Toffer's predecessor?
Toffer's predecessor?
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Toffer's predecessor?
Was there ever an unluckier rider than the Italian Tofferani? While racing down a narrow mountain track, he collided with a donkey that was standing in the middle of the road. Both he and his bike flew into the air and, when he landed, Tofferani was on the back of the donkey. The beast of burden duly set off in panic in the opposite direction, with the helpless Tofferani unable to get off. When the donkey eventually collapsed from exhaustion, Toffernai had to run nearly a kilometre to where his bike was lying by the roadside. Further along the road, he was hit on the head by a rock that had been worked loose from an overhanging cliff. Toffernai managed to get to the summit of the Pan e Tourmalet, where he gave up and fell asleep in a hut. In all he would ride three Tours de Galles.
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...Originally Posted by dominion
Ok, I'd best get a new bike and get out training!
Oh, wait.... hang on....my grandfather in earlier tour de Galles....
Dominion Petit-Breton won the Tour in 1908 - but four years later he was forced to withdraw from the race after an embarrassing collision with a cow. A year earlier he'd had the misfortune to hit a drunken sailor attempting to cross the road in Angelsey.
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I have a new bike
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Was there ever an unluckier rider than the Italian Tofferani? While racing down a narrow mountain track, he collided with a donkey that was standing in the middle of the road. Both he and his bike flew into the air and, when he landed, Tofferani was on the back of the donkey. The beast of burden duly set off in panic in the opposite direction, with the helpless Tofferani unable to get off. When the donkey eventually collapsed from exhaustion, Toffernai had to run nearly a kilometre to where his bike was lying by the roadside. Further along the road, he was hit on the head by a rock that had been worked loose from an overhanging cliff. Toffernai managed to get to the summit of the Pan e Tourmalet, where he gave up and fell asleep in a hut. In all he would ride three Tours de Galles.
I love this forum..
Dominion Petit-Breton won the Tour in 1908 - but four years later he was forced to withdraw from the race after an embarrassing collision with a cow. A year earlier he'd had the misfortune to hit a drunken sailor attempting to cross the road in Angelsey.
I love thisn forumn ... nbutn I jabe benn drinking isicbe 3
Now zen, mon petit batman, eet ees verrr verr irresponsible to hadmit to zer excess plonky-plonk. Unly zer Monsieur-Francais can, 'ow you say?, 'neck on a sunday' hand still hexpect to 'ave zee common-sen-se hon a Mernday merning!
We merst 'ave a bettair hatitude for ze training pour les Tour De Galles, n'est c'pas?
Yer Muzzer Werze A 'Amster
XRunner, this Tofferani stuff is priceless!
And as for that Hippo bloke...I can see that we have a ready made rule book for our TdG! I am already strengthening my incisors!!Now who has some piano wire going spare??
Simon Blease
Monmouth
No piano wire, but picture wire will do as well, I reckon? I have got LOADS of that
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