If you make it to 6:40 or so you get to see Bob Roll in a frozen state dressed like a bag lady.
Jeff Slotkin, usually at The Bicycle Shoppe, Charleston, SC
On May 22, 2010, at 7:41 AM, loudeeter@aol.com wrote:
> That's when you ask "Do you have any of those old wool jerseys?" Great video, thanks. Reminds me of why I live in Florida. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Freek Faro <khun.freek@gmail.com>
> To: classic <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Cc: faro@cistron.nl
> Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 7:30 am
> Subject: Re: [CR] slightly off-topic question, thanks + bonus
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> Thanks everyone for helping out with my question about safeguarding picture
> in my wooljersey album.
> To make up for the abuse (ahum) of CR list bandwidth, I have added a bonus
> here, for your viewing pleasure.
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> As the Giro heads into the mountains this weekend, the famous 1988 Gavia
> stage came to mind. For Americans the Gavia stage will always be connected
> with Andy Hampsten, for us Dutchmen, the names are Johan van der Velde and
> Erik Breukink.
> Van der Velde, wearing the purple points jersey, was the first to get to the
> top, but stopped there due to the cold. He was wearing only a 'summer'
> outfit: he had thrown away all excess 'rubbish' as he calls it, he only
> wanted to attack and win the stage.
> Breukink passed Hampsten in the descent, to win the stage; Hampsten took the
> pink jersey and won the Giro that year.
> Here is the TV footage as it was broadcasted at the time:
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> http://www.youtube.com/
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> After the finish we can all see how much the riders are suffering; the pink
> jersey wearer is Franco Chioccioli, Van der Velde passed him in the climb.
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> In 2003 Dutch television showed a reenactment of the famous stage, with a
> much older Van der Velde and Breukink, riding the Gavia again. The 20 minute
> movie (made by Wilfried de Jong and moviemaker/camaraman Rob Hodselmans) was
> shot in November 2002, to make sure there was snow on the mountain. They got
> what they wished for.
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> http://www.vpro.nl/
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> Click on the link in the upper right hand corner, where it says 'Pijn van de
> kou'. Thats the title of the movie: Pain from the cold.
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> Freek Faro
> Rotterdam Netherlands