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10-20-10, 01:22 PM

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Oldpeddaller

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Originally Posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox

fix'd that for ya

can anyone explain what " The legendary Fiorenzo Magni" is eating in that pic on the CR link? AbbaZabba?

Fiorenzo Magni broke his collar bone in the 1956 Giro. Unable to pull on the handlebars, but determined to continue because he had won it the preceding year he got his mechanic to attach a bandage to the handlebars and pulled against it with his teeth so that he could use his back muscles. In spite of this handicap he still finished second at 3:30 behind Charly Gaul!

So it's not a new type of performance enhancing pasta!

Last edited by Oldpeddaller; 10-20-10 at 01:23 PM. Reason: typo

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