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Anatomy of a Photo: Roulin’ Dirty


After a long, hard day of dishing out pain to the peloton it’s time to chillax with der Homies. Here we have der Kaiser and Klodenizzle pimpin’ in the T-Mobile bus. Roulin’ dirty fo’ sho’.

Marko

Marko lives and rides in the upper midwest of the States, Minnesota specifically. "Cycling territory" and "the midwest" don't usually end up in the same sentence unless the conversation turns to the roots of LeMond, Hampsten, Heiden and Ochowitz. While the pavé and bergs of Flanders are his preferred places to ride, you can usually find him harvesting gravel along forest and farm roads. He owes a lot to Cycling and his greatest contribution to cycling may forever be coining the term Rainbow Turd.

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  • This is wrong wrong wrong on so many levels. But, perhaps, fitting with the bygone bling and doping era of cycling. What's with the Adidas kicks and socks?

  • Steampunk :

    This is wrong wrong wrong on so many levels. But, perhaps, fitting with the bygone bling and doping era of cycling. What's with the Adidas kicks and socks?

    Why would they NOT be wearing Adidas shoes, should be the question. They are the best brand of German footwear available, and very comfortable after a hard ride. It looks like their kits are sponsored by Adidas as well...

  • I don't think I've seen anything involving cycling that I could describe with the word "pimpin'" more than this.

    If Liberace was a cyclist, I'm sure he'd have a post-ride vehicle like this...

  • Frank, this is a great example of a photographic retrospective study in homo-eroticism in westernized Germany circa 1998.

    As a guy, I suppose we are all proud to some degree but good-freaking-night the Klodenator is just so proud of his dick, perching a leg over the back of the VW microbus-pimped-beyond-infiniti, that well...I just don't know what to say.

    And I must observe, the fella in the back with the tie, arms-hands welded to his belt, holding his pants up, saying to himself 'these pussies need Rule #5!'

    And the 2 on the right, must be saying 'this photo will be disturbing in ~10-12 years!!'

    And Jan simply says 'theres some coke in the drawer if you want'

  • It's actually Marko's post, although I will take credit for finding the shot. It took one look and I knew I had to file that puppy away. The original is full-screen, too. Most upsetting.

    My Velomihottie has reacted to this predictably, by the way, "My God that is one good looking man." She's referring to Ulli.

    I think they're kickin' it in this bus, by the way:

    And yes, they were sponsored by Adididas, the coolest company in the history of the world. Talk about marketing, how can you make three stripes your bitch?

    Also, I think the shot is from 2004 - when Ulli was back on T-Mobile after being a stud on Bianchi. They were called "Deutsche Telekom" before that.

    @mcsqueak
    Word. I have a pair of Samabas and they are the bomb-diggity.

    @Steampunk

    But, perhaps, fitting with the bygone bling and doping era of cycling.

    Bygone doping era? Which sport are you following where doping is from a bygone era? I'm disappointed. You're normally so spot-on.

  • @Souleur
    The guy in the tie is most disapproving of the lack of The V.

    In fact, he looks so stern, I wonder if he's actually just a cardboard cutout they taped to the window in an effort to discourage the kind of lounging that's going on there.

    There's some photo shoot in some issue of Cycle Sport where Klodi is dressed in some suit and he's got this naked woman draped all over him. It's nice to see a lad with no self-esteem issues. So many guys these days are insecure.

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