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"Obituary: Ian Steel, cyclist"

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  1. chdot
    Admin

    http://beta.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-ian-steel-cyclist-1-3928626

    http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/26/ian-steel

    Posted 9 years ago #

  2. SRD
    Moderator

    great story.

    very much the same generation as my neighbour, who I wrote about on the crem thread:

    "Was glad we'd cycled though. The deceased had cycled on his own to North Berwick when he was 9, and to see the opening of the Kincardine bridge when he was 11. He helped restart the Dunedin cycle club. And met his wife-to-be on a cycling holiday in Ireland. It seemed only right to get to his funeral by bike."

    Posted 9 years ago #

  3. Min
    Member

    What a great story. Steel is Real indeed. RIP.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  4. panyagua
    Member

    RIP. I first heard of him from reading Herbie Sykes' 'The Race Against the Stasi', which I'd highly recommend.

    http://road.cc/content/review/144905-race-against-stasi-herbie-sykes

    Posted 9 years ago #

  5. cc
    Member

    Lovely story. On the subject of life in East Germany I'd also recommend Stasiland by Anna Funder.

    Posted 9 years ago #

  6. ih
    Member

    Just wanted to add before this thread disappears off the page, what a heart-warming story of Ian Steel's life. This man deserves a public memorial somewhere.

    Posted 9 years ago #

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