Jaume Mir, the most famous cycling assistant, passes away
90-year-old Jaume Mir, the most famous cycling assistant, known as 'taxi key', who also had an actor facet, working alongside stars such as Clint Eastwood, died in his 90s.
Mundo Deportivo
By Celes Piedrabuena
5/29/2019
Who else who least has it in mind. Any cycling fan of a certain age remembers an assistant who always waited for the cyclists once they crossed the finish line to protect them, to take care of them, to help them as the word actually says. That man who used to hide under sheriff sunglasses, sunglasses and a distinctive mustache was Jaume Mir (Barcelona, 1928), who died this Wednesday at the age of 90.
He was an innovator and pioneer in grooming cyclists to wear on the podium
Medal of honor of the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC), Mir had one of his last public appearances two years ago, in the Orbea store in Barcelona, on the occasion of the presentation of the book 'Secondary luxury, a life between champions' , which rigorously gathers a very fascinating life of a man who as an auxiliary covered 26 editions of the Tour de France or 51 of the Tour of Spain and who came to work as an actor in some 130 films, along with actors such as Clint Eastwood, with whom he shared scenes in 'The Good, the Ugly and the Bad', hence it was known as 'Taxi Key'.
A book that now acquires a greater sense if it is possible to know one of the key figures of cycling, pure passion, initiative and inventiveness, which, as he said on the day of the presentation, "explains my life in the simplest way possible, so that tomorrow we have in this book the life of a man who loved cycling and cinema. "
Rest in peace.
FERRY, Jaume Mir (Jaume Mir Farri)
Born: 11/22/1928, Barcelona, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
Died: 5/29/2019, Barcelona, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
Jaume’s Mir’s western – actor:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 1966
The Fabulous Trinity – 1972 (Fulgencio)
Fat Brothers of Trinity - 1973 (engineer)
Dallas – 1974 (Maldanado brother)