It’s not about the bike
Jan 27, 2021
3 minutes
Legend has it that Swiss-French rider Pierre Brambilla lay his bike on his bed and slept on the floor every time he’d had a bad race during his post-War career.
‘That no doubt didn’t improve his physical fitness, but his mental health came out of it restored,’ writes Paul Fournel in his collection of philosophical essays, . ‘Certain racers couldn’t care less about their machines so long as it goes. They don’t even know which gears
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