force the other favorites into action.
> But Roger Rivière (France) and Jean-Claude Annaert (Paris - Nord-Est)
> caught the duo, and Rivière moved almost effortlessly to the front and
> forced the pace. The attack failed, a different group escaped, and the
> favorites had to wait for another day to assert their dominance.
> Bahamontès would go on to win the Tour, with André Anglade 2nd at 4'
> 1" and Jacques Anquetil 3rd at 5' 5".
>
> Here Rivière (71) leads Annaert (GEM shorts), Bahamontès (61), and
> Gaul. Note the equipment on Rivière's "Raphaël Géminiani" -
> M.A.F.A.C. (Racer?) centerpulls, Campagnolo Record crankset (same for
> Annaert and Bahamontès, while Gaul uses a cottered steel crank), Gran
> Sport front and rear derailleurs, and high-flange hubs. Rivière and
> Gaul carry a gonfleurs, while Bahamontès has a frame pump, and Annaert
> has one of each.
>
>>From "Les Miroir des Sports - l'Histoire du Tour 59", 1959.
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/aldoross/pd/Tourmalet+1959.JPG.html
>
> Aldo Ross
> Middletown, Ohio, USA