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The Older Gentleman
Oct 27, 2012, 5:00:07 AM10/27/12
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In Today's Times. Emile Allais, French skiing champion of bygone days,
who won the downhill on Kitzbuhel's Hahnenkahm in (get this) 1934, and
who didn't give the Nazi salute to Hitler at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
He helped develop modern ski bindings, helped estabish the resorts of
Courchevel, Meribel, and (in Chile) Portillo, and was skiing into his
90s, even after a collision with (inevitably) a snowboarder at the age
of 90 resulted in a broken shoulder.
Described in the 1950s by the New York Times as a "congenital member of
the suicide club".
Thoroughly recommended.
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Yamaha 660 Tenere Suzuki GT500 GN250, TS250ERx2
So many bikes, so little garage space....
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who won the downhill on Kitzbuhel's Hahnenkahm in (get this) 1934, and
who didn't give the Nazi salute to Hitler at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
He helped develop modern ski bindings, helped estabish the resorts of
Courchevel, Meribel, and (in Chile) Portillo, and was skiing into his
90s, even after a collision with (inevitably) a snowboarder at the age
of 90 resulted in a broken shoulder.
Described in the 1950s by the New York Times as a "congenital member of
the suicide club".
Thoroughly recommended.
--
Honda CB400 Four Triumph Street Triple Ducati 800SS
Yamaha 660 Tenere Suzuki GT500 GN250, TS250ERx2
So many bikes, so little garage space....
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
PipL
Oct 28, 2012, 8:30:09 AM10/28/12
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:00:07 +0100, totallyde...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
>even after a collision with (inevitably) a snowboarder
OI!
Gentleman) wrote:
>even after a collision with (inevitably) a snowboarder
Oh, I se. Yes, them skiers is dangers on pistes. Except when I'm on skis, of
course.
<remembers two years ago when skiiing in Flaine and being taken roughly from
behind by another skier>
Or, maybe, not.
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Pip
Fraser Johnston
Oct 30, 2012, 5:57:47 AM10/30/12
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On 27/10/12 5:00 PM, The Older Gentleman wrote:
> In Today's Times. Emile Allais, French skiing champion of bygone days,
> who won the downhill on Kitzbuhel's Hahnenkahm in (get this) 1934, and
> who didn't give the Nazi salute to Hitler at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
>
> He helped develop modern ski bindings, helped estabish the resorts of
> Courchevel, Meribel, and (in Chile) Portillo, and was skiing into his
> 90s, even after a collision with (inevitably) a snowboarder at the age
> of 90 resulted in a broken shoulder.
>
> Described in the 1950s by the New York Times as a "congenital member of
> the suicide club".
>
> Thoroughly recommended.
>
>
Congenital? Sounds like a bit of a cock.
> In Today's Times. Emile Allais, French skiing champion of bygone days,
> who won the downhill on Kitzbuhel's Hahnenkahm in (get this) 1934, and
> who didn't give the Nazi salute to Hitler at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
>
> He helped develop modern ski bindings, helped estabish the resorts of
> Courchevel, Meribel, and (in Chile) Portillo, and was skiing into his
> 90s, even after a collision with (inevitably) a snowboarder at the age
> of 90 resulted in a broken shoulder.
>
> Described in the 1950s by the New York Times as a "congenital member of
> the suicide club".
>
> Thoroughly recommended.
>
>
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Fraser
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