This is the first time I've seen any footage of him doing the record ride. Great stuff! I remember seeing his bike in Bicycling magazine as a young teenager back then and thinking how absolutely cool it was. Still is actually.
For many professional cyclists the Spring campaign is the toughest of the season; it means training from October until March in the worst, character-building weather conditions Europe can dish out. This weather and the suffering that is bicycle racing breed characters known as "hardmen".
Select cyclists tackle these conditions in shorts, long sleeve jerseys or short sleeve jerseys with arm warmers, wind vests, and shoe covers. A true hardman opts to forego the knee or leg warmers and instead chooses an embrocation to cover the knees. The liniment provides warmth for the legs and keeps the blood circulating and muscles supple. Embrocation and the sheen created is affectionately known as "Belgium knee warmers". The hardest of cyclists will sport bare legs in the most ruthless of conditions.
Belgium Knee Warmers are indicitive of the many subtleties that make professional cycling so enthralling.
I spent 20 years of my life working in the bicycle industry, turning wrenches and selling bikes for some of the industry's best shops. I have extensive experience designing and constructing frames in both steel and titanium and have performed thousands of bike fits. I am passionate about bicycles in all forms. The bicycle provides me with physical and mental health and taps me into a social pipeline that allows me to share my passion with others. I ride as often as possible and love the flow of a hard group ride. Check back for musings about all things road cycling and, especially, the Spring Classics. The devil is in the details and I am an expert in the useless minutia that makes up our discipline.
8 comments:
That was epic. What was he dabbing in his nose?
Prolly some sort of mentholatum like Olbas.
Or cocaine.
Cocaine makes you go really fast. I use it on charity rides.
Epic video. thanks for sharing.
I liked the way he defiantly rode over the sponges after he finished. Looked like he was sick of avoiding them for the past hour.
...you'll notice eddy also splashed it (menthol or eucalyptus maybe) around the neck of his jersey so the fumes would stay w/ him as he rode...
...le cannibale...forever the best...
This is the first time I've seen any footage of him doing the record ride. Great stuff! I remember seeing his bike in Bicycling magazine as a young teenager back then and thinking how absolutely cool it was. Still is actually.
Behold, the King. The greatest ever.
It was parfume. He didn't want to smell himself crouched down like that for one hour. It would slow him down..
What language is "recorde da hora"? Sounds bad to me.
In Italian its more like "record dell' ora"
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