Originally Posted by
darkmoon
Thanks, Steve.
Anquetil, yep, time trial specialst, winning Tour de France five times with devastating speed in the time trials.
This thread reminds me of Pierre Chany.
He wrote articles, Le Pelton de Cyclisme, for Japan's New Cycling, 1977 to 1978, 15 articles.
French bike journalist's articles, we could read in Japanese!
And they are original for Japan's cycling fans!
Not L'equipe articles taranslation!
We were surprised, excited, and very happy.
In 1975, I only knew about the Tour de France from an article in Bicycling magazine..
The magazines dedicated to racing probably provided much more detail, but this was still interesting. Some years later, the big sports shows on TV might provide a half hour of update on the last week of the TdF. Now, to be able to watch hours of coverage every day is quite a luxury by comparison!
Too bad we'll never be able to go back and watch video of Merckx climbing mountains and all of the small battles along the way.
Steve in Peoria