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Team Delko will wear a “LOOK 1985” Mondrian kit in the Paris-Roubaix 2021

The riders of French UCI ProTeam Delko will wear a LOOK 1985 “La Vie Claire”-inspired Mondrian kit in the 2021 Paris-Roubaix.

The original 1985 La Vie Claire jersey was perhaps one of the most beautiful cycling jerseys of all time, and the new Team Delko kit is also strikingly beautiful.

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History and Legends Races Tour de France

Greg LeMond on a training ride, the Early ’90s

A vintage photo of Greg LeMond on a training ride with his Z-Tomasso team in the early ’90s. The guy who rides the scooter is Otto Jacome, he was Greg LeMond’s soigneur during his career.

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Wright Brothers Opened a Bicycle Shop in 1893

The Wright Brothers, the American aviation pioneers who invented, built, and flew the first successful motor-operated airplane, have opened a bicycle rental and repair shop in Dayton, Ohio in 1893.

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Claudio Chiappucci & Gianni Bugno, 90s

A beautiful and a bit funny photo of the Italian cyclists Claudio Chiappucci & Gianni Bugno, in the early 1990s. Cycling kits, especially the early helmets look very different back then.

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History and Legends Bicycles and Equipment

Here’s How Quick-Release was Invented in 1927

The quick-release mechanism was invented in 1927 by Tullio Campagnolo (Vicenza, 26 August 1901 – Vicenza, 3 February 1983).

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Valeriano Falsini, friend of Fausto Coppi has died aged 93

Sad news… Today, on April 13, 2021, Valeriano Falsini, a friend of the legendary Fausto Coppi has died.

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Young Fausto Coppi [A Very Rare Photo]

A very rare photo of the young Fausto Coppi from the fifth edition (1938) of the Italian semi-classic cycling race Giro dell’Appennino.

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History and Legends Training and Nutrition

Futuristic virtual indoor cycling training idea from 1888

It seems people were already dreaming about virtual indoor cycling training tools (like Zwift or Rouvy) for more than 130 years ago, as early as 1888. Here’s a futuristic home cycling training idea from 1888.

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Bicycles and Equipment History and Legends

The new LeMond bikes are coming, and they will be carbon

According to reports, Greg LeMond is going to successfully revive his bike brand: he recently raised a bit over $2 million in a private placement investment. In collaboration with Deakin University, new LeMond bikes will use the technology developed by Greg LeMond’s other business, LeMond Carbon.

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11 Little supporters of Fausto Coppi

Today’s historic photo of the day is a very cute photo – eleven little supporters of Fausto Coppi, “il campionissimo” (two of them are actually Gino Bartali’s supporters – so the title should be 9 little supporters of Fausto Coppi and 2 little supporters of Gino Bartali). Anyway, the photo must be taken in 1958 because Coppi raced for the Bianchi-Pirelli team in 1958.