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The Stunning 9/11 Tribute That Maybe Wasn’t

Posted on 11 September 202111 September 2021 by cosmo

On September 27th, 2001, Filippo Simeoni soloed clear of a breakaway on Stage 18 of the Vuelta a España. Barely a meter from the finish, he took the unusual step of dismounting his bike, holding it aloft, and kissing the top-tube, before walking across for the stage win. He was fined for this—and here we…

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Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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