Watney Avia 1972 - cycling figurine

This figurine faithfully recreates the Watney Avia team jersey as worn in the professional peloton during the 1972 season. Cast in zamak — a zinc alloy prized for its sharpness of detail — it is hand-painted in the Roubaix workshop of Le Petit Cycliste, produced in small batches, to order.

The 1972 season in the peloton. Professional cycling in this era was defined by the sheer dominance of Eddy Merckx, who that year claimed both the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, adding two more milestones to an already legendary career. The peloton was fierce and uncompromising — Belgian and French teams locking horns across the cobbled classics of the north and the high mountain passes of the Alps and Pyrenees. It was in this golden, hard-fought age of road racing that Watney Avia took to the start line, carrying their colours through the full international calendar of the season.

• Material: zamak (zinc alloy), durable and true to detail
• Hand-painted in the workshop in Roubaix, France
• French-made, small-batch production, crafted to order
• Perfect for recreating the 1970s peloton in your collection

A collector's piece for devotees of classic cycling and the history of the peloton.