Big Pimpin' Monday - Cold war track sprinters.

Weve decided to do something a little different for this edition of Big Pimpin' Monday. Some of you may have expected us to go with Cav seen he won the world champs last week, Lew has been pestering us to do an edition on the Kardashians. Today were going with an era as opposed to a person.

Along with the ongoing space race and the arms race during the Cold War, sports competitions were important to the international reputation for members of the Eastern Block. Winning gold at world championships and the Olympics created a perception of the success of one way of life versus another and was just as important as the various other races the USA and USSR were running.

It was a time when men where men and some women were pretty close to being men too. Track cycling, especially the sprint events were big business during the cold war. Huge gains were made in the field of sports sciences in regards to the training of sprint athletes.

It's well documented that the Eastern Bloc countries may have been also experimenting with some cutting edge supplements at the time but hey the racing was fast and action was intense. Sure some woman ended up with moustache's and there were a few retired athletes with anger issues but it seems like a price well worth paying.

Just fucking look at the guy.

If the Eastern Bloc counties werent so poor this Mofo would have been wearing a gold chain around his neck, thats how big Pimpin' he is.

You can bet these two went through handlebars about as quick as they went through the women.