Monday, August 16, 2010

1989 Track Cycling World Championships

I was just browsing through flickr the other night and I found nztony's excellent photos of the 1989 Track Cycling World Championships in Lyon. Check out some of the highlights below, and head over to his photostream to see the rest. Thanks for letting me put these up, Tony!

Tony's not sure who these match sprint riders are. Maybe Frederic Magne (France) v's Bill Huck (East Germany)? Whoever it is, check out the sheriff stars. Nice. Photo by nztony.

East German sprinters go head to head. Love this shot. Photo by nztony.

The East German pursuit team on some fancy bikes. Photo by nztony.

East German pursuit bike technology. Insanely advanced for 1989. Also, check out that sweet Colnago. Photo by nztony.

Details of the bb shell of the above bike. The "made in GDR" label slays me. Photo by nztony.

Viatcheslav Ekimov 4000m Individual Pursuit Final. Photo by nztony.

Michael Hübner, East German sprinter. His holder is a styler. Photo by nztony.

Unknown sprinters from France and the Soviet Union at the World Cycling Championships, Lyon, France 1989. Photo by nztony.

East Germans Celebrating becoming the 1989 World 4000 Metre Team Pursuit Champions. Obviously those fancy bikes worked. Photo by nztony.

This guy is my hero. Note: child's air horn on Colnago warm-up bike. Photo by nztony.