Go back in time 25 years with this "Choice Of Champions" video produced by The Italian Trade Commission in 1986:
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We have a copy of this promo tape in the CycleItalia library. Our favorite bits are the racing scenes from Italian TV, especially the montage they have of the cyclist racing off into the sky with Pavarotti signing "VINCERO!". That was the lead-in to the TV coverage of 1989's Giro d'Italia, the first time Larry went to Italy.
ReplyDeleteCan't be 1986 with clips and reference to Lemond and Fignon in 1989. I was suspicious when I saw a still of Roche's 1987 World's win, and there seems to be later and later clips in there.
ReplyDeleteCan't be 1986 with clips and reference to Lemond and Fignon in 1989. I was suspicious when I saw a still of Roche's 1987 World's win, and there seems to be later and later clips in there.
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