Tributes
In 1977, rock band Establishment paid tribute to Alf Engers in their debut album, "Odin Session". The song's title, "Alf Engers (Drills Holes in his Bicycle)", alluded to Engers' use of drastically lightened bicycling hardware. The chorus went:
"Alf Engers, Alf Engers,
Drills holes in his bicycle,
Lightening it up for the bicycle race.
Drills holes in his seatpost, drills holes in his handlebars,
Brake levers, chainset, derailleur cage."
The cartoonist and former racing cyclist Frank Dickens (a former clubmate of Engers), creator of 'Bristow', occasionally included headlines in the small newspapers seen in the Evening Standard cartoon, such as 'Alf Breaks Another Record' or 'Alf Wins Again'.
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“The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.”
—Jean Genet (1910–1986)