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Richard Ballantine RIP

ck101 · 2013-06-01 00:26:28

If you haven't seen this worth a read. http://road.cc/content/news/84634-richard-ballantine-rip For those of us who became hooked on Cycling after reading his book in the 80's some good comments in the thread. His advice on how to deal with dogs did come to mind recently when being chased up an endless hilly lane by an…

01-06-2013 12:26am

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ck101

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If you haven't seen this worth a read.

http://road.cc/content/news/84634-richard-ballantine-rip

For those of us who became hooked on Cycling after reading his book in the 80's some good comments in the thread.

His advice on how to deal with dogs did come to mind recently when being chased up an endless hilly lane by an aggressive mutt.

A lifetime advocate of Cycling that truly deserves a mention on Boards. RIP.

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#2 01-06-2013 3:59am

RobFowl

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RIP, still have some of his books and they are well, weel thumbed.

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#3 01-06-2013 6:40am

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I had a book he co authored with another Richard from back in the 90s. I can still picture some of the pages in my mind. Must see if I can dig it out. RIP

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#4 01-06-2013 7:22am

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I didn't realise he was deaf until I read it on that link. ...And his parents owned Ballantine Books - I have dozens of them at home.

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#5 01-06-2013 8:36am

eoghan84

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RIP his book was a big inspiration/bible when I got into it

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