Re: [CR] In search of pictures, ADR-Bottecchia 1989, Splendor-Hitachi 1985/86

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From: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net>
To: Freek Faro <khun.freek@gmail.com>, CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <df813d780903270844o57efac37j7be4946eeb07715d@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:05:01 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR] In search of pictures, ADR-Bottecchia 1989, Splendor-Hitachi 1985/86


Hi Freek,

Here's a pic of Criquielion on his Hitachi-Splendor team bike at the 1986 Tour de France.

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/aldoross/pd/Criquielion+1986+TdF.JPG.html

Click on pic for larger image.

Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio, USA
Daily Post #1


----- Original Message -----
From: Freek Faro
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 11:44 AM
Subject: [CR] In search of pictures, ADR-Bottecchia 1989,Splendor-Hitachi


1985/86


> Good day all,
>
> As some of you know, I am the lucky owner of two ex-pro bikes, a probably
> 1986 Splendor-Hitachi and a 1989 ADR-Bottecchia (fully Mavic equipped).
> Most
> of you will remember that Splendor-Hitachi was the team of Claude
> Criquelion
> and ADR-Bottecchia was the team that Greg Lemond won the TdF with, in
> 1989.
> I am now (at last!) ready to build up/finish both bikes (there was some
> work
> to be done), and since they both fit me, I am looking forward to riding
> them. Once spring sets in!
>
> I've googled till my head was aching, but couldn't really find good
> pictures
> of both team bikes. This could help in the finish of course, and would
> also
> motivate me no end.
>
> So, if anyone has pictures of the Splendor-Hitachi teambikes, and or the
> ADR-Bottecchia bikes and could scan and mail them to me, I'd be very very
> happy. These could be magazine pcitures or from a book, in a race or
> posing
> for PR.
>
> thanks in advance!
>
>
> Freek Faro
> Rotterdam Netherlands