Paris-Roubaix choir, From Jørgen Leth’s 1976 movie “A Sunday in Hell”. An epic video!
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Merckx vs Battaglin on Monte Carpegna, 1973 Giro
If you watch Jørgen Leth’s great documentary about the 1973 Giro d’Italia, “Stars and Water Carriers” (Stjernerne og vandbærerne), you may remember Merckx vs 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 …
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Quote of the day by Eddy Merckx
Here’s the quote of the day by Eddy Merckx: “In cycling, being sure of yourself is an almost inevitable guarantee of not winning.”
The Best Cycling Movies
The best cycling movies – here are some of the great films about cycling and cycling races.
