From Jørgen Leth’s “A Sunday in Hell”, the choir. Epic!
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Merckx vs Battaglin on Monte Carpegna, 1973 Giro
If you watch Jørgen Leth’s great documentary about 1973 Giro d’Italia, “Stars and Water Carriers” (Stjernerne og vandbærerne), you may remember Merckx-Battaglin battle at stage 8 on Monte Carpegna. On one of the early climbs of the day, Eddy Merckx escaped bringing Spanish climber José Manuel Fuente (KAS) and the young Italian Giovanni Battaglin (Jollj […]
Quote of the day – from Eddy Merckx
“In cycling, being sure of yourself is an almost inevitable guarantee of not winning.”
The Best Cycling Movies
Here are some of the great movies about cycling and cycling races.