PG rating = Lance naked!

[cylegoddess]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42034117@N08/?saved=1

[BikeShopGirl]

We used to have a large poster of that hanging in the womens bathroom in the bike shop.

Now that I think of it, I don't know where it went....

[Andrea]

I'd hit it.


Edit to add: 2x.

[ridebikeme]

It definitely is a great shot:eek: Years ago, there was also a poster with Marla Streb on her mtn bike like this. IT was on the cover of Outside magazine, and just about everywhere in the industry at that time. Looks like the camp for Lance thought it was a great idea as well.:p:

[Biciclista]

is this the wet side view of him on his bike? (sorry I can't get to Flicker from work)

[Reesha]

It definitely is a great shot:eek: Years ago, there was also a poster with Marla Streb on her mtn bike like this. IT was on the cover of Outside magazine, and just about everywhere in the industry at that time. Looks like the camp for Lance thought it was a great idea as well.:p:

You mean this one?

http://www.goclipless.com/images/marla_streb_naked.jpg

[ridebikeme]

Yes, that's it. It seems that they are very similar, at least in the layout and thought behind the pic.:)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

is this the wet side view of him on his bike? (sorry I can't get to Flicker from work)

Yep, it's the very same 'shocking' photo that was DELETED from TE when you posted it....apparently too horrifyingly vulgar for some ladies who promptly complained about it to the powers that be. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :cool:

[maillotpois]

It definitely is a great shot:eek: Years ago, there was also a poster with Marla Streb on her mtn bike like this. IT was on the cover of Outside magazine, and just about everywhere in the industry at that time. Looks like the camp for Lance thought it was a great idea as well.:p:


I think the Lance one came first - wasn't it Annie Leibovitz? It's at least 10 years old.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yes, Lance's came first.

[SadieKate]

Yep, it's the very same 'shocking' photo that was DELETED from TE when you posted it....apparently too horrifyingly vulgar for some ladies who promptly complained about it to the powers that be. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :cool:

The complaints were probably only asking for members to have the courtesy of following Forum rules (non-applicable sections removed):


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[maillotpois]

Oh copyright infringement you heartless master.... :D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Oh I see....TE members were complaining about the copyright/hot-linking infringement issues of the Lance photo...but didn't care about that for the other photos on the same thread. I get it now... :cool:

[jobob]

Lisa, if you want to make A Thing about this, just say the word. :rolleyes:

[shootingstar]

Have seen the Lance photo elsewhere ages ago. Not on TE. Didn't realize it was Lance.

Never seen the Marla photo before.
True, certain elements of cycling popular culture bypass me..alot.

[malkin]

Maybe someone who just really didn't like Lance...

[OakLeaf]

Maybe someone who just really didn't like Lance...

It wasn't me who complained. ;)

[snapdragen]

Well I can remember the major clusterf*k that occured over NSFW pictures, hotlinking, copyright infringment, etc. I really don't want to repeat that again.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I doubt that anyone does.

[Dogmama]

Maybe I'm jaded, but when I see photos like that, I wonder how much has been photoshopped. That's some pretty impressive upper body musculature on him. If it's real, it must have been taken off season because on-season he wouldn't want that added weight.

[tc1]

Beautiful shot, body of a god, but not hot. Pale skinned guys should have some visible body hair. I know its done in the service of his greatness, but I find manscaping generally distasteful.

[KnottedYet]

I wish I could remember the name of the Norwegian chickie in my avatar...

Maybe photoshopped, certainly funky lighting, blatantly copying the Lance photo, but I really like it.

This one of Jessi Stensland is awesome, not least of all because she has clothes on and it isn't posed... http://www.strangesports.com/images/content/140101.jpg

[snapdragen]

I doubt that anyone does.

Can I have an Amen!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Can I have an Amen!

Sorry, I'm an atheist. :D

[cylegoddess]

Thank you for copyright info.
Yes , the pic of Marla is a beautiful as Lance. I am studying fitness and anatomy, so these pics are useful as well as decorative( and inspiring! Im getting out the weights!)
Oh ,my best friend( who is hetero male - loves women but a cyclist) put this on his iphone, even though he said( and no offense to anyone homosexual,'its so gay , I know:)

[cylegoddess]

second look at marla - why is her head so small? This doesnt look right!:confused::eek:

[OakLeaf]

I'd been wondering who that was in your avatar Knot. And you're going to leave us hanging? :p

[Zen]

I wish I could remember the name of the Norwegian chickie in my avatar...


You mean that's not you?
What's next, no Santy Claus?

[KnottedYet]

I'd been wondering who that was in your avatar Knot. And you're going to leave us hanging? :p

My sister-in-law found it for me. I've forgotten who it is!

[papaver]

I'm not too keen on that Annie Leibovitz photo, I have to be honest here. There are much better ones like these.


