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LegendRider
08-23-2018, 08:03 PM
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2018/08/23/race-announcer-brian-drebber-dies-motorcycle-crash#.W39Y6lRKjcs

I remember him best for his work on ESPN's coverage of the 1989 World Championships.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXSeWVUalBk
echelon_john
08-23-2018, 08:18 PM
Jesus. Bad day for cycling. Sorry to hear that; having Drebber announce meant that your race had “made it” for a good long time in the 80s and 90s. Condolences to his family.
unterhausen
08-24-2018, 10:25 AM
When I was a teenager, he was big in Virginia cycling. I somehow managed to get a ride with him to a race in Maryland, we stayed with his parents. I was really happy when I turned on the TV years later and there he was announcing. Such a great guy, this is very sad.
bocobiking
08-24-2018, 05:55 PM
He was the big-voice announcer of the Coors Classic herein Colorado in the ‘80s.
earlfoss
08-25-2018, 11:52 AM
Oh man, Brian Drebber, James Brown, and Adrian Karsten (a WI native!). All names and voices that helped form my love of the sport when I was a kid. All three had a depth of knowledge and and analysis of the sport that was light years ahead of what Phil and Paul were up to at the time. Very cool stuff.