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Cycle News 1974 09 24

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• rn In t :- DQ Ii!: .g DQ ;... g -et-- C'l ...... -e- C'J '~ .0 E ~ ..... 0.. ~ rJ) Repairs have to be do ne during t ime snatched from en duro sched ule. Motto of 6·Days is "h urry every chance you get. " North Italian str eet scene . No re port, especiall y a hurried dispatch from Eu rope , can tell eac h and every st o ry of the six da ys co m p eti tion. The Italian ISOT, as does every ISOT, belon gs to each and every ri de r , each and every support te am member and to eac h and every motorcycli st. Th at so few a t tend the a n n ual event is, in the words of Hu sk y's J ack Lehto , " a disap po in t me n t to th ose who wo r k so hard to represent th eir nation." T ha t th e American co n tingent was as large as an y nation 's, including the home co untry 's, was an en couragement to o u r riders. The main thing that stands in th e way of o u r riders ' success is all in th e mind. A man 's a tti tud e in th e six days rid ing is as paramount as skill . Three things make a good ISOT rider - determinati o n, skill an d experience. Our te am members cer ta inly have the determination and skill necessary for a six days victory and we now hav e th e exp erience. O Uf Va se team victory in '7 3 o n o u r ho m e soi l proves Americans can win. The fo urth pl ace performances by both te ams in '74 proves th at we are co nsisten t . 1975 sh ould be in teresting. Ita lian cheerleaders performed in opening ceremo nies. "Mama mia, thats-a some spicy meat ball!" It alian hero A. Gritti IGileral gets down to the nitty as peanut gallery chee rs. Results TR OPH Y T EAM S : -l. Cz ec h . 2. Swede n . 3 . Italy. 4 . U.S .A . 5 . H o ll a nd. VASE TEAM S : 1. Czech. 2. Ita ly A . 3. Czech A . 4 . U .S.A . A . 5. Austr ia . ?aisanos check out the schedule. COMUllt ." DI CAMtR1HO . -~"- ...... -r""- _ ... . . .. - .... 6 GIORJIlI lDtlllSl I 7

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