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| nicolas wrote: |
I read an autobiography by Cyrille Guimard...you should hear what he had to say about Van Impe ! It was written in 1979 or 1980.
Basically, he said that Van Impe knew nothing about tactics, had absolutely no sense of team work and almost did not want to win the tour in 1976...too much stress ! |
Yep, that's what always kept me from winning the Tour.  |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:33 am |
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| Gtane |
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| Thanks Nicolas for the further info. and Chas too. Now STW, there's an interesting taster of a comment. Were you really a Tour rider or was this a little teaser? Please do tell more if you were, we would love to hear. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:17 am |
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No, just a joke.
--Mitch (Raced as an amateur for years road and track, but only a fan when at the Tour) |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:20 am |
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...and a good one !  |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:37 am |
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Ahh, you see that was so enticing Mitch. Definitely a good one.
Tim |
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Tks. for th op. to be here. glad I found the Gitane site |
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