tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post4110276212310476631..comments2023-11-16T09:57:41.255-08:00Comments on ITALIAN CYCLING JOURNAL: "Cancer Man" aka AntonioAngelo senza la ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00876175566987717150noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post-29556307475836494092008-04-15T15:32:00.000-07:002008-04-15T15:32:00.000-07:00We encountered a similar situation in Provence. We...We encountered a similar situation in Provence. We passed a group of riders (in our rental car!) on the climb up to Venasque. Midway through lunch a noisy gang arrived - the riders. They sat at a table nearby and had a couple of quick cigarettes washed down by several <I>cafes</I> and then they were off! Must be a European thing...George Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899806535476398461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post-48070998517633666332008-04-15T08:34:00.000-07:002008-04-15T08:34:00.000-07:00And not quite as far back in the day: Ernesto Coln...And not quite as far back in the day: Ernesto Colnago tells a story in an interview with cyclingnews about Jose Manuel Fuente smoking a cigarette at the start of a mountain stage of the '74 Giro before attacking Merckx and Co. from the gun. And like Antonio, he was riding a Colnago.Monk About Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715920879677372689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post-73378137371581860922008-04-15T06:07:00.000-07:002008-04-15T06:07:00.000-07:00le blaireau: see the new photo I posted.le blaireau: see the new photo I posted.Angelo senza la ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876175566987717150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post-9740395507314510182008-04-15T05:27:00.000-07:002008-04-15T05:27:00.000-07:00Bit worried when I saw the title but by the third ...Bit worried when I saw the title but by the third photo realized the reason. Hectic!! I've heard though that back in the day the big tour riders would also smoke because they believed it helped increase lung capacity?!?!?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918556202740771749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post-26806567366694545182008-04-14T17:59:00.000-07:002008-04-14T17:59:00.000-07:00Wow, that story was amusing. Does he think his bik...Wow, that story was amusing. Does he think his bike riding can prolong life by a few years? I doubt...Ron Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.com