Chuck wrote of Jean Robic ;
>
> His nick name was "Leather Head" and he broke pretty much every
> bone in
> his body in crashes during his career.
Leather head from his need - probably not through choice - to wear a leather helmet to protect his fragile skull. He seem to have been more popularly coined "Biquet" (biscuit/cookie) by the French press - for obvious reasons I guess !
Bob Reid
Stonehaven
Scotland