Silly TdF musings...

[slinkedog]

I shudder to think what sort of nickname I'd earn were I in the peloton.

[Lifesgreat]

My 70+ year old parents are now hooked on the Tore Day Frantz. It is fun to explain what is going on.


Love or hate Bob Roll, I think the following story is neat:
In _It's Not About the Bike_ Lance talks about Bobke. He was the one who rode with Lance at his "training camp" when he was set on quitting cycling. Lance had just dropped out of Paris-Nice when Craig Carmichael called Bobke and asked him to come to Boone, NC and ride with Lance. It rained and rained and they rode and rode. That's when/where Lance decided to continue to ride.

[BikeMomma]

Rasmussen's TT performace last year -........ chicken (I'll let you guess )

Shredded chicken?

Rasmussen trimming his uni-brow: Plucked chicken
When he's angry, Rasmussen probably gets in a really 'fowl' mood.
Rasmussen with a sunburn: Bbq chicken
Rasmussen in the winter: White chicken
- or perhaps rather -
Rasmussen in the winter: Frozen chicken
Rasmussen when he was younger: Spring chicken
Rasmussen full on pre-race pasta: Stuffed chicken

...oh, this is way too much fun! Anyone else?
~BikeMomma

[Eden]

Shredded chicken?
~BikeMomma

I was thinking something more on the lines of a male only activity......

Rasmussen in the mob of reporters - grilled chicken
Rasmussen in the Polka Dot Jersey - chicken a la King

why did the chicken cross the road? He was being chased by a con(ta)dor
bwaaaa haaa haaaa

[BikeMomma]

I was thinking something more on the lines of a male only activity......

Rasmussen in the mob of reporters - grilled chicken

why did the chicken cross the road? He was being chased by a con(ta)dor
bwaaaa haaa haaaa

LOL!

An echelon of Rabobank riders: Chicken wing
A gift in a porta-pottie left by Rasmussen: chicken shxt!!

Tricky Beltran's girlfriend: Tricky's Chickie

~BikeMomma

[wannaduacentury]

Leeky Gas ~ cracks me up every time.

I totally agree with the orange shorts - such a bad color placement.

Did anyone else catch the full frontal shot a few stages ago? My DH was howling at the TV! Camera was focused on a small group, but off to the right of the screen this poor chap sat up for a nature break & pulled himself out in full view ~ shocking that wasn't caught for as long as it was on screen. Pretty sure he was in yellow... unfortunately I don't remember the exact stage or even the name - was far to suprised to take note.

I'm very happy to watch the police throw spectators out of the way this year. We cheer each time we see that - Well done!!

I watched stage 14 and toward the end when pedestrians were running alongside the riders, there was a shot of this guy in a g-string and nothing else running along-at least it showed only his backside -- I cracked up- thinking Who are these people?? he looked like he came out of a cave too Jenn

[Flybye]

Chicken sticks - I'll just leave the explanation to your imagination.

[snapdragen]

I watched stage 14 and toward the end when pedestrians were running alongside the riders, there was a shot of this guy in a g-string and nothing else running along-at least it showed only his backside -- I cracked up- thinking Who are these people?? he looked like he came out of a cave too Jenn

It wasn't this guy was it?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lbjtTBA-TwE

[Tuckervill]

No, thank goodness! oy.

Thong guy was really well built, and we only saw him from the rear as he ran beside the riders. But he was in the shot for a really long time.

Since then I've been paying way too much attention to the spectators, and there are quite a few men hanging around wearing nothing but a Speedo. You'd think there would be women in bikinis as well, but I haven't noticed any.

Karen

[Zen]

Thong guy was really well built
Karen

Yes he was

[wannaduacentury]

It wasn't this guy was it?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lbjtTBA-TwE

No, it was a different guy and he had brown hair.

[slinkedog]

Saw a nekkid dude today. Well, he looked nekkid from the back, anyway.

[Fredwina]

did the chicken met Colonel Sanders in Italy (when he was supposed to be in Mexico?)