And worse... http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/fattiebert/mcewan-robbie-1.jpg

[fatbottomedgurl]

Maybe I'm jaded, but when I see photos like that, I wonder how much has been photoshopped. That's some pretty impressive upper body musculature on him. If it's real, it must have been taken off season because on-season he wouldn't want that added weight.

Are you freaking kidding me? Think the TDF can be won with just legs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDawlrIeaVM

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

second look at marla - why is her head so small? This doesnt look right!:confused::eek:

Now that you mention it, things do look somewhat distorted. Like, where would her stomach, liver, kidneys, intestines all fit? :confused:

[OakLeaf]

Are you freaking kidding me? Think the TDF can be won with just legs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDawlrIeaVM

Oooh, I love those incline plank rows. [plotting some for my class <evil G>] Not at that speed, though.

[Tuckervill]

Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen View Post
Can I have an Amen!
Sorry, I'm an atheist.

You don't have to believe in a deity to basically say, "true dat!" That's all amen means. :)

Karen

[cylegoddess]

This is sad but when I saw that Lance one I thought, hey whats the bike then, looked at Lance! Uh oh, bike nerdness....


Yeah that cornfield bike pic is ...disturbing:eek:. I mean I like the Lance one as it seems so elemental, like he is a force of nature in nature. The other one is like nudie guy pin ups( and could go into my flikr folder of disturbing cycle guy pics.:p

[Biciclista]

the bike that Lance is riding is a trek. my copy is much larger than the Flickr one you all looked at. And Lisa, yes, her belly is a bit too tucked, but to me her head looks fine. Women have small heads and just because they beef up their bodies their heads don't grow.

[papaver]

This is sad but when I saw that Lance one I thought, hey whats the bike then, looked at Lance! Uh oh, bike nerdness....


Yeah that cornfield bike pic is ...disturbing:eek:. I mean I like the Lance one as it seems so elemental, like he is a force of nature in nature. The other one is like nudie guy pin ups( and could go into my flikr folder of disturbing cycle guy pics.:p

Funny an australian doesn't recognize a fellow australian. It's Robbie McEwan. :D

He's my favorite aussie. :D

But the pic sucks indeed.

[OakLeaf]

Beautiful shot, body of a god, but not hot. Pale skinned guys should have some visible body hair. I know its done in the service of his greatness, but I find manscaping generally distasteful.

:confused: All the pros shave their legs - and not all men have an appreciable amount of back hair, particularly those under 40.

I'm not a big fan of the shaved-and-oiled look either (and I found those Bowflex commercials hilarious, with the hairy pudgy befores and the shaved buff afters), but that shot doesn't look unnatural to me.

[Dogmama]

I'm not a big fan of the shaved-and-oiled look either (and I found those Bowflex commercials hilarious, with the hairy pudgy befores and the shaved buff afters), but that shot doesn't look unnatural to me.

Not to mention the tans.

[Dogmama]

Are you freaking kidding me? Think the TDF can be won with just legs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDawlrIeaVM

Not saying that. But, if I look at his arms at TdF and those arms in the picture, the deltoids and biceps are VERY pronounced in the picture. Hard to see delts in the cycling jerseys, but I think I'd notice those boulders. Even the triceps look large in the picture.

Just my $.02

[Biciclista]

show me a photo where he doesn't have those arms then! (you have gotten my attention)

[Dogmama]

OMG, OK - I'm speaking from memory of what I saw on TV because photos can be altered.

However, I did come across this:

http://www.livestrong.com/lance-armstrong/video/tour-de-france-stage-10-lance-with-mark-cavendish-and-george-hincapie/40ba57d1-9445-4acd-aa75-325e8226f02f/

It's hard to tell anything but the bicep development doesn't look the same to me.

In any case, it's a video that includes George.

[Biciclista]

!!! you're right !!!!

[Aquila]

He might have worked out differently at different times, perhaps finding that he was too heavy in one season, or that he needed a stronger core or whatever?

[Biciclista]

that's certainly possible; but bottom line, I'm not taking my poster down. So there. :D:D:D:D:cool::cool::p

[redrhodie]

He might have worked out differently at different times, perhaps finding that he was too heavy in one season, or that he needed a stronger core or whatever?

That video was taking during the tour, so he's probably at his lightest. I think he lost something like 14 lbs before the last tour.

[Biciclista]

well that does it, I'm not doing the Tour De France, I don't want to lose the little bit of muscle that i have in my arms! :D:p

[redrhodie]

well that does it, I'm not doing the Tour De France, I don't want to lose the little bit of muscle that i have in my arms! :D:p

That's my excuse, too. :D

[snapdragen]

He might have worked out differently at different times, perhaps finding that he was too heavy in one season, or that he needed a stronger core or whatever?

Exactly. The photo is from 1999, when he won his first TDF after cancer.