It was in 1994. It had been 35 years since he had won the tour, and he took his bike with him. conquered paris in 1959 fermin, the woman was at the trade counter, doing her job without paying much attention to her husband, and was used to having a journalist from time to time dealing with what a cyclist they called ‘Águila de Toledo’ was doing. Really, my heart broke last Sunday when someone shared a photo of him on the occasion of his 95th birthday. Federico Martin Bahamontes, Tour’s yellow jersey, slender legs and perfect muscles are the protagonist of this story. Old age is always very unfair.
“HE, Frederick, We’re going on tour”, said a Toledo resident when he saw him walking towards the Parador with his bike on his back. “Don’t you drive?” “Since I got on the Bird Aubisque and left the Tour, I’ve only ridden the bike a few times for a walk down the street because they paid me their respects.”
hostess team
Since then I have called many times Frederick, who discovered one of his loves outside of a bicycle. “You know,” he once said, “I’m not allowed in half the bars in Toledo when the game is on.” Barcelona vs Madrid. Madrid bars, of course”. Watching a Barça match with Federico while the emotional Barça team is losing is scary, but scary.
But this Tour does not follow him. He is the first person to lose since retiring, leading his team of soda-flavored lovers at La Casera. Peter Torres as the most outstanding runner and presenter Frederick With a single stage win in the Tour de France.
Birthday
Frederick He turned 95 on Sunday, but his health is deteriorating. He no longer follows Tour. And what more could he want than to discuss with his residents that he is the best, how are the cyclists today? pogakar including the attack one kilometer from the finish line; To earn the honor of being named the best climber of all time by the direction of the Tour de France in 2016, who blew it all away when the finish line was miles away.
He approached the Pyrenees, which took him on a plane from Toledo to Madrid on the AVE and to Toulouse, where a Tour cart picked him up and took him to the finish line to have a snack with Spanish journalists and enjoy their stories once again. , legend, come on Frederick!
Fermina’s death
He is now hospitalized in Valladolid because since he died fermin He collapsed to the ground and was never the same again, not driving his Mercedes, not drinking olives and vermouth with his friends, or getting angry that some kids, not so much, like children. Thin, harden anyone Standthey didn’t send one of their bikes in time to put it in the museum.
fermin And Frederick They formed a marriage where fate wanted no children until one day the news came out. Frederick I had twins This caused a stir in Toledo because Frederick was very … Frederick Growing up in cycling and many other things, and post-war Spain, women kept their discontent and disappointment to themselves, without breaking their silence. They were different times.
1959 memories
When a journalist came, he would put on his suit, tie, and show the golden watch given to him when he won the Tour. Pardo Palacebecause in a spain which some want to go backMore black than white, there was no greater pleasure to see. Frederick Win the 1959 Tour and not less than July 18 so that the Spanish embassy boasts that they have prepared the best paella in honor of ‘Águila de Toledo’, but it is no longer the audience listening to it. parrotperhaps heir Bahamonts He is the person he is most proud of, because to him there is no greater runner than those who climb mountains as if they were straight highways.
It was in 1994. It had been 35 years since he had won the tour, and he took his bike with him. conquered paris in 1959 fermin, the woman was at the trade counter, doing her job without paying much attention to her husband, and was used to having a journalist from time to time dealing with what a cyclist they called ‘Águila de Toledo’ was doing. Really, my heart broke last Sunday when someone shared a photo of him on the occasion of his 95th birthday. Federico Martin Bahamontes, Tour’s yellow jersey, slender legs and perfect muscles are the protagonist of this story. Old age is always very unfair.
“HE, Frederick, We’re going on tour”, said a Toledo resident when he saw him walking towards the Parador with his bike on his back. “Don’t you drive?” “Since I got on the Bird Aubisque and left the Tour, I’ve only ridden the bike a few times for a walk down the street because they paid me their respects.”
hostess team
Since then I have called many times Frederick, who discovered one of his loves outside of a bicycle. “You know,” he once said, “I’m not allowed in half the bars in Toledo when the game is on.” Barcelona vs Madrid. Madrid bars, of course”. Watching a Barça match with Federico while the emotional Barça team is losing is scary, but scary.
But this Tour does not follow him. He is the first person to lose since retiring, leading his team of soda-flavored lovers at La Casera. Peter Torres as the most outstanding runner and presenter Frederick With a single stage win in the Tour de France.
Birthday
Frederick He turned 95 on Sunday, but his health is deteriorating. He no longer follows Tour. And what more could he want than to discuss with his residents that he is the best, how are the cyclists today? pogakar including the attack one kilometer from the finish line; To earn the honor of being named the best climber of all time by the direction of the Tour de France in 2016, who blew it all away when the finish line was miles away.
He approached the Pyrenees, which took him on a plane from Toledo to Madrid on the AVE and to Toulouse, where a Tour cart picked him up and took him to the finish line to have a snack with Spanish journalists and enjoy their stories once again. , legend, come on Frederick!
Fermina’s death
He is now hospitalized in Valladolid because since he died fermin He collapsed to the ground and was never the same again, not driving his Mercedes, not drinking olives and vermouth with his friends, or getting angry that some kids, not so much, like children. Thin, harden anyone Standthey didn’t send one of their bikes in time to put it in the museum.
fermin And Frederick They formed a marriage where fate wanted no children until one day the news came out. Frederick I had twins This caused a stir in Toledo because Frederick was very … Frederick Growing up in cycling and many other things, and post-war Spain, women kept their discontent and disappointment to themselves, without breaking their silence. They were different times.
1959 memories
When a journalist came, he would put on his suit, tie, and show the golden watch given to him when he won the Tour. Pardo Palacebecause in a spain which some want to go backMore black than white, there was no greater pleasure to see. Frederick Win the 1959 Tour and not less than July 18 so that the Spanish embassy boasts that they have prepared the best paella in honor of ‘Águila de Toledo’, but it is no longer the audience listening to it. parrotperhaps heir Bahamonts He is the person he is most proud of, because to him there is no greater runner than those who climb mountains as if they were straight highways.