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Charly's Day: A tribute to Charly Gaul, December 8, 1932 - December 6, 2005

The 'Angel of the Mountains'
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(Click for larger image) The 'Angel of the Mountains' - Charly Gaul leads Spanish rider Federico Bahamontes during the 17th stage of the 1959 Tour de France between Saint-Etienne and Grenoble, which Gaul won.
Charly's day
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(Click for larger image) Charly's day - Gaul en route to winning the 18th stage of the 1958 Tour de France, an uphill individual time trial from Bedouin to the top of Mont Ventoux.
On Stage 21 of the 1958 Tour,
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(Click for larger image) On Stage 21 of the 1958 Tour, Charly Gaul launched an audacious solo move on the Luitel, seen here at the crest of the fog-covered Col de Porte with an advantage of five and a half minutes over the chasing bunch. Riding downhill in freezing rain, the Luxembourg rider went on to win the stage in Aix-les-Bains.
Back, but not quite there...
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(Click for larger image) Back, but not quite there... Charly Gaul seen prior the start of second stage of Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré in Privas on June 8, 1999.
The modern-day Gaul
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(Click for larger image) The modern-day Gaul - Jan Ullrich and Charly Gaul on October 23, 2002, at the presentation of the 2003 Tour de France in Paris.
Gaul but not forgotten
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(Click for larger image) Gaul but not forgotten - Charly Gaul's hard-man reputation lives on the label of this modern waterproof jacket by Rapha.


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