Can we please bring back the straight up unhinged Tour de France? I feel slighted having missed the age of racing when they ransacked convenience stores for alcohol and cigarettes.
And caught trains to win stages. If my memory serves me right the youngest ever tour winner was 19 years old. After he was promoted to victory as some of the guys cheated by taking the train to their destination. No tv cameras back then. 😂
@@thiscocks wiki list all professional cyclist who have died while both racing and training. From the accident descriptions, 'fractured skull' is fairly common. Helmets are proven to greatly reduce such injuries. Can't find clear stats but it would be fair to reason that helmets have reduced the effects of serious head injuries.
@@qualm43 ?? Nat. Cntr Biotechnology Info...60% reduction in head injuries w/ helmets. Oxford Academic...70% reduction in serious head injury w/ helmet. Pubmed...50% reduction in head injury w/ helmet. The studies and results are clear and conclusive. If you don't want to wear a helmet, fine but at least be honest. Have fun learning to read again and enjoy that diaper.
@@qualm43 ?? You're very wrong. Pubmed, Oxford Academic, Nat. Cntr for Biotechnology Info, etc. have all found up to 70% reduction in head injuries w/ helmet use. if you don't want to wear a helmet, fine but at least don't spread untruths. The studies are clear and conclusive. Anyone who says otherwise is just wrong.
Everything looks better and righter for cycling and racing once you go back past twenty or 25 years. The bikes, the frames, the pad breaks the profiles, bike helmets only when you want to, otherwise caps or bareheaded. It's a pure cyclist look. An old school look. It's a look I strive for in some ways, although I've never gone for sunglasses in sports.
@@johns3106Are you kidding? Wearing a helmet is annoying to say the least, so stressful indeed. You must have not ridden in those times without them. I loved those times add sometimes I do not wear it. Who wants to have their noggin compressed while trying to pedal a bike as fast as possible??? Nobody in their right mind.
Actually, since helmets, riders increased their risk by riding more dangerously thinking they are 'protected'. It's way more aggressive than it's ever been... and that's a BAD thing.
@@nitramluap You have a point but I wouldn't go as far to say that the helmets are the cause. There are many factors that force a rider nowadays to be much more aggressive fighting for that contract.
@@nicodie3yes it's nothing personal. Data is pervasive throughout every walk of society. Racing is now a pure numbers game. Unless it rains as seen in Fleche last Wednesday
Met this guy in 1992 in Spain.. extremely arrogant man no manners and an extremely large chip on his shoulder regarding rides with more talent than he had .. glad he's out the sport
Easily doing 30 mph with one hand on the bars, barely pedaling, eating a sandwich and talking to the camera at the same time. Legend.
Not really a technical decent, tho
And if I'm not mistaken, using down tube shifter while holding his sarnie 😂
They are freewheeling down a hill.
Forgot to mention: no helmet 😂
The alps behind them.....They're going down grade, gradual hill.
Good times.
Guud "doped to the gills" times
imagine this today, would be awesome haha
The chunks of sandwich flying out the mouth really made me laugh. Of course he's Aussie; she'll be right mate.
Can we please bring back the straight up unhinged Tour de France? I feel slighted having missed the age of racing when they ransacked convenience stores for alcohol and cigarettes.
And caught trains to win stages. If my memory serves me right the youngest ever tour winner was 19 years old. After he was promoted to victory as some of the guys cheated by taking the train to their destination. No tv cameras back then. 😂
Brilliant! All the best to you Allan Peiper
By a bizarre coincidence the day I met Alan Peiper he had a sandwich in his right hand... get well soon Alan!
Real men of genius
With a mere 700 kms to go, he's already looking forward to Paris.. ;)
Remember that like it was yday
That’s ace says it’s the last dangerous day whilst on handed with no lid on 😂
Legend
Part of me misses the days w/ no helmets. Don't miss the head injuries though.
Were there more head injuries then?
@@thiscocks wiki list all professional cyclist who have died while both racing and training. From the accident descriptions, 'fractured skull' is fairly common. Helmets are proven to greatly reduce such injuries. Can't find clear stats but it would be fair to reason that helmets have reduced the effects of serious head injuries.
Probably not more head injuries back then. Many studies done related to societal helmet use and injury rate - none of them conclusive.
@@qualm43 ?? Nat. Cntr Biotechnology Info...60% reduction in head injuries w/ helmets. Oxford Academic...70% reduction in serious head injury w/ helmet. Pubmed...50% reduction in head injury w/ helmet. The studies and results are clear and conclusive. If you don't want to wear a helmet, fine but at least be honest. Have fun learning to read again and enjoy that diaper.
@@qualm43 ?? You're very wrong. Pubmed, Oxford Academic, Nat. Cntr for Biotechnology Info, etc. have all found up to 70% reduction in head injuries w/ helmet use. if you don't want to wear a helmet, fine but at least don't spread untruths. The studies are clear and conclusive. Anyone who says otherwise is just wrong.
Everything looks better and righter for cycling and racing once you go back past twenty or 25 years. The bikes, the frames, the pad breaks the profiles, bike helmets only when you want to, otherwise caps or bareheaded. It's a pure cyclist look. An old school look. It's a look I strive for in some ways, although I've never gone for sunglasses in sports.
And the guy next to him taking a smoke
No one was smoking..
No helmet, all gas no brakes.
No helmets...imagine that now. The good old days. Unsafer but less stressful lol
How is wearing a helmet “stressful”?!
@@johns3106Are you kidding? Wearing a helmet is annoying to say the least, so stressful indeed. You must have not ridden in those times without them. I loved those times add sometimes I do not wear it. Who wants to have their noggin compressed while trying to pedal a bike as fast as possible??? Nobody in their right mind.
Actually, since helmets, riders increased their risk by riding more dangerously thinking they are 'protected'. It's way more aggressive than it's ever been... and that's a BAD thing.
@@nitramluap You have a point but I wouldn't go as far to say that the helmets are the cause. There are many factors that force a rider nowadays to be much more aggressive fighting for that contract.
Happier days.
Before robots
Are you referring to the current riders ?
@@nicodie3yes it's nothing personal. Data is pervasive throughout every walk of society. Racing is now a pure numbers game. Unless it rains as seen in Fleche last Wednesday
shared his sandwich
"Sardine sandwich" ... juck!!!
I am stunned that they did tdf without helmets back then..
Looks like Sean Kelly..
No helmets… strong times
Weird to see pro cyclists without a helmet
Helmet was invented in '93
Eh? I had a Bell biker in 1980.
EPO sandwich
😂😂😂
The times of no helmets. Nowadays everybody is paranoid about everything.
Met this guy in 1992 in Spain.. extremely arrogant man no manners and an extremely large chip on his shoulder regarding rides with more talent than he had .. glad he's out the sport
Yup. Real riders don’t need helmets.
Hell yeah, real riders can't get traumatic brain injuries!!!