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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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Buck Rogers says:

Dec 7 2012 at 9:59 am

I have always loved this photo. Cracked me up every time I saw it on BRR but being the dumbass that I am, I never realized that that was RDV in the tweed suit. Now their tagline makes even more sense. Too funny!
motor city says:

Dec 7 2012 at 10:22 am

Such a dude.

I'm still looking for the perfect red round neck sweater like RDV is wearing at the start of Sunday in Hell.
El Mateo says:

Dec 7 2012 at 10:33 am

RDV looks dashing but that hipster in the background looks to be trying to close a deal as well.
Deakus says:

Dec 7 2012 at 10:51 am

Nah! Coffee is for closers!
Ron says:

Dec 7 2012 at 11:20 am

Wait, was RDVs hair that curly or did he get a permanent for the Six Days?

I meant to comment in the Hunchbacks article that besides the bigger guns guys used to have, they also had much, much better hair. Most of them these days have buzz cuts or something stupid like Haussler. Not that RDVs looks so great in this shot, but usually his looked pretty good. The Badger & Merckx had great hair and nice sideburns too.

Is the four-eyed dick in the background wearing a denim vest? The only acceptable denim is faux denim in a bib shorts cut...which reminds me, I need to add that to my holiday list!
Deakus says:

Dec 7 2012 at 11:32 am

For some reason in that photo he bears more than just a passing resemblance to Cippo? And that stance....is pure Uncle at a wedding.......Vogue!
TBONE says:

Dec 7 2012 at 12:09 pm

ABC.

Always

Be

Closing

However when voting federally in Canada:

Anyone

But

Conservative
Souleur says:

Dec 7 2012 at 12:43 pm

and the dude behind him is even warning the chicks, 'do not go out with that guy'...while he holds his own groin...i mean whats with that Tex
Souleur says:

Dec 7 2012 at 12:45 pm

I mean, she is obviously uncomfortable, intrigued by RdV, but uncomfortable with weirdo
Tartan1749 says:

Dec 7 2012 at 2:37 pm

@Souleur

and the dude behind him is even warning the chicks, 'do not go out with that guy'...while he holds his own groin...i mean whats with that Tex

I think that may be Vaughters' dad.