Classic Cycling Video - Stars & Water Carriers - 1973 Giro
A Time of Merckx, Moser, Gimondi - Steel - Wool - No Helmets
I enjoyed this video with its insightful commentary, classic background music, retro perspective of a time when I purchased my first classic road bike, a full Campy Nuovo Record, Brooks saddled, Reynolds 531 steel framed Motobecane Grand Record from Phil Van Valkenberg at the Yellow Jersey on State Street in Madison.
From the YouTube comments:
I have seen this before but never stop marveling at the pure tenacity, power and grace of the racing back then. Seeing Eddy being the savage, destroying everyone day after day.
My knees and back ached just looking at that cadence and the size of the gears going uphill, what was it, 42 and 52 front rings, and maybe a 5 speed block with a 23...? younger cyclists should be watching videos like this one and A Sunday in Hell, to see just how brutal and committed these cyclists were back then.