Great photo from 1975 Tour de France

[fiamme red]

http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/AAJA001236/peelman-carrying-karstens-during-1975-tour-de

http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-AAJA001236.jpg?size=67&uid=f97c17e1-7912-4841-a6a8-7ec4cf22564f

"Belgian cyclist Eddy Peelman of team Super Ser carries Dutch cyclist Gerben Karstens of team Gitane on his shoulders during the 1975 Tour de France. The two were fined 50 francs for their stunt, and Belgian cyclist Rene Dillen (in the background) was fined 25 francs for holding Karstens' bicycle."

[Lewis Moon]

Dopers.

[coffeecake]

Fabulous. Look at how much fun they're having!

[cachagua]

Nowadays any of us would have to pay twice that amount, for that much fun. Beautiful!

[paulh]

Froome couldn't do it with his stick upper body... dope or no dope.

[bikeridah]

I hope Gerben didn't forget to shave his inner thighs that morning...

[cachagua]

Here's a frightening thought: consider doing that with any bike raced in this year's Tour. . .

[MattTuck]

http://gritandglimmer.com/chris-horner-gives-fallen-rider-and-bike-a-2k-ride-to-the-finish/

http://gritandglimmer.com/wp-content/uploads/image/_MG_7721.jpg

[cachagua]

Naw! Photoshop!

Okay, I stand corrected. I wouldn't want to try it myself, though. . .

And yet, I wouldn't want to try half the stuff I did all the time as a kid.

[fiamme red]

http://gritandglimmer.com/chris-horner-gives-fallen-rider-and-bike-a-2k-ride-to-the-finish/That's a good one, but racing photos were so much more interesting before helmets and sunglasses became universal.

[MattTuck]

That's a good one, but racing photos were so much more interesting before helmets and sunglasses became universal.

Are you poking sarcastic fun at me?

[fiamme red]

Are you poking sarcastic fun at me?No.

[MattTuck]

No.

Ok, in that case, yes I agree with you, as illustrated by this essay I posted a while back. link to thread. (http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?p=1323050) I wasn't sure if it was a sarcastic dig at that.

[fiamme red]

Ok, in that case, yes I agree with you, as illustrated by this essay I posted a while back. link to thread. (http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?p=1323050) I wasn't sure if it was a sarcastic dig at that.No, I hadn't seen your essay before. Thanks for posting it.

The photo of Kelly, Konyshev and LeMond is a great illustration of your point, as is this one of Marino Basso at the 1972 World Chamipnships in Gap. He's completely shocked that he has won, as you can read from the expression in his eyes. If he had been wearing sunglasses, you wouldn't be able to see that.

http://ciclismobrasil.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/basso_gap19721.jpg

[VA-Scooter]

He should be shocked to win with that guy behind him.

[kiel_m]

Dopers.

Hahaha