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Old 07-27-2008, 04:50 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by creekster View Post
WHy are you so jingoisitc?

There are not many blacks in road cycling, this is true. But Steel, I bet you haev see at least one; do you recall Nelson Vails? He won an olympic medal, as I recall. Unless you meant live. There are a couple black guys around here that ride and there is one guy that is quite fast and has a beautiful black colnago c-40 that I lust after. I see him quite often when I am commuting.
I don't recall ever, be it on tv or in person, seeing a black road cyclist. I don't remember Nelson Vails. I've done Solvang with 6000 riders and I remember realizing I hadn't seen one black man or woman riding in the event.
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