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New Book! 'The Cycling Jersey - Craftsmanship, Speed & Style'. ORDER VIA LINK IN PROFILE

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Currently 800+ copies sold in 12 months. Get yours today 🔥
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Woven into Polish cycling history...
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Poland’s pioneers go West, and their part in the evolution of U.S professional cycling.
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Andrzej Szmitkowski and Eddie ‘B’ Borysewicz share their recollections of coaching the U.S Olympic and early professional tea… https://t.co/R1mBANi6gK

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Woven into Polish cycling history...
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Fine detailing on an original 1965 Polish National Champion jersey, won by Jan Kudra.
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Part of a dedicated feature in the upcoming book, examining cycling (and the political climate surrounding it) in Eastern Europ… https://t.co/CB8sND1CI0

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Woven into Polish cycling history...
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The daughter of Stanislaw Krolak, shares her recollections of her fathers triumph at leading his country to win the 1954 Peace Race.
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Photographed in Warsaw, accompanied by her fathers Polish National Champion jers… https://t.co/ZFrY8U9AR5

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A little taste of things to come...
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The Emperor. Belgian cycling legend Rik Van Looy, photographed in 1960, clad in the Red Guard colours of the equally legendary West Flanders Famea/Flandria cycling team. See today’s other posts for the whole of this … https://t.co/RGjCaNV2qY

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A little taste of things to come...
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Worn by the Emperor himself. 1960 Faema team jersey, worn and signed by the Belgian cycling legend Rik Van Looy. From the world class collection of @jsprdd88 of the @edegemcyclingattic. See today’s other posts for mo… https://t.co/yumCrYMZ0l

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A little taste of things to come...
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The Maestro meets the Emperor, this is what it’s all about 👌🏼 Collector @jsprdd88 of the @edegemcyclingattic meets the Belgian cycling legend Rik Van Looy to get his very own 1960 Faema team jersey brought back to hi… https://t.co/ZthxXua4ij

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A star Belgian cyclist, riding for an Italian team, draped in the colours of the American flag. A cosmopolitan combination that brought flair and style to the peloton.
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The life, times, and of course the jerseys of Roger ‘The Gyspy’ De Vlaeminck and the… https://t.co/dJhelXNuqC

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Admired, respected, but perhaps never truly taken to heart by the fans, this builders son from Normandy was nevertheless a style icon with an unequalled list of achievements to his name.
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The life, times, and of course the jerseys of ‘Monsieur Chrono’ g… https://t.co/37glOgdr8L

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Styles for miles 👌🏼 Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx seen at the start of the 1968 Paris - Luxembourg.
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The life, times, and of course jerseys of both ‘Monsieur Chrono’ and ‘The Cannibal’ get an in-depth examination in the ‘The Riders’ chapter of the la… https://t.co/eH38jD1Iek

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Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck battling in the final stages of the 1973 Paris - Roubaix.
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Seen (underneath the mud) in the team kit designs they are most associated with; Merckx in the dour and brooding Molteni team kit, while RDV sports the flash C… https://t.co/p6lsYtBO05

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Gorgeous design on this Pernod sponsored map, showing the route for the Tour de France of 1952.
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Plenty more of the culture, craft and evolution of the cycling jersey to be found in the latest book;
‘The Cycling Jersey - Craftsmanship, Speed & Style’.
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Leading on from yesterday’s posts; Roger de Vlaeminck in the saddle, 1980 while riding for the Boule d’Or team.
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Plenty more of the culture, craft and evolution of the cycling jersey to be found in the latest book;
‘The Cycling Jersey - Craftsmanship, S… https://t.co/VhrTuKnjPF

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1981 Boule d’Or team jersey, worn and signed by Freddy Maertens.
From the fine collection of Belgium’s very own @edegemcyclingattic
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Plenty more of the culture, craft and evolution of the cycling jersey to be found in the latest book.
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Just 30 copies a… https://t.co/EvdYGSsENX

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Race winners pennant sponsored by the Belgian tobacco firm, four years prior to them sponsoring their own cycling team that would boast Belgian greats such as; Maertens, De Vlaeminck and Fons de Wolf.
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See today’s other posts for more jerseys from the t… https://t.co/pUpIb6R99W

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1980 Boule d’Or team jersey, with the addition of World Champion trims thanks to the one and only Roger de Vlaeminck.
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Plenty more of the culture, craft and evolution of the cycling jersey to be found in the latest book.
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Just 30 copies are now left in… https://t.co/OkvPuFnqro

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Eddy Merckx takes the Midi Libre of 1971, his only victory of the Southern French stage race.
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Marking him as one of the only three Belgian riders to take the title during the events fifty years existence.
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And judging by the state of his leaders jerse… https://t.co/8xge5s3m7V

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Production label from France's premier manufacturer of cycling jerseys; Bovis of Paris.
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Plenty more of the culture, craft and evolution of the cycling jersey to be found in the latest book.
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Last few copies are now left in stock 📚💨
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🌐 See link in… https://t.co/pag7LG3MFi

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Rest in Peace Pou Pou 🇫🇷🐓🙏🏻
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1971 jersey from the team he would spend his entire career riding with.
Made in Paris by Bovis.
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#rideinpeace #poulidor #raymondpoulidor #poupou #cyclesmercier #tourdefrance #tdf #letour #velovintage #vintagevelo https://t.co/umzXQbGQOW

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The stuff that dreams are made of...
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All this will be revealed within part of the 'Collectors' chapter in the next new book, currently in production and ready for pre-order next Summer.
Mark my words, it's going to be a big one!
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Sales of the first ti… https://t.co/xyk8H0fELL

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Adieu 🇫🇷🐓🙏🏻
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