Re: [CR]Any info on this former Polish pro?

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From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
To: "devotion finesse" <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <BLU122-W432A2318272AFCDC92E831F55D0@phx.gbl>
Subject: Re: [CR]Any info on this former Polish pro?
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:53:08 -0800
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I'll ask Tad Zawada who is in our Southbay Wheelmen, was Polish nat'l champ, and former pro, also raced in the Giro. I'll try and ask Eddie "B" who I should see at the World Cup out here in January. We'll see what we uncover for you.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA


----- Original Message -----
From: devotion finesse
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:35 PM
Subject: [CR]Any info on this former Polish pro?



>
> Hello List:
> While standing around waiting for a AAA tow truck this evening, a very
> frie
> ndly gentleman stopped to look at the bike on my roof. "I was pro many
> yea
> r ago in Poland...1972..."
> He told me his name : "Wes" (probably Wieslaw) Harbacewicz.
> Does this name ring a bell to any of you?
> We exchanged info and made a plan to gather after Christmas so that he
> coul
> d share some pictures with me. His bikes and memorabilia are in Poland.
> I
> might try to help him build something "on topic" this winter, as he expres
> sed an interest in getting on the bike again. Fortunately, he is the same
> size as me so I can loan him a bike and take a ride some time soon.
> Any info would be appreciated.
> Matthew Bowne
> Brooklyn, New York
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