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Michael Hübner used to eat normal stems for breakfast
"East German Michael Hübner won world championships match sprint as both amateur and later a professional after the Olympic rules changed to allow professionals. There is a story that after Germany’s reunification, he signed a contract to a tour on the Japanese keirin circuit. The keirin officials took issue with his non-NJS handlebars and stem that he had brought with him to race. So Hübner had NJS items installed on his bike, and then as the officials watched he pulled the bars bent just with upper body strength alone. After that, he was exempted from NJS equipment requirements."
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