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ny biker
10-07-2009, 10:46 AM
So there's this photo at the top of cyclingnews.com's home page showing a female racer standing next to a guy in gold shorts...naturally I had to investigate. Turns out that women's cyclocross races apparently feature scantily-clad men on the podium.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/photos/a-whirlwind-week/90780

(The related blog is here, from Barb Howe:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/barbara-howe/a-whirlwind-week)
SadieKate
10-07-2009, 11:09 AM
Cyclocross (and singlespeed) are a whole 'nother universe unto themselves.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff214/badjennymtb/SSWC08013-1.jpg

Yes, Carl Decker is one of our hometown riders but he usually has a bit more covered up.
kacie tri-ing
10-07-2009, 11:22 AM
Awesome
Kalidurga
10-07-2009, 11:36 AM
The 'cross races in the mid-Atlantic region have some serious catching up to do.
lph
10-07-2009, 12:31 PM
uh - good lord :eek:

If I were on that podium I wouldn't mind a cute nicely dressed bike guy or two or three kissing me on the cheek (isn't that what podium girls do?) but to be honest, not lumpy hunks in tiny gold shorts...

That batman costume is hilarious. I don't think I want to know what it looks like from behind.
channlluv
10-07-2009, 12:40 PM
They look more like something off a Vegas review for other men, to me. Gold boyshorts? Really?

Roxy
SadieKate
10-07-2009, 12:55 PM
That batman costume is hilarious. I don't think I want to know what it looks like from behind.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/08/29/sports/0831cycling_index.html

I know you looked.:p
redrhodie
10-07-2009, 01:15 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/08/29/sports/0831cycling_index.html

I know you looked.:p

Nooooo! I'm blind! :eek:
ny biker
10-07-2009, 01:28 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/08/29/sports/0831cycling_index.html

I know you looked.:p

These are hiliarious. I especially like the one with the lady sitting there under her afghan, checking out the orange dude.
Starfish
10-07-2009, 03:27 PM
These are hiliarious. I especially like the one with the lady sitting there under her afghan, checking out the orange dude.

Yep. She's sitting there looking like she's now seen it all twice. :)
annielynn
10-07-2009, 04:02 PM
OMGoodness those are "some" pictures. ;-)

The guys in the gold short shorts is a little much for the podium boys.
tc1
10-07-2009, 04:10 PM
I have said many times that I don't need another bike sport, don't want to start something that requires storing another bike. I take it all back! Oh man, that is so awesome that words fail me. Love the gold lame, and I am serious.:p
Zen
10-07-2009, 05:04 PM
The 'cross races in the mid-Atlantic region have some serious catching up to do.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/DSC_0805.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/Podiumboy.jpg

His sash says "Podium Candy"
Miranda
10-07-2009, 05:15 PM
Holy Bleeeeeep! :eek:

I read the whole thread, first, before I clicked on the link... but, I was still shocked enough to have the above first posted words come outta my mouth.

Well, if that isn't enough to make a girl "pick it up a little" in the pedal stroke, I don't know what would lol.

The batman guy... do you think he shaves himself? Or does he have help? Must be pretty flexible for a man to get the razor whirled around those parts. Doesn't seem to even have a nick on him. Multi-talented fellow.;)


Good post lol.:cool:
arielmoon
10-08-2009, 05:50 AM
:eek:

guys in gold FTW!
gnat23
10-08-2009, 07:21 AM
Hah, ok, I wanna win a race. :D

-- gnat!
sundial
10-08-2009, 07:31 AM
Well I'll be darned.
beccaB
10-08-2009, 09:01 AM
So there's this photo at the top of cyclingnews.com's home page showing a female racer standing next to a guy in gold shorts...naturally I had to investigate. Turns out that women's cyclocross races apparently feature scantily-clad men on the podium.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/photos/a-whirlwind-week/90780

(The related blog is here, from Barb Howe:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/barbara-howe/a-whirlwind-week)


Where are the podium boys' tan lines? Those look like bike legs other than the lack of weird tan lines! Wait a minute..... no, lets not go there!
Andrea
10-09-2009, 06:17 PM
Floyd might not have looked too bad in the gold shorts, but I'll take what I can get :D
pfunk12
10-09-2009, 06:41 PM
Wow...look at you! :) Nice photos!
OakLeaf
10-10-2009, 04:37 AM
Whoa, some podium boy Andrea! :D


My favorite from the slideshow isn't a picture at all, it's this line:


the planners work continuously to maintain a high level of disorganization.

So many organizations do that very effectively without intending to. Huzzah for someone who's actually doing it on purpose! :D