Road Cycling · Public discussion

Classic Tour video

Email address hidden · 2007-10-14T19:59:33+00:00

I've been looking at the INA site http://www.ina.fr which has numerous clips from post WWII tours. I saw the coverage of the 1975 Pra Loup stage where Thevenet passes Merckx in dramatic fashion. What I didn't realize is that French TV totally failed to capture the pass due to a technical problem (nice pictures of trees) and since it's the same TV coverage as the commentators were watching, they only realized Thevenet passed Merckx until he almost crossed the finish line much later. Check it out! -ilan

Started by Email address hidden · 14 October 2007 · Last activity 16 October 2007 · 6 posts · 262 views

← Back to Road Cycling

Thread navigation

Jump through the discussion

Go to the original post, the replies on this page, or the latest preserved contribution.

01 / Original postClassic Tour videoEmail address hidden · 14 Oct 2007 02 / This pagePosts 1–6Page 1 of 1 · chronological order 03 / Latest replyPost #6Email address hidden · 16 Oct 2007

Thread details

What we know about this thread

Original section: Road Cycling
Published: 14 October 2007
Last activity: 16 October 2007
Original author: Email address hidden
Posts: 6
Discussion status: Public discussion
Total views: 262
Views / 30 days: 0

The navigation and discussion metadata provide context. Posts remain in their original chronological order.

Original post
Email address hidden
Archived post

14 October 2007, 19:59 UTC #1

I've been looking at the INA site http://www.ina.fr which has numerous
clips from post WWII tours. I saw the coverage of the 1975 Pra Loup
stage where Thevenet passes Merckx in dramatic fashion. What I didn't
realize is that French TV totally failed to capture the pass due to a
technical problem (nice pictures of trees) and since it's the same TV
coverage as the commentators were watching, they only realized
Thevenet passed Merckx until he almost crossed the finish line much
later. Check it out!
-ilan

Report
Kyle Legate
Archived post

15 October 2007, 05:51 UTC #2

Quoted message said:
I've been looking at the INA site http://www.ina.fr which has numerous
clips from post WWII tours. I saw the coverage of the 1975 Pra Loup
stage where Thevenet passes Merckx in dramatic fashion. What I didn't
realize is that French TV totally failed to capture the pass due to a
technical problem (nice pictures of trees) and since it's the same TV
coverage as the commentators were watching, they only realized
Thevenet passed Merckx until he almost crossed the finish line much
later. Check it out!

That settles it. Thevenet was the best ever.

Report
GoneBeforeMyTime
Archived post

15 October 2007, 18:35 UTC #3

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
I've been looking at the INA site http://www.ina.fr which has numerous
clips from post WWII tours. I saw the coverage of the 1975 Pra Loup
stage where Thevenet passes Merckx in dramatic fashion. What I didn't
realize is that French TV totally failed to capture the pass due to a
technical problem (nice pictures of trees) and since it's the same TV
coverage as the commentators were watching, they only realized
Thevenet passed Merckx until he almost crossed the finish line much
later. Check it out!
-ilan
This was posted not long ago.
Leontien...
Here's an older one in which Aubut's speaks.
Jeanson...
But I like this cool little clip of Carpenter and Twigg in the sprint finish
in LA.
Carpenter-Twigg...
GBMT

Report
Email address hidden
Archived post

15 October 2007, 22:50 UTC #4

GoneBeforeMyTime said:
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
I've been looking at the INA sitehttp://www.ina.frwhich has numerous
clips from post WWII tours. I saw the coverage of the 1975 Pra Loup
stage where Thevenet passes Merckx in dramatic fashion. What I didn't
realize is that French TV totally failed to capture the pass due to a
technical problem (nice pictures of trees) and since it's the same TV
coverage as the commentators were watching, they only realized
Thevenet passed Merckx until he almost crossed the finish line much
later. Check it out!
Quoted message said:
-ilan
This was posted not long ago.
Leontien...
Here's an older one in which Aubut's speaks.
Jeanson...
But I like this cool little clip of Carpenter and Twigg in the sprint finish
in LA.
Carpenter-Twigg...
GBMT
Thanks for those videos. I finally figured out that Leontien was
riding that ridiculous bike because she was way pregnant. I also
looked up that fat Pfaff guy who seems to be a celebrity in Belgium.
However, can someone explain to me why she's talking to him while he's
lying around in tiny briefs surrounded by lotions??
The Aubut video was interesting, he really is a dead ringer for Gary
Oldman (who could play him in the movie, I guess it would be Reese
Whiterspoon for Jeanson). More interesting was the link given there of
the Jeanson team mate who managed to escape Aubut
Regarding the Pra Loup clip, it turns out that since they started with
Gimondi passing Merckx, then missed Thevenet passing Merckx, when they
saw Thevenet passing Gimondi, they assumed that he was now *behind*
Merckx because of a mechanical failure. Pretty confused actually.
-ilan

