Saturday, April 14, 2007
En Forårsdag i Helvede
It's Francesco Moser, with his disticntive style, his still aerodynamic position on the bicycle is an imposing sight of almost effortless rotary action. - A Sunday in Hell
Now, I love Phil and Paul, but this is completely and utterly the finest description ever spoken in a cycling film. I owe my buddy PF a debt of gratitude for introducing me to A Sunday in Hell. He knows all the lines and can provide you with real time palmares information on all the riders in the film. No one knows 1960-2007 racing statistics like PF.
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The purr of the derailleur, the concentration on the mechanic's face, and Møller's almost somber music is all wonderful. Plus, his green sweater is classy.
Even after viewing number forty-five, I still feel bad as hell for de Vlaeminck - even though he lost the sprint, it was his race through and through.
The mechanic has a robotic flow to his actions, his craft perfected. No idexed shifting, no carbon fiber, no deep section wheels. Such a simple and beautiful time.
Thanks for sharing. As a dane, I read the headline a few times before realizing it wasn't english!
I watched the race today and it was great to see O'Grady win although nobody realized we're he came from, but all of a sudden he was in the lead - and won irresistably.
A shame Michaelsen crashed on his new bike and didnt join him on the podium - in his last race!
Nice to see a smile on Bjarnes face when his riders win - I am danish after all.
Great film indeed. A pity they showed it quite late in the evening, but sure worth staying up for. And I agree with Peter: brilliant achievement by O'Grady. If any rider deserves to win a great classic, it's him. Always there, the entire season and on every front. Top class!
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