Andrei Tchmil got so tired of the palpable disappointment of not being Belgian that he decided to become one. Envision the world the way you want it to be, then make it so.
People are cynical when I talk about Belgium. They think I’m only Belgian on paper. That is not true. Yes, I was a Russian, even a proud one…. Now I am proud to be Belgian.
A-Merckx; I totally understand the Awesome you’re on about.
Incidentally, I’m so inappropriately excited about Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 that I can’t promise next week won’t be another week of unabashed, full-frontal Belgian Toothpaste Porn.
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@mcsqueak
Well, it's chucking it down in South Wales and I'll be riding this weekend but so far excited doesn't quite describe it.
Guess I'll just have to look at the above rain porn until it kicks in.
@Mark1
After spending several hours suffering on the trainer this week, the idea of riding outside sounds BRILLIANT, no matter what the weather is doing.
Belgian Toothpaste is probably the best of the Lexicon that i've heard. I always wondered what to call it...
@Mark1
Rain porn +1
@Nate
No, it's not LeBlanc. Not sure who it is though...those bands were on all the Castorama jerseys.
I'm pretty sure this photo is from the 2000 Paris-Roubaix, and Tchmil has just stacked badly killing any chance of winning PR that year. He chased back up to the chasers but finished nowhere.
I have posted this before but it is so badass it deserves it.
"I ride to win, winning is the reason for my existence. That's what I always think at the first races of the season, when I notice the opponents are younger once more. At the first races in the South of France I saw them again: all the new pros who will ride their first pro races. All with high expectations, fresh ambitions, high hopes, shaved legs. Then they see a guy like me: a bit selfish, calm, very experienced, stubborn, self-assured. In a way of speaking I could have been their father. I never wanted to upset their balance, but they should know that it is a new world they are entering. But that is what they know two days later when the first dreams are shattered. I wish them good luck though, but nothing more. Besides, we are opponents, aren't we?" Andre Tchmil
fantastic and nicely timed to give some encouragement for a ride that is a little longere this weekend than planned.
@frank
Wrong colors, but this could pass for Museeuw if you were looking quickly...