Guido went to extraordinary lengths to shield young Joshua from the horrors of the war. On the way to the camp, a bicycle race passed their truck. As the riders, themselves escaping a life of grim toil, dirty and sweaty from the effort of heaving their heavy steel bikes up the col, rode by, Guido lifted his son from the truck and placed him onto the road.
The crowd clapped and yelled encouragement to their heroes, and the riders responded by rising from the saddle, straining to turn their big gears over as the slope steepened. Strange men ran alongside the riders, and the cars honked at them to get out of the way. A broad smile lit up Joshua’s face, and it was at that moment he knew that he too wanted to race a bicycle. Suddenly, as quickly as they appeared, they were gone. The crowd dispersed, silence returned, the truck continued on.
But for those few minutes, life was indeed beautiful.
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@wiscot
heheheee. Helen Hunt surfs at the same place I do. I've seen her out there and have been strongly tempted to casually ask her how I can get back the two plus hours of my life back I wasted watching Twister, or whatever that shiet tornado movie was, FFS! I don't know if she would be as amused as I would be.
What was the reason for the skin tone always looking so dark in these pics? They always look so dark and glistening with V...
@Beers Early B&W film was orthochromatic -- more sensitive to blue and green light, less so to red -- resulting in darker skin tones, white skies. Panchromatic films were introduced in the 20s and 30s, but were more expensive and probably not readily available in some countries during and after the war.
I can't imagine these guys using sunscreen either, and who knows what was in the embro?
nicotine??
@Gianni
Just read this again - it actually does say "Helen Hunt surfs at the same place I do."
Right now we have a monsoon, 6 Celsius and a gale - its dark by 16.00 too. Helen Hunt couldn't find Callander if her fucking life depended on it.
Oh - and my wife wants me to take her Christmas shopping to Alloa - fucking Alloa.
Maybe Madonna will be at Asda...
@the Engine
Yeah, Gianni knows how to rub it in, doesn't he? Mind you, HH was in Soul Surfer in 2011. Didn't see it? Not many did.
Christmas shopping in Alloa? Man, I'll be Helen Hunt would ditch her surfboard for that in a heartbeat! That's keeping it real for the holidays right there! You;ll be doing the Vuitton, Cartier, Tiffany and the Gap stores then?
I'll take your wind, rain and balmy 6C for the -3F we had here last week in SE Wisconsin. That's -20C for you guys. Supposed to be 30F on Saturday before the snow flies. I'm so looking forward to getting a ride in!
Asda's more of a Kim Kardashian kinda place (or so I'm told.) Madonna's an Ann Summers gal.
@the Engine Alloa squire! uwwww.
But I'm sure your summer is worth waiting for. It's not like I've ever talked to her but if I do, that question will be right up there.
My uncle bought me "Ride to Valour" for Christmas, a surprise as I hadn't requested anything specific. Pretty brief, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and fuck me what a stud Bartali was...
@pistard
Thanks for that pistard! Reading the book on Bartali, they relate one freezing stage where he has added grease to the legs to prevent the cold affecting the legs so much, which may or may not have been the case here, the arms and face are also as dark... Still rode woolen jersey and shorts only though!