"the surface is absolutely shit" says Steve Joughin in his best Manx accent. Such a shame for Steve to miss out through that accident. Thanks, from the Isle of Man, for sharing.
It's so sad what happened to the Velodrome in Montreal. I only got a chance to see it once when I was a kid, although I've been there multiple times after they turned it into the Biodome. I can't believe they would destroy such a beautiful track. It was one of the jewels of the Olympics, and the track was really steep. The Biodome is nice too, especially the rainforest part of it. I just don't know why they chose to destroy something to make something else. They could have just built something in the area of the Velodrome. I mean, they now have an outdoor soccer stadium, a movie theatre and a planetarium nearby, so there was room near Olympic stadium to build something.
I rode the Montreal velodrome in 1982 and it wasn't in great shape with areas of loose boards. A big issue with the velodrome was the highly flammable translucent roof. It was highly flammable and violated fire safety codes. The solution was to have manned water canons, visible in this video. After the games, the water canons were basically ignored, thereby violating the original compromise. By the way, I crashed in a race and had numerous wood shards in my leg and eventually went to emergency to get them removed. The doctor asked me how that happened and I said "riding my bicycle." He was surprised as the racing season was in Winter and it was about -20C outside. He asked me if I was riding indoors and I simply replied: "yes," and he did not ask for any further explanation...
One of the greatest sports documentaries ever made, certainly the best I've seen so far.
Acquaint yourself with Jørgen Leth's STARs AND WATER CARRIERS...........
"the surface is absolutely shit" says Steve Joughin in his best Manx accent. Such a shame for Steve to miss out through that accident. Thanks, from the Isle of Man, for sharing.
What an amazing coach for the Isle of Man rider- true dedication. Inspiring indeed.
Anton Tkáč really super strong and clever rider 👍👍
Brilliant film, the glory and heartache of cycling...
Skippy what a legend
Thanks for posting. Very brilliant movie and a great memory for me !
love the music
Smokin' a stogey while checking true, raw my friend!
Looks like a pipe rather then a cigar
Rest in peace Anton Tkac
The audio and video quality on this is awesome!
I find it amazing how little the Canadian team jersey has changed since the 70s. It's basically the same!
Amazing film. Thanks so much.
I wonder where those amazing track bikes are now
It's so sad what happened to the Velodrome in Montreal. I only got a chance to see it once when I was a kid, although I've been there multiple times after they turned it into the Biodome. I can't believe they would destroy such a beautiful track. It was one of the jewels of the Olympics, and the track was really steep.
The Biodome is nice too, especially the rainforest part of it. I just don't know why they chose to destroy something to make something else. They could have just built something in the area of the Velodrome. I mean, they now have an outdoor soccer stadium, a movie theatre and a planetarium nearby, so there was room near Olympic stadium to build something.
I agree, but there are now velodromes operating in Bromont and in Mt Tremblant.
I rode the Montreal velodrome in 1982 and it wasn't in great shape with areas of loose boards. A big issue with the velodrome was the highly flammable translucent roof. It was highly flammable and violated fire safety codes. The solution was to have manned water canons, visible in this video. After the games, the water canons were basically ignored, thereby violating the original compromise. By the way, I crashed in a race and had numerous wood shards in my leg and eventually went to emergency to get them removed. The doctor asked me how that happened and I said "riding my bicycle." He was surprised as the racing season was in Winter and it was about -20C outside. He asked me if I was riding indoors and I simply replied: "yes," and he did not ask for any further explanation...
Anton Tkac has passed away today. R.I.P
Mr. Anton TKÁČ was Slovak from Slovakia just for the truth.
14:35 I feel bad for him as he had to push so hard the blue bicycle. It took us 40 years to learn that red bicycles are the fastest.
Big CZ sprinter Anton Tkac dead 2022.12.22😪
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The soundtrack slaps, what band is that?
What a ignorant commentator. Doesnt pronounce Anton Tkac's name properly and doesn't know his country of origin. Shame