1996 Tour of Flanders

[@Sills71]

The bikes and riders' positions on them are so much more aesthetically pleasing. And NO race radios means the riders are thinking for themselves and are not just pawns for the directors.

[@capoislamort100]

Absolutely, more aesthetic and better riding technique.

[@paulmacpherson3114]

Im an old fart (60), years ago racing bikes were short and high, now they are long and low, cant stand modern bikes, they are as ugly as sh*t, and you need to sell a kidney to buy one

[@kriss3492]

Indeed. Those bikes from early 90 Till beginning early 2000 were great

[@cyc00000]

Bartoli is almost perfection on a bike.

[@Sills71]

@@cyc00000 Very true... beautiful.

[@usurpareltrono]

I spent yesterday walking up the Kwaremont and Koppenberg so this is very welcome right now! 😁

[@JohnSmith-is8nq]

Motivational watching in prep for next spring. Modern racing does nothing for me. This, I like.

[@classiccycling48592]

👍

[@paulmacpherson3114]

my girlfriend just came in the room "real racing bikes ", she said

[@BabyBowDingBall]

⁠​⁠@@paulmacpherson3114yeah that definitely happened

[@orlandojaimes3068]

it was the steel bikes for me

[@michaelchang1]

I always wonder how would have looked a race of those years with modern cameras and shooting techniques.

[@lindajesse8250]

No prisoners in this kind of racing

[@Sills71]

Not to mention the riders don't look like they are concentration camp survivors.