Anatomy of a Photo: Phil Anderson

Phil Rockin the Eye Shades

In honor of the first Australian to win KBK it seems appropriate to give a Chapeau to our mates down under. Congrats to perhaps the greatest up and coming cycling nation on earth and to Chris Sutton for a show of strength in what was a free-for-all to the finish in Kuurne today.

Lest our mates get too cocky though, have a look at the egregious attempt at the three-point system from the first Aussie to wear yellow in the tour. Yes, Phil is a stud and the hair net and eye shades rule. But in order for them to work some adjustment needed to be made.

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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Zoncolan says:

Feb 27 2011 at 3:32 pm

Towelling pads on the shades. Legendary. It's he can soak up the gallon of Awesome and sell it to Fabian's Mum.
Zoncolan says:

Feb 27 2011 at 3:33 pm

Zoncolan :
That was my first replica cycling Jersey. Memories.

Towelling pads on the shades. Legendary. It's so he can soak up a gallon of Awesome and sell it to Fabian's Mum.

Fixed.
Marcus says:

Feb 27 2011 at 4:06 pm

Nice one Marko - and he is still racing now - see this article from Cyclingtips.

Scroll down photos to see how Phil looked then and now - still going more than ok. You often see him riding along in Melbourne too - and often quite slowly which is a lesson for all of us.

And I love this story of him racing Hinault taken from his site http://www.philanderson.com.au

Without knowing it, Anderson was to earn even greater wrath from Hinault by naively offering him a swill from his bidon (drink bottle). The Frenchman, taking the gesture as an insult, promptly swiped it from Anderson's hand. "I didn't even know who Hinault was. I couldn't even pronounce his name. But I was there with him and when I gave him my bidon. I was only trying to be sportsmanlike. I figured something was really up when he hit it away. I suppose I should have been intimidated by it all, but I wasn't. Heck, I was Australian and couldn't even spell Hinault, let alone know who he was,"
Marko says:

Feb 27 2011 at 4:19 pm

@Marcus

I have been reading some of those recent articles about Anderson. How awesome he's still slogging along and getting results. Moreover, it's got to mean something to the youngins coming up down there to have a legend in their ranks. Talk about building tradition.
MrBigCog says:

Feb 27 2011 at 5:07 pm

Although Phil's observance of the Three-Point System is below par, not much more can suprise me today after seeing a guy riding in the following footwear this afternoon.
MrBigCog says:

Feb 27 2011 at 5:14 pm

Let me add to the abomination by mentioning that... Yes, he was on a road bike and Yes, socks and hairy legs were included with the sandals.
Marko says:

Feb 27 2011 at 5:15 pm

@MrBigCog
Only acceptable if he was riding a VW Westfalia or whitewater raft. And where the hell did you take that picture? It looks like one of those little bathroom mats at my grandma's house.
MrBigCog says:

Feb 27 2011 at 5:38 pm

I google image searched "sandals with socks". : )
Collin says:

Feb 27 2011 at 5:57 pm

@MrBigCog
Looks more like you found a yeti out for a ride.
il ciclista medio says:

Feb 27 2011 at 7:53 pm

@MrBigCog
Is it just my screen resolution or are his socks covered in lint as well? Could be a pattern but not sure?