Tag: Bernard Hinault
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The Badger And Paris-Roubaix
Click or not: The Badger And Paris-Roubaix“Paris-Roubaix is shit”. It’s a quote long attributed to Le Blaireau, The Badger, Bernard Hinault. His win in 1981 in the rainbow jersey is still one of the most remarkable. Punctures, crashes, and an errant poodle couldn’t stop the gritted determination Hinault always displayed, his sprint from the front from what seemed like a lap… …
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Insider Rides: Buck’s Hinault Custom
Click or not: Insider Rides: Buck’s Hinault CustomIt’s always strange meeting people that you’ve previously only known by the wonders of the internet. I’d talked to American ex-pat Buck Rogers on a popular forum many times over the years, and his enthusiasm for all things steel, Euro, and unique leapt off the page in a cacophony of “fuck yeah!”s and “right on”s. When… …
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Roubaix Week: Badger Style
Click or not: Roubaix Week: Badger Style”Paris Roubaix est une connerie!” (“Paris Roubaix is bullshit!”). So said Le Blaireau, The Badger, Bernard Hinault about the race he won in 1981. In typical Badger style, he wore the rainbow stripes, ran over a dog, chased back on, did all the work and then led out the sprint and let no-one have the… …