John Sinibaldi, known as "The Legend," died in his sleep at age 92 on Jan. 10. His national-level cycling career spanned 77 years, including 18 U.S. championships and the 1932 and '36 Olympics. He won his first major race in 1928 and his last in 2005, a USA Cycling masters road championship. For much of his life, Sinibaldi also promoted cycling as a sport for young athletes. He was a 1997 inductee of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. His passing came after a short bout with lung cancer. Funeral services were Saturday in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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In 1997-98 I had the very good fortune to know this man, talk and ride bikes with him.
For a while there I was beginning to think he was immortal. This was not a death, it was a homecoming.