Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Berkeley, CA
Bikes: 72 Cilo Pacer, 72 Gitane GT, 72 Peugeot PX10, 73 Speedwell Ti,l, 75 Peugeot PR-10L, 80 Colnago Super, 81 Zinn, 85 ALAN Cross, 85 De Rosa Pro, 86 Look 753, 86 Look KG86, 89 Parkpre Team, 90 Parkpre Team MTB, 90 Merlin
I shared a hotel hot tub with Alexi Grewal one night (no, no, it wasn't like that...) after a stage of the Whiskey Creek Stage Race. This was around '88 or '89. He kept complaining about how all the Euro pros were dopped up. He recounted how he was riding in one of the early season classics, bundled up in full winter training gear, and many the other riders were all in shorts and short-sleeved jerseys impervious to the cold. He said they even had pills to keep them warm, too. FWIW, I have absolutely no way to verify anything he said.
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'72 Cilo Pacer (x2) • '72 Peugeot PX10 • ‘72 Gitane Gran Tourisme • '73 Speedwell Ti • '74 Motobecane Grand Jubile • '74 Peugeot UE-8 • ‘80 Colnago Super • ‘81 Univega Super Special • ‘82 Zinn • ‘84ish Mystery Custom • '85 A.L.A.N Cyclocross • '85 De Rosa Pro • '86 Look Equipe 753 • '86 Look KG86 • '89 Parkpre Team Road • '90 Parkpre Team MTB • '90 Merlin Ti
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