On The Pegs January 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 1

On The Pegs P 106 WIN AT 1923 ISDE GOOD OLD TIMES BLOG B y K enneth O lausson P hotos : H usqvarna The two phantoms Gustaf Göthe and David Senning each captured a gold medal in the 1922 ISDT in Switzerland. Consequently, in the following year, Swe- den hosted the International Six Days Trial. It was run out of the capital city Stock- holm for 1,863 kilometres before returning to the finish line. Being there, the local Husqvarna team captured victory, winning the International Trophy. But let’s start in 1922 when the ISDT was organized by Switzerland. Three Husqvarna riders from Sweden took part in this event, where the competitors had to manage the steep hills of the Alps. It not only strained the engines of the workhorses going uphill, but also put severe pressure on the brakes going down the slopes. And most riders were not used to such obstacles, which of course in- fluenced their performance. Conquering the dwindling passes in the Alps, many a rider got stuck with problems and had to abandon the race. The Husqvarna riders had the disadvantage of the weight of their machines, which caused them

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