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Anatomy of a Photo: Six Days are for Closers

What do you do during the off-season when your name is Roger de Vlaeminck and you’re a certified organic free-range studmuffin?

You roll down to the local Six Day in your Chick Magnet^TM tweed suit and bring the ladies in for your pals while you stay Pre-Race Kelly, that’s what.

frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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the Engine says:

Dec 8 2012 at 10:01 am

The woman carrying the bag made out of Bernard Hinault's scrotum (and also rocking an extra arm) is talking to a man with what appears to be an Irvine flying jacket arranged on his right shoulder.

The man out front doing a Roger de Vlaeminck impersonation is in fact Zaphod Beeblebrox - you can tell this because he has an extra head on his right shoulder.

Whilst Irvine flying jackets are (were) cool - an extra head is way more interesting although a little creepier perhaps.
frank says:

Dec 8 2012 at 11:39 am

@Rob

I also suspect that the pimp just off-frame has possibly the coolest sweater ever invented.
Pedale.Forchetta says:

Dec 8 2012 at 12:08 pm

Too bad, he cut his sideburns...
Dan_R says:

Dec 8 2012 at 12:30 pm

@frank

@Ron

I think that's just a four-in-hand. Which is the second of the 85 ways to tie a tie.

And I have one of the bitchin' ties. Only mine is knit, not silk.

Damn that guy is hot.

Four in hand is the only way to be casually deliberate! When I commisioned in the army a good friend came up to me and said, "Dan, quit worring about your damn tie. You're a gentleman now, four in hand ol' boy, no more double windsors for you!" A gentleman is casually deliberate in the best of clothes...
Dan_R says:

Dec 8 2012 at 12:31 pm

@TBONE

ABC. Always Be Closing However when voting federally in Canada: Anyone But Conservative

ABC baby! ABC...eh!
Nate says:

Dec 8 2012 at 1:22 pm

@frank

@Rob

I also suspect that the pimp just off-frame has possibly the coolest sweater ever invented.

I suspect the pimp is ogling what bizarrely appears to be a porthole piled high and deep with more coke than you can ever imagine. Imagine the street value of that.
frank says:

Dec 8 2012 at 5:20 pm

@Nate

I didn't mean to imply my dad was a pimp. I meant this guy.
Nate says:

Dec 8 2012 at 6:29 pm

@frank

@Nate

I didn't mean to imply my dad was a pimp. I meant this guy.

I sure wouldn't let that guy near my old man's stash.
ElBeeJay says:

Dec 9 2012 at 7:26 am

He looks like James Caan in Godfather mode. Expect uncontrolleded rage any sec
duck lewis says:

Dec 9 2012 at 11:53 am

RDV has more than a little Tom Jones going for him...