October 21, 2009
They were all my friends…
I read a good article today about Frank Vandenbrouke’s somewhat suspicious death. I have to admit that when I first heard about the Belgian rider’s death and the possibility of it being a suicide, I didn’t really care. VDB had been a great talent, and he won some pretty impressive races, but I didn’t much care for him. I rode during the same era as his uncle – a guy that wasn’t all that well liked on any of my teams. I remember when the younger VDB started racing and then hearing all the hype when the guy turned pro. But he received the Belgian curse when he was supposed to be the next Eddy Merckx.Continue Reading »
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