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/pho...ind-week/90780
(The related blog is here, from Barb Howe:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/bar...whirlwind-week)
Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Click the "Create Account" button now to join.
Results 1 to 15 of 21
Hybrid View
-
10-07-2009, 11:46 AM #1
thickly settled
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- northern Virginia
- Posts
- 5,897
podium boys? there are podium boys??
-
10-07-2009, 12:09 PM #2
Inner Geekette
- Join Date
- Aug 2003
- Location
- Bendemonium
- Posts
- 9,673
Cyclocross (and singlespeed) are a whole 'nother universe unto themselves.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...SWC08013-1.jpg
Yes, Carl Decker is one of our hometown riders but he usually has a bit more covered up.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
-
10-07-2009, 12:22 PM #3
Registered User
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Atlanta, Ga
- Posts
- 863
Awesome
-
10-07-2009, 12:36 PM #4
Ride your ride.
- Join Date
- May 2006
- Location
- Md suburbs of Wash. DC
- Posts
- 2,131
The 'cross races in the mid-Atlantic region have some serious catching up to do.
"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
Random babblings and some stuff to look at.
-
10-07-2009, 01:31 PM #5
Grizzled
- Join Date
- Sep 2006
- Location
- Oslo, Norway
- Posts
- 4,066
uh - good lord
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.Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett
-
10-07-2009, 01:40 PM #6
Registered User
- Join Date
- Sep 2008
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Posts
- 1,316
They look more like something off a Vegas review for other men, to me. Gold boyshorts? Really?
RoxyGetting in touch with my inner try-athlete.
-
10-07-2009, 01:55 PM #7
Inner Geekette
- Join Date
- Aug 2003
- Location
- Bendemonium
- Posts
- 9,673
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...ing_index.html
Originally Posted by lph
I know you looked.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
-
10-07-2009, 06:04 PM #8
zippadee-doo-dah
- Join Date
- Apr 2007
- Location
- Limbo
- Posts
- 8,769
Originally Posted by Kalidurga
His sash says "Podium Candy"Last edited by Zen; 10-07-2009 at 06:06 PM.
2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
2009 Jamis Aurora/Brooks B-68
2010 Trek FX 7.6 WSD/stock bontrager
-
10-07-2009, 05:10 PM #9
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jan 2008
- Location
- Seattle
- Posts
- 171
Until now!
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.
-
10-07-2009, 06:15 PM #10
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Posts
- 1,708
Holy Bleeeeeep!
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.
Last edited by Miranda; 10-07-2009 at 06:19 PM.
-
10-08-2009, 06:50 AM #11
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jul 2008
- Posts
- 943
guys in gold FTW!
-
10-08-2009, 08:21 AM #12
Pink-haired superheroine
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Posts
- 564
Hah, ok, I wanna win a race.
-- gnat!
-
10-08-2009, 08:31 AM #13
gravel grindess
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Location
- foothills of the Ozarks aka Tornado Alley
- Posts
- 4,193
Well I'll be darned.
-
10-08-2009, 10:01 AM #14
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jun 2008
- Location
- Michigan
- Posts
- 865
Originally Posted by ny biker
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!
-
10-09-2009, 07:17 PM #15
Corgi Prime
- Join Date
- Nov 2006
- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Posts
- 996
Floyd might not have looked too bad in the gold shorts, but I'll take what I can get
Reply With Quote
