The Cannibal and the Badger
February 28, 2014 7:24 AM Subscribe
This is great! What a great document. I love Hinault dismissing the criticism regarding his short legs by saying he's less bulky, hence more aerodynamic. I hope someone will redo this segment with a three seater, add Miguel Indurain and have them talk about heartbeats per second.
posted by Marauding Ennui at 8:09 AM on February 28, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Marauding Ennui at 8:09 AM on February 28, 2014 [1 favorite]
Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault. On a tandem.
Dropping EVERYBODY.
posted by eriko at 8:10 AM on February 28, 2014 [3 favorites]
Dropping EVERYBODY.
posted by eriko at 8:10 AM on February 28, 2014 [3 favorites]
"...ah, oui."
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:19 AM on February 28, 2014
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 8:19 AM on February 28, 2014
Looks like Eddy is gapping him.
posted by mygoditsbob at 9:02 AM on February 28, 2014
posted by mygoditsbob at 9:02 AM on February 28, 2014
I remember the drama of an ageing Hinault and his teammate, an up-and-coming Greg LeMond, and the (cough, hem, not quite) passing of the torch in one of the greatest Tours ever. I thought we might get echoes of that battle with Wiggins and Froome.
Merckx, i find myself surprised he's an actual human as well as legend.
posted by C.A.S. at 9:47 AM on February 28, 2014
Merckx, i find myself surprised he's an actual human as well as legend.
posted by C.A.S. at 9:47 AM on February 28, 2014
I thought we might get echoes of that battle with Wiggins and Froome.
That battle isn't over. It hasn't even been fought yet.
posted by cmfletcher at 10:37 AM on February 28, 2014
That battle isn't over. It hasn't even been fought yet.
posted by cmfletcher at 10:37 AM on February 28, 2014
Looks like Eddy is gapping him.
Eddy is always gapping everyone.
posted by chavenet at 1:50 PM on February 28, 2014
Eddy is always gapping everyone.
posted by chavenet at 1:50 PM on February 28, 2014
I don't usually look at their stories, but there is a nice one about Merckx doing the 1974 Giro on the Rapha website this week.
posted by Kiwi at 1:29 AM on March 1, 2014
posted by Kiwi at 1:29 AM on March 1, 2014
thank you for posting this, it is absolutely charming. Props for the mariachi band clip, and seeing these two absolute legends of their time, discussing how Merckx is building the Badger a bike to contest Merckx's hour record on.
It is quite a perspective shift for me to see these 2 men so young and vital; it is a beautifully preserved archive film. Because they are from the generations of greats prior to the ones I am intimately familiar with they were both retired or fading by the time I was really interested in cycling. So I'm really only familiar with both of them as middle aged men, sort of tangentially at the fringes of the sport, handing out trophies at Le Tour, being interviewed about doping scandals or discussing frame building. This small window on their life as young men geeking out about bicycles and enjoying themselves on the beach is perfect.
posted by lonefrontranger at 6:23 AM on March 1, 2014 [2 favorites]
It is quite a perspective shift for me to see these 2 men so young and vital; it is a beautifully preserved archive film. Because they are from the generations of greats prior to the ones I am intimately familiar with they were both retired or fading by the time I was really interested in cycling. So I'm really only familiar with both of them as middle aged men, sort of tangentially at the fringes of the sport, handing out trophies at Le Tour, being interviewed about doping scandals or discussing frame building. This small window on their life as young men geeking out about bicycles and enjoying themselves on the beach is perfect.
posted by lonefrontranger at 6:23 AM on March 1, 2014 [2 favorites]
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