gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Gitane Racing » Tour of Flanders - Gitane Wins    View previous topic :: View next topic  Tour of Flanders - Gitane Wins   Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:06 am sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California With the Tour of Flanders coming this Sunday...I wondered to myself if Gitane had won that race. Certainly a Gitane must have, but I couldn't think of any rider who had done it (recently). So...I did some research, and here are the preliminary results. Please help if you can clarify, correct, or add to it! 1961 - Tom Simpson (GB) (Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop) Pic: http://www.universalcyclecentre.co.uk/tom.htm 1964 - Rudi Altig (BRD) (Saint Raphael-Gitane-Dunlop) Pic: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Snyzw2IMM/SLuQD7Su-bI/AAAAAAAABgY/T0F16ipYtiY/s320/altig.jpg Surprised Hinault never won it, although he wasn't a fan of cobbles.... _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com Tommy Simpson's Gitane   Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:41 am verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Here's a photo of Tommy Simpson's 1961 Gitane. _________________ Chas. SF Bay Area, CA USA ============== 1984 Criterium 1969 TdF 1971 TdF 1974 TdF 1984 TdF x 2 Bikes 1970 SC 1971 SC 1972 SC 1984 SC 1984 Team Pro 1985 Professional 1990s Team Replica   Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:37 pm sandranian Site Admin Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2701 Location: Southern California If I recall, that restoration came complete with the broom handle shoved down the steerer tube! _________________ Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA www.gitaneusa.com Tour of Flanders - Gitane Wins     gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Gitane Racing You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Gitane USA----------------Vintage GitaneGitane RacingModern GitanePro Racing - Classics/Giro/Tour....Owner Gallery   Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Designed for Trushkin.net | Themes Database.