Fuck drugs. Get guns.

Indeed. Cyclists looking badass like that makes me a little weak in the knees.

Also, it sounds familiar because there are only so many words or phrases available in the English language to proclaim your innocence, and when Armstrong said those things there was no Armstrong Lie to add a context – Talansky has the history to understand the ramifications of the lie that Armstrong couldn’t…

Sound familiar? Excerpts from the Talansky bullshit file:

Full interview here

I think if AT had placed more emphasis on “this generation” his quote would have been better. I still think the riders have to prove it to the fans by returning several seasons without a whiff of suspicion.

I remember vividly the faces portrayed in Winning Bicycle Racing magazine from the early 90’s.

I would get copies from what I now know to be an early sensei, he would thumb through them and pass them on to me.

One thing that I still recall are all the contorted smiles even in the midst of the greatest efforts.

Full interview here

When you sleep with dogs, don’t be surprised if you get up with fleas. Can’t believe BMC wouldn’t nip that shit in the bud.

Andy Riis owned Phonak as well….Hamilton, Landis…would you really be THAT surprised?

As for Talansky, if what’s been posted is true (those comments) then he’s just gone way down in my regard. Riders owe it to their fans to give them reason to believe in them. Hey, Talansky, who buys the products advertized on your kit that pays your wages? Oh, yeah, fans. You owe them, not the other way around.

TvG training with Armstrong? Why not go for a nice espresso with Dr Ferrari? It’s just coffee? Boy’s a fool. When you sleep with dogs, don’t be surprised if you get up with fleas. Can’t believe BMC wouldn’t nip that shit in the bud.

Speaking of spring classics and snapshots… my favorite from last year. SPRING CLASSICS ARE FOR BADASSES. I love this one:

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Awesome photo. Old school Rule #9 racing.

Tejay van Garderen has also gone down in my estimation since the recent Rouleur article mentioned that he was training with Armstrong.

Surely anyone must realise that their credibility will be fucked by association regardless of what they were actually doing.

He once got into trouble because of that, his team leader kept thinking he was looking at the ladies on the side of the road.

I have a dislike for Talansky after an interview he did a couple of years ago, basically he was defending Armstrong and made the statement that “fans owe it to the riders to believe in them”. Sounded like soundbites straight out of the COTHO handbook. He reiterated the same sentiments in a consequent interview. Fans don’t owe anything to riders, riders need to make us believe… statements like his only reinforce the belief that there is still something rotten in Denmark.

TdF Stage 5 was beyond cool and Boom’s performance was simply looney tunes impressive. He smashed it. The images captured in the photos, I dig the one of Porte on Thomas’ wheel and all tattered and torn, can’t help but make me think I’m not worthy.

I love this time of year coming up!

Yes, that was a fantastic finale also. Sadly so much promise unfulfilled last season, hopefully more to come this year from a few new’er’ classics specialists. GvA also a highlight for me last year.

Apologies for the pic post fail.

Richie stalking Cadel, last lap up Willunga !

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Ahah! Yeah it could be!

Actually I hope to have the chance to take some photos of Richie Porte at the next Giro.

http://www.steephill.tv/2014/tour-de-france/photos/stage-05/#294-IMG_0341.jpg

@pistard

@ped

@wiscot

You know, when helmets and sunglasses became de rigeur in the peloton, something was lost in our ability to really connect. Look at Plankaert’s face. That’s a man whose gas light is flashing and his check engine light has just come on. And he’s ignoring them both.

I had to put those two pics side by side to compare. Emotion, humanity, Kodachrome warmth. Corporate, digital, robots. Sure, it’s partly nostalgia, but photographers definitely have a harder job capturing emotion under sunnies and helmets, and I expect contemporary riders aren’t allowed to express much individual character anyway.

Hmm.

He gives good pain face, but I see your glasses covered pain face and raise you a stage 5 TdF.

http://images.cyclingtips.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-Tour-de-France-Stage-5-16.jpg

Dick face, Andrew Talansky – Il Lombardia 2012

Fixed your post.

@The Grande Fondue

Touché, but I still think the eyes have it. I miss seeing the shift too:

Oh, it’s on.

(Ignoring for the moment that J-Rod always takes his glasses off…)

And Cuddles needs to keep riding… those guns are going to waste.

