I'm in; whenever I'm in town, I make Aldo's re-reporting and re-publishing of period pictures a stop on my tour of the internet. Now I need to find his coverage of the TdF last year!
Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Jan Heine <heine94@earthlink.net> wrote:
> At 6:56 AM -0500 6/22/09, aldoross4 wrote:
>
>> I was thinking about trying again with the daily coverage of
>> the 1949 TdF. Not as HUGE as last year, which I think had
>> way too many pictures and much too much detail. Perhaps in
>> blog form this time (like the '49 Giro coverage), 5-10 pics
>> per day, and enough text to explain who won and how, without
>> listing everyone's breakfast and analysing brands of shoe
>> laces.
>>
>> But only if there's enough interest. This will take about
>> an hour a day for me to prepare, so it will only be
>> worthwhile if enough people are interested.
>>
>
> The 1949 Tour really was a fascinating event. You have the Italians
> dominating the race, with Magni, Bartali and then Coppi in the yellow
> jersey, but only after the Coppi-Bartali rivalry had been resolved.
>
> Just as interestingly, you have 1930s technology pitted against the latest
> derailleurs, Bartali on a Cervino, Coppi on Simplex. (And Magni split the
> difference, riding part on a Campagnolo Cambio Corsa and part on Simplex.)
>
> Add to that a lot of drama, and it was a classic race. (And one wonder what
> would have happened if Bartali had won. Would we all be riding derailleur
> with paddles that didn't touch the chain unless you shifted?)
>
> The race and the front-runners' bikes occupy a long chapter in our book
> "The Competition Bicycle" - for good reason. Day to day coverage would be
> wonderful.
>
> Jan Heine
> Editor
> Bicycle Quarterly
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> Seattle WA 98122
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Bill Gibson
Tempe, Arizona, USA