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What's that tube thing on the left guy's shoulder?
Replacement tubes for repairs I guess. They all have one.
No team support back then. towns used to wait for riders to give them food and drink.
Check out the bike - fixed gear, they just flipped the rear wheel for the climbing gear. Shoes strapped into the pedals, slowing on mountaint descents with brakes made of cork, people died in these races.
are you sure about bikes being fixed geared? They may just be single speeds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freewheel