André Leducq was a complete French Badass, with a capital B. He was third, below Merckx and Hinault for Tour de France stage wins. Nicolas Frantz was an equally Badass Luxembourger. He rode to more victories than Frandy Schleck shall ever attain in a few lifetimes. He did win the Tour de France.
The crowd is obviously pleased to have these thin, healthy supermen in their village. Bicycles are properly leaned against a wall. Their caps look a little dusty. Studying the glasses a person might guess they are enjoying some of Belgium’s finest beverage. Maybe, in the late 1920s the French brewed excellent beer. Are they drinking before a race or after a race? Can one look this good after a race back in the 1920s? Let’s assume this is post-race. Someone won, someone didn’t. Two rivals can still have a laugh and a glass of quality malted recovery beverage to make the day complete. These brothers of the road are enjoying some beautiful ale and having a nice time doing it.
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@Nate
Bugger - Wiggo it is then
@Gianni
Have I done the "American beer is like having sex in a canoe" gag recently?
@eightzero
There's another Kenmore?
@Cyclops
Just when I'm trying to knuckle down and get myself back on the bike and off the booze you have to remind me that there's a few 10s kicking round the house somewhere. Thanks.
Love that glass, I'm going to have to keep an eye out for one of those on ebay.
@Chris It could almost be described as a chalice, and not used for any other type of bevarage either.
@strathlubnaig Indeed, it doesn't bear thinking about one being used for anything else.
My daughter has taken to using my KT12 V-Pint Pot. I shall have to drop her off south of Arenberg and tell her she's quite welcome use it once she's founder her way to the velodrome without missing any of the secteurs.
@Gianni
I visited a friend there in 2002 and we attended an AHL hockey game, where I purchased a full-cost beer. Halfway through the beer I thought something was up. Full-price yet half the alcohol? Not cool, Mormons, not cool. I honestly don't know why we've ceded an entire state with great outdoor attractions to one nutty group of Christians. 99% white. No thank you. And half-pop beer? No thank you.
And I grew up with Mormon friends so don't think I'm pre-judging them. I have first hand knowledge that they're nutty.
@Ron
To make a small generalization I love fuck'in Mormans. There are a ton of them in the military and all the ones that I personally know and have fought with are hardcore, committed, incredibly honourable and have integrity to spare. Totally can count on them in any situation. But yea, totally fucked what they believe in. Dude behind a curtain with silver tablets that he lost/buried in the backyard while personally chatting with the Man upstairs. Sounds like a classic schizo break to me but they didn't have lithium back then so we got Mormanism instead.
But then again, I claim to be a Christian and if you read deeply into that it really is not too much more credible than Mormanism except that it all happened 2000 years ago instead of 200 years ago.
Yeah, I'm going to hell.
@Buck Rogers
See you there! I've been told that I have a spot reserved for me next to a big open fire so that my corpse won't get cold.....or was that in the fire?