Monthly Archives: January 2010

Fignon: jeune et insouciant

Ah, mais je vous reconnais: vous êtes celui qui a perdu le Tour de huit secondes! -Non, Monsieur, je suis celui qui en a gagné deux. Good news indeed that William Fotheringham has taken on the task of translating Laurent Fignon’s book Nous etions jeunes et insouciants, We were young and carefree. Seemingly the epitome …

January 25, 2010 – 6:25 pm | By Guy WR | Posted in Climbers | Tagged , , , , | Comments (5)

Goals, nostalgia

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days. ~ Doug Larson (newspaper columnist) In cycling, as in perhaps all human behaviour, nostalgia is a powerful force. The ‘good old days’ always present a simpler template for the complexity we face today, as well as a stylistic cachet. What is …

January 11, 2010 – 8:36 pm | By Guy WR | Posted in Local Climbs | Tagged , , | Comments (1)