Hell Yeah! Friday smiles...

Panda man = dick.

That dog looks too fat and lazy to chase the peloton.

Some really nice pics posted this week, especially the TDF 1991 shots that really capture the suffering (and other stuff) on the riders faces.

Graeme Obree competing at the 1994 Track Cycling World Championships in Sicily

Felice Gimondi

Riders in the Tour de Romandie photographed by Jean-Christophe Bott

Il Pirata

John Degenkolb collapses at the finish line after an uphill drag to the line on Stage 5 of the Giro

Bernard Hinault racing up the Stelvio in the 1980 edition of the Giro d’Italia

Giro d’Italia storyboard by Franco Portinari for the Corriere della Sera

Bernard Hinault racing up the Stelvio in the 1980 edition of the Giro d’Italia

Skully on the left.

Reposted from Giro thread....

Wil Matthews photo from the Tour of California

Vincenzo Nibali and Mark Cavendish compare jerseys in a Daniel Dal Zennaro photograph

Rebecca J Kaye piece celebrating Cavendish's 100th victory

Scott Mitchell photograph from this year's Giro

Skully on the left.

lol

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Dauphine starts this week end.

Source: Cyclingtips.com.au

2 superb B&W TdF photos...

1991 TdF, Stage 17 Alpe d'Huez

From here

Thanks! beautiful pics!

Someone knows why Fignon has canti breaks on his road bike? He seems to be the only one (on this picture set) to have this (others have normal, calipers, you can also see some campag deltas...)

I asked the same question too;

According to the thread over on weightweenies where the photos were posted, Fignon switched bikes mid-stage as cantilevers were lighter.

I hope he only did it at the foot of the final descent, I'd not fancy descending an Alp with just a pair of cantis to stop me!

I asked the same question too;

Ah thanks, I missed that...

Like you I would imagine cantis are more poverfull (don't know about weight though). Very first MTBs had calipers then cantis, I always assumed they were more powerfull.

Cool pics anyhow...