Cuddles has his tongue in cheek thing going one last time, Rohan Dennis seems pretty OK with the whole thing and everyone else just gritting the teeth.

from http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/01/porte-climbs-to-stage-5-win-in-the-tour-down-under-dennis-retains-overall-lead/

That’s a good image but still lacks a certain feel. That aside it was a great stage to watch at TDU. I am finding a fondness for the earliest races of the year. They seem to wet the whistle just in time for the classics.

@pistard

@ped

@wiscot

You know, when helmets and sunglasses became de rigeur in the peloton, something was lost in our ability to really connect. Look at Plankaert’s face. That’s a man whose gas light is flashing and his check engine light has just come on. And he’s ignoring them both.

I had to put those two pics side by side to compare. Emotion, humanity, Kodachrome warmth. Corporate, digital, robots. Sure, it’s partly nostalgia, but photographers definitely have a harder job capturing emotion under sunnies and helmets, and I expect contemporary riders aren’t allowed to express much individual character anyway.

Hmm.

Touché, but I still think the eyes have it. I miss seeing the shift too:

@ped

@wiscot

You know, when helmets and sunglasses became de rigeur in the peloton, something was lost in our ability to really connect. Look at Plankaert’s face. That’s a man whose gas light is flashing and his check engine light has just come on. And he’s ignoring them both.

I had to put those two pics side by side to compare. Emotion, humanity, Kodachrome warmth. Corporate, digital, robots. Sure, it’s partly nostalgia, but photographers definitely have a harder job capturing emotion under sunnies and helmets, and I expect contemporary riders aren’t allowed to express much individual character anyway.

Hmm.

You know, when helmets and sunglasses became de rigeur in the peloton, something was lost in our ability to really connect. Look at Plankaert’s face. That’s a man whose gas light is flashing and his check engine light has just come on. And he’s ignoring them both.

Very well said.  I think so much of that is connected to the sunglasses, and not being able to see in to the riders’ eyes.

@wiscot

You know, when helmets and sunglasses became de rigeur in the peloton, something was lost in our ability to really connect. Look at Plankaert’s face. That’s a man whose gas light is flashing and his check engine light has just come on. And he’s ignoring them both.

I had to put those two pics side by side to compare. Emotion, humanity, Kodachrome warmth. Corporate, digital, robots. Sure, it’s partly nostalgia, but photographers definitely have a harder job capturing emotion under sunnies and helmets, and I expect contemporary riders aren’t allowed to express much individual character anyway. 

@wiscot

I was at the Worlds in 1988. I am an American and was racing with a small Belgian amateur team that season. I watched the race from about 100m from the finish.  The finish is still burned into my memory. I still race and manage a small amateur program where we revere the V and the awesome Belgian men!

We need to hear more from you!

as did team mate Paul Kimmage

http://www.independent.ie/sport/the-fatal-attraction-of-claveyrolat-26262128.html

And speaking of killer guns and the shorts the right length to show them off, I always had a thing for Claveyrolat.

Racing then

Racing now

And speaking of killer guns and the shorts the right length to show them off shorter than short shorts…

…whilst towing the press bikes home.

I was at the Worlds in 1988. I am an American and was racing with a small Belgian amateur team that season. I watched the race from about 100m from the finish.  The finish is still burned into my memory. I still race and manage a small amateur program where we revere the V and the awesome Belgian men!

Uh oh, not quite so smooth and dapper…

Oh, he’s still got it.

But I have to say I have absolutely no idea what is going on here in this photo. Beyond bizarre. This is why Belgian TV doesn’t make it Stateside.

@Chris

@brett

Tell me about it. I did the Tuesday night smashfest in my Giro New Road gear tonight and it didn’t slow me down any. (Possibly because I can’t go much slower.)

You’re not going to turn up at the Keepers’ Tour in mtb kit are you?

Is that a challenge? I think Frank would have kittens… so maybe, yeah!

The real question is, are you gonna turn up at Keepers Tour in any kit?

I can’t believe you ride your road bike in mountainbike clothes. And you call yourself a Keeper.

It looks like the yellow jersey flamed the tape clean off his bars.. hammer time!!

@wiscot

This one…

From this article…
 

Yup, THAT one! Thanks for posting.

