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Old 10-31-12 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Captain Blight
They are very elegant; it's the slender crankarms that really sell it, IMO.

Query: what year was the last TDF won on cottered cranks? I've asked this before, but never did get an answer. I'd love to find out; I'm willing to bet it was with those hollow-arm DuPrats as well.
I think it was Charly Gaul in 1958. This is based on looking at race photos and nothing else. I'll check on it this AM.
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