@dachicagoan Tradition. There's an organization devoted to making sure that those cobbled roads remain in their standard/substandard condition.
These days, the riders use very different equipment for the cobbled classics than they would for smoother surfaces. Also, you are required to wear at least a helmet these days (UCI rules).
These are one of the classic races I never understood. What is the point of taking road cyclists and making them ride through mud-strewn cobblestone paths? All the while with no additional protective gear and using road bikes rather than bikes better suited for the terrain?
at 2:20 Phil says, "The prospect of an unknown winning..." Well, they remain unknowns to viewers for quite a while since he fails to even mention one of their names until five minutes into the video. It's a bad habit of focusing on the story that was expected while ignoring the story that's unfolding.
Laurent Fignon était,de loin,le plus fort ce jour là!Oui,mais voilà,une échappée matinale au long cours a tout emporté et personne ne se souvient que c'est Dirk Demol qui a gagné devant Thomas Wegmuller.
@bikeracerguy I believe they moved it, for a couple years anyhow, to finish next to a major sponsors warehouse or HQ. At least that's what I remember reading.
It is Geoffrey Downes' "Symphonie Electronique." You can get it on iTunes, and probably other places online. I can't ID the second song, but I know I've heard it somewhere else!
to lose to a plastic bag sucks
chris14091975 2 weeks ago
@gdkzen oh ok, that explains it.
dachicagoan 3 months ago
@dachicagoan Tradition. There's an organization devoted to making sure that those cobbled roads remain in their standard/substandard condition.
These days, the riders use very different equipment for the cobbled classics than they would for smoother surfaces. Also, you are required to wear at least a helmet these days (UCI rules).
gdkzen 3 months ago
These are one of the classic races I never understood. What is the point of taking road cyclists and making them ride through mud-strewn cobblestone paths? All the while with no additional protective gear and using road bikes rather than bikes better suited for the terrain?
dachicagoan 4 months ago
at 2:20 Phil says, "The prospect of an unknown winning..." Well, they remain unknowns to viewers for quite a while since he fails to even mention one of their names until five minutes into the video. It's a bad habit of focusing on the story that was expected while ignoring the story that's unfolding.
UnivegaSuperSport 9 months ago
The Velodrome went through renovations for a few years. That is why they didn't finish inside the Velodrome
pave4velo 1 year ago
Laurent Fignon était,de loin,le plus fort ce jour là!Oui,mais voilà,une échappée matinale au long cours a tout emporté et personne ne se souvient que c'est Dirk Demol qui a gagné devant Thomas Wegmuller.
Rendons hommage à Laurent,merci
chtisammy 1 year ago
@bikeracerguy I believe they moved it, for a couple years anyhow, to finish next to a major sponsors warehouse or HQ. At least that's what I remember reading.
Hermijuve 1 year ago
It is Geoffrey Downes' "Symphonie Electronique." You can get it on iTunes, and probably other places online. I can't ID the second song, but I know I've heard it somewhere else!
aptivaboy 1 year ago
Anyone know the tune that starts at 4:10. Never been able to identify that track.
Hermijuve 2 years ago