[CR]Tour de France Centennial Book

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From: <LouDeeter@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:09:46 EDT
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Tour de France Centennial Book

Last week, I was in Albuquerque for a business meeting. I took the opportunity to visit my old friend, J.D. Edwards, a former CR listmember. J.D. is also retired military and had just gotten a job offer at White Sands Missile Range, where I once worked and had contacts. J.D. showed me his Baylis that he took delivery of about two or three years ago. I noticed some interesting features and he told me that Brian had built it with many features from a Cuevas. J.D. bought my first Cuevas 10 years ago and I've been trying to buy it back since. J.D. was once a very competitive cyclist, having been an alternate for the 1980 Olympics that didn't happen for the U.S. team. We had great discussions about riding the mountains in New Mexico, which I did with gusto 15 years and 65 pounds ago. He gave me a great book as a gift. It is the "Official Tour de France Centennial 1903-2003, with introduction by Lance Armstrong, edited by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. My first thought was that this is one heavy book and I'm going to have to carry it back in my carry-on luggage!
   The stories about each and every Tour are great, but the pictures rival those of Aldo Ross, and that is saying a LOT! I have read many different books about the tour, but this is the best. If you are looking for a great gift to give yourself, I highly recommend you do a search to find this book. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL