Vicente Trueba at 1933 Tour de France in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - photo by FastDHR

The image is Vicente Trueba, nicknamed the Flea of Torrelavega, famous for being the first winner of the KOMs classification in the 1933 Tour. Points were given to the fastest ascenders and the Flea climbed 9 out of 16 mountain peaks first!... Photo Credit @ via Tourdefrance

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Album: Images-from-Cyclings-Glory-Days
Category: Road Riding
Date Posted: Dec 4, 2014 at 10:55
Dec 4, 2014
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Trail: 1933 Tour de France
Riders: Vicente Trueba

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samjam (Dec 4, 2014 at 13:53)

Keep the old school shit coming mate . Pictures like this get me stoked

FastDHR (Dec 4, 2014 at 22:42)

thanks man, very happy to hear this...I've also found a bunch of pics from Vicente Trueba, nicknamed the Flea of Torrelavega, one of the great climbers from the 30's...

brigand (Dec 4, 2014 at 12:02)

the original SS gravel grinder

cool photos, thanx for sharing

FastDHR (Dec 4, 2014 at 21:24)

I'm glad you can appreciate the 'old days' too, in 1933 they already had multi-speed free wheels and derailleurs, as a matter of fact when you come to think about it, nothing much as changed on road bikes since the invention of derailleurs like we know them now, they've been around for a long time now...bike races will always be won by the dude busting his ass, never the bike...