This professional-grade red Peugeot road bike—believed to be the legendary Reynolds PX10 model—is the machine that carried the three-time national cycling tour champion, Jesus A. Garcia Jr., into numerous (3) individual and (5) team championships back in the 1970s.
The Peugeot Road bike, the gold standard for pro-racers then and utilized by Eddy “The Cannibal” Merckx in his prime, was a pre-loved road bike previously own by his townmate and kumpare, Mario Garin. Garcia purchased it on 28 November 1972 in exchange for P750.
When asked how much he loved his bike: “I love my bike more than my wife,” Garcia quipped.
“Noong panahon na iyon, hinahalik-halikan ko pa ang bike ko na yan. It is truly a ‘Golden Bike.’ Dahil noong Lingayen-Lucap, Alaminos noong 1973, pagdating na pagdating ko sa finish line, saka palang ito [himalang] na-flat. Kung nangyari yong [flat] bago ang finish line, eh nasamsam na ni Catambay yung 9 seconds na lead ko sa kanya—that was a miracle 3rd place victory sa Lucap [Alaminos],” the Philippine Campionissimo, Garcia, recalled.
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