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General Category => Freewheeling => Racing => Topic started by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 August, 2023, 03:18:40 pm

Title: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 August, 2023, 03:18:40 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/08/federico-bahamontes-first-spanish-tour-de-france-winner-dies-aged-95

95, so managed to outlive most professional cyclists. Apparently the first Grand Triple Spotty Jersey winner.

Note for Peter: Not the singer!

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: rogerzilla on 08 August, 2023, 03:49:21 pm

I thought he'd been dead for decades!  Wasn't he a Coppi contemporary?

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Pedal Castro on 08 August, 2023, 04:10:48 pm

More Anqueteil adversary than Coppi I think. I've been planning on rereading his autobiography for a while so I'll do that this weekend I think.

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 08 August, 2023, 04:19:00 pm

He won the Tour the year before Coppi died, so not really contemporary.

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Nuncio on 08 August, 2023, 06:51:41 pm

The eagle (of Toledo) has flown.

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Peter on 10 August, 2023, 11:18:03 am

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 08 August, 2023, 03:18:40 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/08/federico-bahamontes-first-spanish-tour-de-france-winner-dies-aged-95

95, so managed to outlive most professional cyclists. Apparently the first Grand Triple Spotty Jersey winner.

Note for Peter: Not the singer!

It would never even have occurred to me, Cudzo!  Federico was a legend.  RIP

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: citoyen on 10 August, 2023, 11:51:29 am

Quote from: Pedal Castro on 08 August, 2023, 04:10:48 pm

More Anqueteil adversary than Coppi I think. I've been planning on rereading his autobiography for a while so I'll do that this weekend I think.

Indeed, it was some dirty tricks from Anquetil that saw Bahamontes lose the Tour within sniffing distance of Paris. Can’t remember which year that was but early 60s.

RIP the Eagle

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Peter on 10 August, 2023, 12:33:51 pm

I don't understand much of this but it is a fabulous collection of shots.  My favourite is at about 2.50.  See if you can spot Fausto, too.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bahamontes+you+tube&qs=n&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=bahamontes+you+tube&sc=0-19&sk=&cvid=22C6894F4C8842CC8EDAD3DFE7AB730D&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dbahamontes%2byou%2btube%26qs%3dn%26form%3dQBRE%26sp%3d-1%26ghc%3d1%26lq%3d0%26pq%3dbahamontes%2byou%2btube%26sc%3d0-19%26sk%3d%26cvid%3d22C6894F4C8842CC8EDAD3DFE7AB730D%26ghsh%3d0%26ghacc%3d0%26ghpl%3d&view=detail&mmscn=vwrc&mid=15D8D7345DF1A44CED4415D8D7345DF1A44CED44&FORM=WRVORC (https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bahamontes+you+tube&qs=n&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=bahamontes+you+tube&sc=0-19&sk=&cvid=22C6894F4C8842CC8EDAD3DFE7AB730D&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dbahamontes%2byou%2btube%26qs%3dn%26form%3dQBRE%26sp%3d-1%26ghc%3d1%26lq%3d0%26pq%3dbahamontes%2byou%2btube%26sc%3d0-19%26sk%3d%26cvid%3d22C6894F4C8842CC8EDAD3DFE7AB730D%26ghsh%3d0%26ghacc%3d0%26ghpl%3d&view=detail&mmscn=vwrc&mid=15D8D7345DF1A44CED4415D8D7345DF1A44CED44&FORM=WRVORC)

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Peter on 10 August, 2023, 02:58:54 pm

Federico's death doesn't even get mentioned on the BBC Sports News page dedicated to cycling, never mind the Sports Headlines.  Geoghan Hart's transfer to Lidl Trek does, so that's ok.  You'd think it might suit the science page under "Pro-cyclist lives to 95" -  but no.

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: citoyen on 10 August, 2023, 04:00:21 pm

You do know that as far as the BBC is concerned, cycling didn’t exist before 2012, right?

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Peter on 10 August, 2023, 04:52:45 pm

D, of course - silly of me!

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: SteveC on 14 August, 2023, 06:44:54 pm

Guardian obit: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/14/federico-bahamontes-obituary (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/14/federico-bahamontes-obituary)

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Peter on 14 August, 2023, 06:51:59 pm

Thanks, Steve.

Title: Re: Bahamontes RIP
Post by: Mr Larrington on 14 August, 2023, 07:22:18 pm

“I'll pwn the spottypoints and then have an ice cream!” is a pretty good mantra.