Seen this on some Russian forum:
Kinda amazing huh?
Here's a google translation of the description:
The proposal for the Russian Olympic team in cycling in 1992, although officials would suit most
Options:
Frame: Chesini TT, painted in the color of black pearls. Gothic inscription in German gold letters Gott mitt Uns («God is with us").
Label: Gold emblem of Russia - the two-headed eagle with a shield on the chest, in which is inscribed a rider trampling dragon with his spear.
The rear disc (Mavic Challenger): Our Lady of The Guide (Protectress).
According to legend, the first such image - Vlakhernskoe icon of the Mother of God - was painted by St. Luke. Its meaning lies in the phenomenon of the Heavenly King and Judge and worship the baby Jesus. By the icons of this type include the miraculous Tikhvin, Smolensk, Czestochowa, Three Hands, Surety of Sinners, and Kazan, based on which the painting is made.
Front-wheel drive (Mavic Challenger): Christ Pantocrator (Christ Pantocrator).
The canonical image of Christ, which was formed in Byzantium in the IV-VI centuries, and representing it as the Heavenly King and Judge. Pantocrator is depicted standing in a full-length, seated on a throne, on a belt or, as in this case, the bust. Often, the image is placed in the dome of the church, which has seen from the shape of the bottom of the circle.
Chain: Rohloff.
Hitch: Campagnolo.
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