Silly TdF musings...

[slinkedog]

1. One thing that I've noticed is that the back of Euskatel's shorts make the guys resemble plumbers. That unfortunate peach-ish half circle just above the tush was a bad idea, imho.

2. Okay all you ladies over 40: Does anyone else thing that Linus Gerdemann looks like Jimmy MacNichol (big brother of Kristy MacNichol)?

3. As a girl reared on Tours including Lance, I'm having a hard time getting my head around the general chaos of this year's Tour. I guess it's a different universe without Le Boss.

That's it. Haven't been around much lately and felt the ned to share with people who care about the Tour!

[jobob]

Al Trautwig doesn't annoy me nearly as much as he used to. How odd.

[slinkedog]

Al Trautwig doesn't annoy me nearly as much as he used to. How odd.

You're mellowing, Jo!!

Visual proof of the Jimmy/Linus resemblance:

http://lavender.fortunecity.com/flam...04/jimmy2.html

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Im...ssics_2005.jpg

[teigyr]

1. One thing that I've noticed is that the back of Euskatel's shorts make the guys resemble plumbers. That unfortunate peach-ish half circle just above the tush was a bad idea, imho.

Those shorts are a horrible idea. Even though I know that it's just their shorts, it looks like their shorts are riding down.

It has been a chaotic tour.

[slinkedog]

Those shorts are a horrible idea. Even though I know that it's just their shorts, it looks like their shorts are riding down.

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Exactly. Whoever designed that uniform needs a hand-slap.

[Eden]

I thought the same thing about the Euskatel shorts plumbers indeed, but I think those awful yellow with crotch outlining black shorts on the Saunier-Duval guys are worse!

[Zen]

I don't know about the resemblance thing but Linus ( I have started saying "Leeenus") looks like he should be modeling for CK.

I think it's been a great Tour.
Borat, dog crashes, you never know what you're gonna see

[SadieKate]

Nobody should wear head-to-toe polka-dots after their 4th birthday.

http://survey.cyclingnews.com/photos...lctm_tdfs8_043

[slinkedog]

SK, I agree 100%. I can't imagine but that the get-up puts some guys off from trying for KOM.

[teigyr]

Nobody should wear head-to-toe polka-dots after their 4th birthday.

http://survey.cyclingnews.com/photos...lctm_tdfs8_043

I've often though that if I was King of the Mountains I would have to request a different jersey. Then again for the fact I even think about the possibility of being King of the Mountains means that I might be delusional

[Eden]

another separated at birth?
Oscar Freire

Dr. Frank-n-furter (Tim Curry)

[SadieKate]

Oh no! Please DO NOT photoshop Oscar into another "kit."

I long for the old days when they wore their team shorts with whatever jersey they'd earned. I don't mind the polka-dots on the jersey, but the shorts?

Nooooo. Give 'em to that Borat-wanna-be.

[Zen]

another separated at birth?
Oscar Freire

Dr. Frank-n-furter (Tim Curry)

That's a good one.

Bobroll is driving me nuts with his "Tour Day France"
Surely he can pronounce "duh"

I wonder who thought up with that pokey dot ensemble?

[mimitabby]

1. One thing that I've noticed is that the back of Euskatel's shorts make the guys resemble plumbers. That unfortunate peach-ish half circle just above the tush was a bad idea, imho.

anyone have a picture of this they'd like to share?

[RoadRaven]

OK... His name is Matt Keenan... the Aussie commentator that fills in on our coverage around Phil and Paul's coverage... the one I referred to earlier that always... ALWAYS... talks about this guy in the tour called Cancerella...

Well, tonight he said a classic - the start of stage 15 (not a spoiler) but any of you that get his coverage...

Watch for him talking about the reaction of Salvadelli, or the peloton to Salvadelli (promise, no spolier here) a few kms in.

He is talking about the reaction of the cyclists... he says instead "eraction"

Classic, huh?