Hey Jerry Cool indeed Yes it appears they are mostly national teams, as it states that it is an amateur race. Rodd Heino Ottawa Canada
2009/11/7 Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> Megacool! Note the classic wool Weils/ Groene Leuw jerseys. I also note
> the French tricoleur. At first I thought it was the French champion, but
> there are several, so I think France must have entered a national team.
> Looks like the Canadians, Italians and maybe Spanish also had national
> teams.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, Texas, USA
>
> --- On Sat, 11/7/09, Rodd Heino <rodd.heino@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Rodd Heino <rodd.heino@gmail.com>
> > Subject: [CR] Stars and Watercarriers now online for free! and '60
> cycles' another great vintage bicycle racing movie.
> > To: "classicrenezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 11:05 AM
> > Hi All
> > While searching for vintage bike racing clips, I came
> > across this link to
> > the beautiful film of the '73 Giro d'Italia, Stars and
> > Watercarriers.
> >
> > I'm sure most of you have seen it and own it, but for those
> > few who have not
> > seen it, or those who have not seen it in a while, here is
> > the link
> >
> >
> http://www.youtube.com/
> >
> > If you click on the 'Play all videos' button on that
> > page, the nine parts
> > will play in sequence.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > Oh and also the short 16 minute film '60 cycles' of the
> > 1965 Tour Cycliste
> > du Saint-Laurent in Quebec, the longest amateur tour of the
> > time I believe,
> > 2400 km's
> >
> > A really fun film, well shot. It starts out in
> > French, but there is very
> > little narration so is appropriate for all languages. The
> > soundtrack is
> > awesome!
> >
> > http://www.nfb.ca/
> >
> > Rodd Heino
> > Ottawa
> > Canada