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Top 12 iconic bikes in cycling history

Graeme Obree's Old Faithful
Graeme Obree's Old Faithful is on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh

I’ve inspired by GCN’s video titled “Top 10 iconic road bikes in racing history” while writing this post. I made some changes, excluded some of Daniel Lloyd’s choices, and extended the list by including a few bikes. Here are the top 12 iconic bikes in cycling history (IMHO, of course).

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Is Indurain another Tour de France winner who doped?

Miguel Induráin during the Tour de France 1993
Miguel Induráin (Spain) won the Vélo d'Or award twice (in 1992 and 1993). He was also second in 1993 and 1994. Induráin won the Tour de France five times, from 1991 to 1995, becoming the fourth cyclist to achieve this (Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, and Bernard Hinault). In 1992, Induráin achieved prestigious Giro-Tour double, which considered the most difficult combination of any races in pro cycling (no rider has ever won all three grand tours in a single year). He also won the Volta a Catalunya and became the Spanish national road champion. He was the 1st Overall UCI Road World Rankings. In 1993, he repeated the Giro-Tour double, another first in cycling history. He also won the Vuelta Castilla y Leon and became second in the UCI Road World Championships. Image: Miguel Induráin during the Tour de France 1993 on Wikimedia

According to reports published on cycling news today, 5-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain and his Banesto team worked with Dr. Francesco Conconi in the nineties.

Cycling News wrote today that highly respected Italian anti-doping expert Sandro Donati claims to have evidence that Indurain and his Banesto team worked with Dr. Francesco Conconi in the nineties. Donati told nos.nl that Conconi “had contracts with Banesto for high amounts.” (Sandro Donati now works as a researcher with the WADA – World Anti-Doping Agency)

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