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Brik Schotte, Signed Postal Card, World Champion 1948 & 1950
$45.00
Alberic “Brik” Schotte was a strong and tenacious rider from the Flanders region of Belgium. His incredible stamina when racing earned him the nickname “Iron Brik”
He was world champion in 1948 and 1950, won the last stage of the 1947 Tour de France, and finished second in the epic 1948 Tour, behind Gino Bartali. He twice won the Tour of Flanders (1942, 1948), Paris–Tours (1946, 1947), and Paris–Brussels (1946, 1952). He also won the inaugural Challenge Desgrange-Colombo, a season-long competition to identify the world’s best road rider, in 1948. He holds the record with twenty consecutive participations in the Tour of Flanders and in addition to his two victories made the podium on six other occasions.
All of the cards on our site are original; no reproductions.
As many of the cards are quite old and one of a kind, please look a the photos carefully to determine the condition.
Size: 10 x 15 cm
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