Brian wrote: "I have to admit a special connection to Anquetiel, don't even know why. But for some reason I have never warmed up to Gitane. Must be my Peugeot roots!"
Brian,
You're connected to Anquetil by that St. Raphael \u2014 Helyett \u2014 Hutchinson jersey you wear. I share a similar fixation because my first racing bike was a Gitane. A loner from Raoul Galle, who was an Anquetil fan, twenty years my senior, and could still kick my ass on a bike.
Michael Allison
New York, NY