Report
GoneBeforeMyTime
Archived post

15 October 2007, 23:27 UTC #5

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
GoneBeforeMyTime said:
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
I've been looking at the INA sitehttp://www.ina.frwhich has numerous
clips from post WWII tours. I saw the coverage of the 1975 Pra Loup
stage where Thevenet passes Merckx in dramatic fashion. What I didn't
realize is that French TV totally failed to capture the pass due to a
technical problem (nice pictures of trees) and since it's the same TV
coverage as the commentators were watching, they only realized
Thevenet passed Merckx until he almost crossed the finish line much
later. Check it out!
Quoted message said:
-ilan
This was posted not long ago.
Leontien...
Here's an older one in which Aubut's speaks.
Jeanson...
But I like this cool little clip of Carpenter and Twigg in the sprint

finish
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
in LA.
Carpenter-Twigg...
GBMT
Thanks for those videos. I finally figured out that Leontien was
riding that ridiculous bike because she was way pregnant. I also
looked up that fat Pfaff guy who seems to be a celebrity in Belgium.
However, can someone explain to me why she's talking to him while he's
lying around in tiny briefs surrounded by lotions??
That was odd. But you don't really notice her belly until the end. She's in
another video making pastry in a TV spot like a guess on the Galloping
Gourmet. Another perk from her success .
Quoted message said:

The Aubut video was interesting, he really is a dead ringer for Gary
Oldman (who could play him in the movie, I guess it would be Reese
Whiterspoon for Jeanson). More interesting was the link given there of
the Jeanson team mate who managed to escape Aubut

That's funny, he could do Oldman in the Fifth Elememt, after those stones!
Yeah, Reese, bingo! Perfect for Jeanson if she can get the French accent
down! Don't you think Jeanson could of wrote a tell all book instead, and
made a tidy sum from such a book? Besides the moral implications, just
saying.
Quoted message said:
GBMT

Report
Email address hidden
Archived post

16 October 2007, 04:54 UTC #6

GoneBeforeMyTime said:
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
GoneBeforeMyTime said:
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> I've been looking at the INA sitehttp://www.ina.frwhichhas numerous
> clips from post WWII tours. I saw the coverage of the 1975 Pra Loup
> stage where Thevenet passes Merckx in dramatic fashion. What I didn't
> realize is that French TV totally failed to capture the pass due to a
> technical problem (nice pictures of trees) and since it's the same TV
> coverage as the commentators were watching, they only realized
> Thevenet passed Merckx until he almost crossed the finish line much
> later. Check it out!
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> -ilan
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
This was posted not long ago.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Leontien...
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Here's an older one in which Aubut's speaks.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Jeanson...
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
But I like this cool little clip of Carpenter and Twigg in the sprint

finish
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
in LA.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Carpenter-Twigg...
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
GBMT
Quoted message said:
Thanks for those videos. I finally figured out that Leontien was
riding that ridiculous bike because she was way pregnant. I also
looked up that fat Pfaff guy who seems to be a celebrity in Belgium.
However, can someone explain to me why she's talking to him while he's
lying around in tiny briefs surrounded by lotions??
That was odd. But you don't really notice her belly until the end. She's in
another video making pastry in a TV spot like a guess on the Galloping
Gourmet. Another perk from her success .
Quoted message said:
The Aubut video was interesting, he really is a dead ringer for Gary
Oldman (who could play him in the movie, I guess it would be Reese
Whiterspoon for Jeanson). More interesting was the link given there of
the Jeanson team mate who managed to escape Aubut
That's funny, he could do Oldman in the Fifth Elememt, after those stones!
Yeah, Reese, bingo! Perfect for Jeanson if she can get the French accent
down! Don't you think Jeanson could of wrote a tell all book instead, and
made a tidy sum from such a book? Besides the moral implications, just
saying.
GBMT
Well, I did happen to see Arnaud Tournant on a similar cooking show
"Chef, la recette !" in France, see page 5 of
http://corporate.m6.fr/images/illustration/PDF_programme_M6/semaine47_06.pdf
That's next to to the picture of "Sandra" who was discovered in the
French version of the reality show "The Bachelor".
-ilan

Report