Re: [CR]Jacques Anquetil riding a triple (TA cranks?)- photograph

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:45:52 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Jacques Anquetil riding a triple (TA cranks?)- photograph
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


GREAT HAIR!! e-RICHIE chester, ct

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:17:27 -0700 (PDT) Brett Horton <bretthorton@thehortoncollection.com> writes: I've had this photograph for several years and never noticed Anquetil is climbing not only with a pizza size freewheel but also appears to be using a triple up front. Are the cranks depicted in the photograph TA?

Image is from the 1961 Giro Lombardia, where Anquetil placed 17th. So much for "friends don't let friends use triples", or the more pointed "triples are for cripples". Viva Anquetil!

http://www.thehortoncollection.com/anquetil.htm

or

http://tinyurl.com/4eomo

Brett Horton
San Francisco, CA