Re: [CR] Fwd: From Ted Ernst about Peter D'Alliessi

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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:33:47 -0400
From: "genediggs" <genediggs@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Fwd: From Ted Ernst about Peter D'Alliessi


On Sep 23, 2009, at 7:54:35 PM, oroboyz@aol.com wrote: From: oroboyz@aol.com Subject: [CR] Fwd: From Ted Ernst about Peter D'Alliessi Date: September 23, 2009 7:54:35 PM GMT-04:00 To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org -----Original Message----- From: ternst <ternst1@cox.net> To: OROBOYZ@aol.com

Dale:  Here is a photo of Pietro D'Alliessi,(16),  and Ted Ernst,(15) just after the spring 1957 Cleveland 6-Day. http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/USA/P-D'Alliessi_and_T-Ernst.jpg

The fellow between us is two two time Olympian Tom  O'rourke who we both raced against often. Tom was one of our  soigneurs.

The fellow on the right is a friend who came from  NY to watch and enjoyed being at our booth and helping out. Can't remember his  name.

We got 7th place and were best US team, the euros  relegated us.

A couple of the Americans were teamed with a  european and placed ahead of us.

The blue train rode very hard and made sure we went  to school before we got the chance to challenge.

Shall we call it inter-teamwork.

Pete was a real hard rider and gentleman. 

I remember him with great fondness and respect.

Maybe some of our list members saw the  race.

Ted Ernst

Palos Verdes Estates

CA? USA

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Ted: You may be interested to know that  Tom O'rourke is in training for the World Masters in Australia. In the 75 to 80 age group. He set a world record for that age group a couple of weeks ago in Colorado Springs. I was with him today at the velodrome here in Rochester Hills, MI. He could beat me when he was 17 and he can still beat me at 75, accept now the gap is even bigger.  Gene Diggs Rochester Hills, MI USA