And goodness, those are some guns. They’re so massive they’ve caused the Wall Squatter to lose control of his eyebrow, which is arched in sheer wonderment.

Indeed it does. A better look at it.

@DCR

He makes Marcel Kittle look like Marcel Kittens with quads like that!

That is possibly the greatest photo of all time.

And the white helmet looks surprisingly….modern.

The year would be 1988 and the picture taken at the worlds. He rode for Panasonic the year before and ADR-W Cup, Bottechia, Coors Light in 1989. 190 victories listed for the man with his Panasonic years (84-87) being the best with 61 wins.

In the famous Jeff Pierce photo of the “sprinters with sponges” Eddy is on the left, Van Calster in the middle and Hinault on the right.

Talk about being from a cycling family: Willy and Walter were older brothers, Jo was his uncle and Francesco is his son. And anyone would question anything he did on the bike?

I think that could be Fondriest behind Mr Red polo shirt. If it is, it’s the year Fondriest won after Bauer and Criquelion got “tangled” up in the sprint. Eddy didn’t place.

Definitely Fondriest, good spotting. Ronse, Belgium 1988

If I do make it to the Keepers’ Tour, I will be wearing kit, yes.

Unless the weight loss has gone so well that I want to show everyone.

He makes Marcel Kittle look like Marcel Kittens with quads like that!

That is possibly the greatest photo of all time.

@brett

Tell me about it. I did the Tuesday night smashfest in my Giro New Road gear tonight and it didn’t slow me down any. (Possibly because I can’t go much slower.)

You’re not going to turn up at the Keepers’ Tour in mtb kit are you?

Is that a challenge? I think Frank would have kittens… so maybe, yeah!

The real question is, are you gonna turn up at Keepers Tour in any kit?

Tell me about it. I did the Tuesday night smashfest in my Giro New Road gear tonight and it didn’t slow me down any. (Possibly because I can’t go much slower.)

You’re not going to turn up at the Keepers’ Tour in mtb kit are you?

@brett

Perfect cap luft with upturned peak.

3PS perfection.

And those guns.

Don’t even start me on how perfectly that jersey fits him. The biggest bane of the modern Cycling fashion is the speed jersey and speed suit. Fuck that shit. Just push on the pedals for Merckx’s sake.

Tell me about it. I did the Tuesday night smashfest in my Giro New Road gear tonight and it didn’t slow me down any. (Possibly because I can’t go much slower.)

This one…

From this article…
 

Perfect cap luft with upturned peak.

3PS perfection.

And those guns.

Don’t even start me on how perfectly that jersey fits him. The biggest bane of the modern Cycling fashion is the speed jersey and speed suit. Fuck that shit. Just push on the pedals for Merckx’s sake.

He makes Marcel Kittle look like Marcel Kittens with quads like that!

Is that Eddy P?  Why did I think it was Walter?

The year would be 1988 and the picture taken at the worlds. He rode for Panasonic the year before and ADR-W Cup, Bottechia, Coors Light in 1989. 190 victories listed for the man with his Panasonic years (84-87) being the best with 61 wins.

In the famous Jeff Pierce photo of the “sprinters with sponges” Eddy is on the left, Van Calster in the middle and Hinault on the right.

Talk about being from a cycling family: Willy and Walter were older brothers, Jo was his uncle and Francesco is his son. And anyone would question anything he did on the bike?

I think that could be Fondriest behind Mr Red polo shirt. If it is, it’s the year Fondriest won after Bauer and Criquelion got “tangled” up in the sprint. Eddy didn’t place.

Thus the “F-you and all of your decedents” look on his face.

In the famous Jeff Pierce photo of the “sprinters with sponges” Eddy is on the left, Van Calster in the middle and Hinault on the right.

Talk about being from a cycling family: Willy and Walter were older brothers, Jo was his uncle and Francesco is his son. And anyone would question anything he did on the bike?

I think that could be Fondriest behind Mr Red polo shirt. If it is, it’s the year Fondriest won after Bauer and Criquelion got “tangled” up in the sprint. Eddy didn’t place.

Either way, badass then, badass now. Except now he looks like an almost washed-up roadie for an 80’s hair band.

Too many gaudy “Real Housewives” oversized watches adorning toothpick wrists these days.