Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.

https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Tour de France Through The Decades: The 70's!

22-11-2009 05:44PM

#1

RobFowl

Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,683 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: October 2008

Posts: 11124

Great article from one of my favourite cycling websites ....

Tour de France Through The Decades: The 70's!

2

Comments

#2 22-11-2009 05:56PM

hinault

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭

Join Date: November 2009

Posts: 5776

Good article.

1970's were almost as competitive as the 1980's in terms of strong riders on various teams.

Kuiper, Zootemelk, Hinault, Merckx, Thevanet, Ocana were all very strong riders.
Guys like Jan Raas, Roger De Vlaeminck too.

Merckx though is head and shoulders above all riders throughout the history of the sport.

Hus record is simply remarkable - and he raced the entire season too.

0
#3 22-11-2009 10:20PM

papac

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2009

Posts: 685

Great find.Thanks. I grew up and got into cycling in that era and it takes me back.

0
#4 23-11-2009 04:35AM

Slideshowbob

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,462 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2008

Posts: 1955

No Irish competing - no real interest!

0
#5 23-11-2009 09:56AM

'68 Fastback

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭

Join Date: August 2008

Posts: 363

Isn't that Rottenhat?!

0