Floyd question!

[miffy'sFuji]

Robbie did a wheelie:


http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...t20-robbie.jpg

[Lise]

Robbie did a wheelie:


http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...t20-robbie.jpg

What a cutie! Thanks for posting that!

[chickwhorips]

considering its monday and my brain isn't up and running yet. who was the one that sprinted ahead a bit when the first started, got off his bike and stuck out his thumb on the side of the road?

now that i thought was good.

[brok]

considering its monday and my brain isn't up and running yet. who was the one that sprinted ahead a bit when the first started, got off his bike and stuck out his thumb on the side of the road?

Levi did that I believe - it was pretty cute

[Kalidurga]

who was the one that sprinted ahead a bit when the first started, got off his bike and stuck out his thumb on the side of the road?

Levi did that I believe - it was pretty cute

Yeah, it was Levi. Phil Ligget's comment was that it looked like he had jumped off the bike and was applauding his fellow racers. You couldn't really see him in OLN's coverage, though. Was he trying to hitch a ride?

[KnottedYet]

I wonder if Floyd's hip would even let him do a wheelie.

Thanks for telling us why Levi pulled off to the side.

It did seem like is was an over all happy and friendly and fun end to the TdF. And I really liked that the guys brought their kids up to the podium. What an amazing experience for those kids!

I thought it was especially nice/sweet that the riders let the older guy (can't remember his name, he's in his 40's and ridden 18 TdFs or something and says he's too old to do it again) lead them onto the cobbles. Then the sprinter who'd crashed and had monster gauze wound dressings on his arm and leg was PUSHED by McEwan across the sprint line so he'd get the sprint points. (McEwan didn't need them, so someone on OLN said it was an empty gesture, but I thought it was sweet.)

[crazybikinchic]

I though Rasmussen was sweet with his baby in the polka dot outfit and looking like he was crying

[Eden]

I thought it was especially nice/sweet that the riders let the older guy (can't remember his name, he's in his 40's and ridden 18 TdFs or something and says he's too old to do it again) lead them onto the cobbles. Then the sprinter who'd crashed and had monster gauze wound dressings on his arm and leg was PUSHED by McEwan across the sprint line so he'd get the sprint points. (McEwan didn't need them, so someone on OLN said it was an empty gesture, but I thought it was sweet.)

There's a lot of good natured fooling around on the last day. Usually the race doesn't really start in earnest until the guys hit the Champs Elysee and this year there was some extra goofing.

Ekimov was the guy they all let lead out onto the Champs. He's phenomenal. He is in his 40's and still racing at the hightest levels. He's completed 15 TDF's, which is quite impressive, though just shy of the record of 16. If he had been able to ride last year he would have tied it. He has announced that this will be his last.
The guy McEwan was playing around with was I believe, one of his own teammates. Since the green jersey was assured no one was contesting the sprint points (or the time bonuses for that matter), so they just went out and had a little fun with it.

We saw other little things too- there was a guy wearing a mask early in the day and another one beside him with a big fake tongue. In one of the earlier stages we though for sure we saw one of the Credit Agricole guys wearing a big red clown wig over his helmet. We were wondering what kind of bet he must have lost....