There are lots of things to like about Vroomie Froomie, like his willingness to accept the fact that people are inclined to question his performances. Aside from me resenting him for leading a Tour which everyday becomes a little less exciting, he seems quite a likable guy; he is polite, respectful of the sport, wears team-issue bibs with his yellow jersey, his bike is only subtly yellow’d out, and he hasn’t publicly called anyone a c*nt that I’m aware of. That last point alone represents a refreshing change from last year.
When KRX10 and I worked together during the Dot-Bomb, we used to keep a miniature bike in our office, which we would use to do 6-corner time-trials around the office floor. I’m assuming someone must have made videos of those races and that they must have gone viral in Kenya, because it appears Froome modeled his position after ours on those tiny bikes.
I haven’t seen anyone ride in a position like his since Sean Kelly, except Sean always Looked Fantastic. His saddle is too low, his reach is too short, his back is too hunched, and his heels and elbows are pointed out like he’s trying to stomp on a Smurf. And, from the looks of his shoes, it appears he has been successful. I would very much appreciate it if he would sort himself out and attain a more pleasant position on the bike. I don’t care that he can make it go like a nutter; it’s an affront to my sense of aesthetics to see him hunched up like a spider humping a lightbulb.
And everyone knows that Science has proven spiders to be icky on account of having too many appendages.
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@Marcus
... and the shower supervisor made sure everyone got really clean...
@frank
You gotta admit, he looks completely fucking pro standing up on the top step in yellow. =)
@Xyverz
Aside from the unnecessarily long shorts, yes.
Which reminds me, he also has toad head. That's a clear violation of the Three-Point System.
As long as we're on the subject, Movistar's Bug Eyed Sprite Adidas shades are deplorable. Can't anyone besides Oakley make a good-look pair of shades?
@Ron
New to this neck of the woods I take it !
@Gianni
Except up Mont Ventoux.
@frank
WRT eyewear - I agree. Movistar get just about everything right in their kit (Pinarello & Campa is a good start) and then fail on the glasses. If they were just black or navy blue they might pass but they are not and they do not. It would seem their doping program is being similarly neglected. Except Quintana who does not need dope because he exists on a diet of pure cocaine.
@Buck Rogers
This
Fuck Sir Christopher is fast, his climbing speed is perhaps only matched by Pantani, here the similarity ends, in fact I don't think anyone rides a bike like he does, it actually makes me wince to watch it, some of his accelerations looked like I'd pressed ffwd, the man has not come from no where to the top of his game, you only have to look at him to see he's rockin some pretty unique physiology, he was born at altitude, he was probably the strongest at TDF last year as well, I think he has earned his place fair and square. It's a bit like... God there's nothing like it, it's wrong wrong wrong make it stop, please someone, any one, please...
@VeloVita
Very disturbing indeed. There's an unauthorised @Chris operating on this page as well.
I suppose it's my fault really for not choosing something unique like @sleevelessspeedoboyinMelbourne or @deviantincanberra.
A repeat of this would liven up the final couple of days