[CR]Skil Back in racing!

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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:51:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Thomas Adams" <thomasthomasa@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Skil Back in racing!

Dear List:

While viewing some Tour of Flander's highlights, I thought for a moment that I was looking at some Archive footage as a familiar red diagonal striped jersey flashed on the screen. A double take confirmed that this was the 2007 footage but a classic name had returned to cycling: Skil was back in racing.

My memory immediately went back to Jonathan Boyer and Sean King Kelly, sporting the dramatic red and white kit of Skil. I think that was the first synthetic jersey I ever wanted.

Does anyone have any links or info on who rode for Skil during their on topic team days? What bikes did they ride, and what gear did they use? I recall Vitus-looking frames and Mavic parts, but my memory could certainly be wrong.

A quick search yielded the following pic: the King at full song in the 84 TDF (on topic, even!) in his friction shiftin, toe clippin glory (and Skil regalia).

http://www.seankelly.com/modules.php?full=1&set_albumName=album02&id=aag&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

Any further info greatly appreciated.

Tom (nostalgic) Adams, in Shrewsbury NJ

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