Kletterer Posted March 13, 2012 Share On a run this morning the Cannibal passed us on his bike, heading out through Bantry Bay towards Camps Bay. At least I was sure it must have been him. It's great to see a legend like Eddy Merckx still doing it for the fun of it, enjoying the ride out on Cape Town's roads all by himself. My wife doubts that I could have recognised him. Anyone else bumbed into Eddy today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted March 13, 2012 Share My wife doubts that I could have recognised him. Anyone else bumbed into Eddy today? Who, me ? . Wayne Potgieter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeTurbo Posted March 13, 2012 Share I heard he was in town - some other guys have seen him too. Eddy that is, not Eddy, unless Eddy also rides through Bantry Bay, in which case Eddy has been seen not once, but twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted March 13, 2012 Share I heard he was in town - some other guys have seen him too. Eddy that is, not Eddy, unless Eddy also rides through Bantry Bay, in which case Eddy has been seen not once, but twice. Aha,but we are talking about Eddie........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kletterer Posted March 13, 2012 Share No, not some Eddie, but THE EDDY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted March 13, 2012 Share No, not some Eddie, but THE EDDY. HA haHe gets around.He would have been at the Paris Nice surely.He is at all these events.Would not suprise me.What with borsel kop Indurain here and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Aha,but we are talking about Eddie........ Who? This bloke?http://www.jazzfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Eddie-Jordan.jpg Cause the cyclist spells his name Eddy... Seriously. Edited March 13, 2012 by TNT1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbp2007 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Bumped into Eddy last Friday. Didn't manage to bump into him on Sunday, though. http://www.popularme...d-me-2012-03-12 I took Eddy Jr so he could meet daddy. Edited March 13, 2012 by pbp2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted March 13, 2012 Share If it was him, i would have loved to go on a nice training ride with man. Imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted March 13, 2012 Share If it was him, i would have loved to go on a nice training ride with man. Imagine Yeah. Not the same, I know, but I once had the fortune to do that with Vinokourov. You really can learn a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted March 13, 2012 Share Yeah. Not the same, I know, but I once had the fortune to do that with Vinokourov. You really can learn a lot.Yup , any pro rider that had a top 10 finish in the tour would be epic. What would you say to eddy on a ride - hi i did the argus sub 3 this year and he'll say - good for you i won 34 tdf stages. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOldGuy Posted March 13, 2012 Share Yeah. Not the same, I know, but I once had the fortune to do that with Vinokourov. You really can learn a lot. I think that would have interested me more than a ride with Merckx, I have always wondered what went around in Vino's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOldGuy Posted March 13, 2012 Share He was a rider I enjoyed watching not scared to attack ! Love the way he took the glory from the sprinters on the Champs-Élysées. Absolutely, exciting and never scared to give it a bash, even if it was suicidal, .....actually that was when he was most likely to try. Remember how insanely he worked for 'Berto at the Tour, or maybe it was the Giro, I cant remember, but he attacked every day, then when he wasn't attacking, he was riding up and down fetching water, then just for fun, he would attack again.....yeah, one of my all time favorite riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny K Posted March 13, 2012 Share He was at complete cyclist, hout bay today (i think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kletterer Posted March 13, 2012 Share If it was him, i would have loved to go on a nice training ride with man. Imagine I would have liked to pull up next to him on my AXM, the bike he designed and built for his son Axel, who is also one ninety something, like me, and waited for him to open up the conversation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted March 13, 2012 Share He was at complete cyclist, hout bay today (i think)Good to see his still riding strong at 66, i met miguel indurian during the 2004 argus, but woul trade that conversation with a handshake with eddy any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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