R.I.P Federico Bahamontes.

[gavroche]

This great champion died today, age 95. He was the first Spaniard to win the TdF in1959. He was nicknamed the Eagle of the mountains as he was a great climber.

 

[Paulus]

Another of my cycling heroes from a past era goes to the peloton in the sky.

 

[cyberknight]

the eagle of toledo