Their frames looked somewhat similiar to the above. Marc teams continued to use Merckx frames for a couple of years, but I haven't found any decent pictures to indicate what they looked like.
In 1985, Tönnisteiner roade Merckx frames. Here's a black and white picture of Filip Cottenies. In this picture, you can just make out someone (might be Cottenies, I'm not sure) on a white frame with a red head tube and read seat tube panel.
This frame is going back up on the auction block - best bike, but too long and stems aren't solving my issues.
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing. That's my dad you have there. I didn't know he'd reach the US. Haha :)!
ReplyDeleteAny chance you have the picture from the link that doesn't work (apparently: http://www.bernardhinault.com/completed%20pages/gal-allround/kelly11.htm)?
You're in luck! archive.org has a copy.
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Thanks for the working link!
ReplyDeleteThe cyclist from Torhout-Werchter in the right isn't Filip Cottenies (my dad ;) ), it's Benny Van Brabant.
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Marc - Zeepcentrale - EM - 1981 and Marc - Moernlux - EM - 1982, cyclocross: Dany Nooytens, Alfons Van Parijs, Robert Vermeire 2, Lucien Zeimes; frame colours blue (maybe silver)
ReplyDeleteIWC - Imex - EM 1981/1982, track (Omnium, 6 day racings): Patrick Sercu; frame colour orange (dark yellow). Marc team did not use EM bikes on the road after 1980.
The Marc VRD Merckx frames were provided just after the TDF, they were silver "signature" professional frames with no serials on the BBshell, i own 2 official VRD bikes (apparently only 5 left in the world) mine are Partic Sercu and Marc Dierickx 's bikes.
ReplyDeleteAll the blue frames you see in the old pictures were still Superia frames with blacked out decall's, they rode those bikes in the TDF bcs Eddy didn't have his frames ready for the whole team.