R.I.P. Felice Gimondi

[Dino Suegiù]

29 September 1942
16 August 2019

[fiamme red]

A great champion and a true gentleman. He will be missed. RIP.

[Dino Suegiù]

Yes indeed. He always seemed so humble, joyous, and respectful.

In one of his last interviews he said, "Champion? I was an artisan of fatigue.", which is really such a direct and honest sentiment and stance.

[Blue Jays]

Oh, no. Very sad news to learn. :-(
What a tremendous cycling champion.

[fiamme red]

An interview with him from a few years ago: https://www.bikeraceinfo.com/oralhistory/Gimondi.html.

[choke]

A very classy man....RIP.

[paredown]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

An interview with him from a few years ago: https://www.bikeraceinfo.com/oralhistory/Gimondi.html.

Lovely interview--thanks.

The comments about racing with Merckx are priceless!

[Hawker]

RIP Sir. Yes, great interview, thanks for posting.

[FlashUNC]

Worth a read:

https://rouleur.cc/editorial/felice-gimondi/

[David Kirk]

Watching old video with Felice hammering is awesome. Rest in peace Sir.

dave

[Dekonick]

Will be missed.

[mhespenheide]

I love this picture of him, joyful at a relatively recent Eroica:

[Dino Suegiù]

Originally Posted by paredown

Lovely interview--thanks.

The comments about racing with Merckx are priceless!

Merckx's statement today is very touching:

“This time I am the one who has lost. First of all I have lost a friend and, then, the adversary of my career. We competed against each other for years, on the roads, but we became great friends towards the ends of our careers. I last spoke with him two weeks ago, as we often did. What can I say, I am destroyed. Felice was first of all a great man, a great champion, sadly he has been taken away from us. It is a terrible loss for cycling. I recall all of the battles we fought against each other…a man like Gimondi is not born every day, and with his passing I lose a piece of my own life. He is one of the greatest of all time.”
- Eddy Merckx, 16 August 2019.

[David Kirk]

Originally Posted by Dino Suegiù

Merckx's statement today is very touching:

“This time I am the one who has lost. First of all I have lost a friend and, then, the adversary of my career. We competed against each other for years, on the roads, but we became great friends towards the ends of our careers. I last spoke with him two weeks ago, as we often did. What can I say, I am destroyed. Felice was first of all a great man, a great champion, sadly he has been taken away from us. It is a terrible loss for cycling. I recall all of the battles we fought against each other…a man like Gimondi is not born every day, and with his passing I lose a piece of my own life. He is one of the greatest of all time.”
- Eddy Merckx, 16 August 2019.

That is beautiful.

dave

[schwa86]

+1 -- Truly moving