Epic quote

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Denson"]Vin Denson[/ame]

But I have never really respected sprinters. I admire the way they can kick out such terrific speed, but sprinters are often lazy, conceited, temperamental and introverted, whereas the real rouleurs, climbers and plain common grafters are generally more friendly, outgoing and relaxed

But I have never really respected sprinters. I admire the way they can kick out such terrific speed, but sprinters are often lazy, conceited, temperamental and introverted, whereas the real rouleurs, climbers and plain common grafters are generally more friendly, outgoing and relaxed

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What are you talking about?

Epic quote:

"What the fuck was that?"

Mayor of Hiroshima

that thing about his friend dying at the top of Mont Ventoux and the French riders deciding to let him win for Simpson just made me cry a little.....i need to get out more.

Nice that Hoban saw his opportunity and went for it too huh :/

Ha! I Just read that he then went on to marry Simpson's widow a year later. Reckon he seized the opportunity with intent to wed? Hmmm. I smell a conspiracy.

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Hoban[/ame]

I met Vin Denson at a charity diner last year. He's a top bloke, even if he did grope my wife and giggle about it with Raymond Poulidor.

that thing about his friend dying at the top of Mont Ventoux and the French riders deciding to let him win for Simpson just made me cry a little.....

don't worry sem your not the only one.

i like this quote from the wiki article

"My best memories of those days are of the club runs in Cheshire and Wales - loading someone's saddlebag with horseshoes at the Bangor-on-Dee blacksmith's, fording rivers then lighting fires round which we singed our socks and shrivelled our shoes; riding out to races on Saturday afternoons through busy Liverpool and getting digs[/URL] on say the L1 or L6[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Denson#cite_note-6"], then going to the Green Man [pub] for a singsong pint. Those early racing days were often pretty boozy but we were all as keen as mustard and trained and raced hard so that alcohol consumed the night before was quickly eliminated the next day."

Wonder if we'll be telling stories of the rides and drinks we went to on the forum in years to come...