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Sunday, September 02, 2007

classic 80's cycling videos

Hinault vs. Lemond, Tour de France, 1985


John Tesh voiceover + synth music, cheezy American commentary, oh yeah.

Bauer vs. Criquielion vs. Fondriest, World Road Champs, 1988


At one point, Criquielion's bike hung in a bike shop near Oak Bay in Victoria, if I remember correctly.

Lemond vs. Fignon, Tour de France, 1989


Roche vs. Delgado, Tour de France, 1987


7-11 Team Profile, Tour de France, 1986


Bad to the bone. Indeed. Alex Stieda in yellow.

Some great stuff on Youtube.

posted by Gordon at 10:38 am

2 Comments:

  • Compiling this stuff is pure genius. I love young and goofy-looking Bob Roll.

    BTW, in the Alex Steida video, he gives a shout-out to everyone in Vancouver. What was his connection to the city? I know some of his jerseys still hang in Jubilee Cycle, but Wikipedia says he was an Ontario boy, and his current cyclotour business is Calgary-based.

    By Blogger Ryan, at 10:38 pm  

  • Stieda used to live in Coquitlam. He was a fixture of the local racing scene. The resident big fish in the small pond back in those days.

    The company is based out of Edmonton, according to the website:

    http://www.stiedacycling.com/index.html

    A couple years ago he came out and did a slideshow / talk about the "good old days" with 7-11 at one of Mark James' restaurants. It was a good evening.

    By Blogger Gordon, at 11:22 am  

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