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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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Ali Mckee says:

Dec 9 2012 at 2:10 pm

This is a pretty cool photo indeed!

@ElBeeJay totally agree

On the subject of Casually Deliberate I refer you to Rouleur 34 (the fucking awesome Henri Cartier Bresson one) and page 37
Buck Rogers says:

Dec 10 2012 at 6:10 am

@ElBeeJay

He looks like James Caan in Godfather mode. Expect uncontrolleded rage any sec

NICE Godfather tie-in! Well played and true!
frank says:

Dec 10 2012 at 10:06 am

@ElBeeJay

I bet they're even wearing the same bitchin' shoes.
the Engine says:

Dec 10 2012 at 10:23 am

@frank

@ElBeeJay

I bet they're even wearing the same bitchin' shoes.

Co-respondent shoes? He's not a pimp ffs.
Chris says:

Jan 4 2013 at 4:19 am

Whatever RDV had, he had it in spades. There aren't many who pull this off.
itburns says:

Jan 4 2013 at 8:49 am

@Chris

Sleeve belts for the win!
wiscot says:

Jan 4 2013 at 9:05 am

@Chris

Whatever RDV had, he had it in spades. There aren't many who pull this off.

What gets me here is that this isn't a more contemporary version of that great Coppi photo of him wearing a raincoat over his cycling gear, RdV seems to be wearing a cycling cap, jersey, gloves and some fairly wicked looking flares. It's not s if he's just slipped it on over his racing duds. What's up with that?

By the way, Wiggo would totally mug him for tat coat.
Deakus says:

Jan 7 2013 at 6:45 am

Mmm on 3 on todays quiz, I am claiming I am too young to remember....even it it is not true!

http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/trivia/triviaindex.htm
the Engine says:

Jan 7 2013 at 7:47 am

@Deakus

Mmm on 3 on todays quiz, I am claiming I am too young to remember....even it it is not true!

http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/trivia/triviaindex.htm

I got 8 - woo hoo - I'm ahead on something (colon, hyphen, close brackets)
Deakus says:

Jan 7 2013 at 7:54 am

Oooo your attempts to hide a desperate desire to use emoticons are thinly veiled...you may wind up in hot water!

Well done on the score!