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Tag: Cycling History

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021

Cappellino, Cap, Casquette….

Rain tapped against the Team Sky bus window. The eight of us sat quietly in our chairs, some with their eyes closed and headphones on, others studying the race book…

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September 12, 2019September 13, 2019

Soigneur – La Vuelta

By Michael Barry for Soigneur Journal  As we neared the start area in the team bus, riders had started cutting holes in their jerseys and bib shorts. Outside the air-conditioned…

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January 10, 2019January 28, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Legnano. 1948

This Legnano Bicycle was made in Italy in 1948 and it is very similar to the bike that Italian bicycle racer, Gino Bartali used to win the 1948 Tour de…

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December 13, 2017

A Foreign World

Words:  Michael Barry, Painting: Mike Rosen, Photograph: Walter Lai This black, cream and white oil painting of Eddy Merckx and Felice Gimondi hung above me for decades – first on the main…

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November 21, 2017November 27, 2017

Racing The Postman To Ottawa

By Mike Barry Sr. In the winter of 1973, a year after we opened our downtown bike shop, Bicyclesport, we decided to have a booth at the Annual Sportsman’s Show…

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December 14, 2016December 15, 2016

Feature Interview: Oliver Bertin

Oliver Bertin has been a friend and Mariposa customer for more than 30 years. He’s also an award-winning journalist and editor, who covered the Tour de France in the 1980s.…

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