Anatomy of a Photo: Phil Anderson

Phil Rockin the Eye Shades

In honor of the first Australian to win KBK it seems appropriate to give a Chapeau to our mates down under. Congrats to perhaps the greatest up and coming cycling nation on earth and to Chris Sutton for a show of strength in what was a free-for-all to the finish in Kuurne today.

Lest our mates get too cocky though, have a look at the egregious attempt at the three-point system from the first Aussie to wear yellow in the tour. Yes, Phil is a stud and the hair net and eye shades rule. But in order for them to work some adjustment needed to be made.

Marko

Marko lives and rides in the upper midwest of the States, Minnesota specifically. "Cycling territory" and "the midwest" don't usually end up in the same sentence unless the conversation turns to the roots of LeMond, Hampsten, Heiden and Ochowitz. While the pavé and bergs of Flanders are his preferred places to ride, you can usually find him harvesting gravel along forest and farm roads. He owes a lot to Cycling and his greatest contribution to cycling may forever be coining the term Rainbow Turd.

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mcsqueak says:

Feb 28 2011 at 11:59 am

@frank

I wonder if he is related to this individual on the far right:
Dan O says:

Feb 28 2011 at 12:00 pm

Cool pic. Anderson was an awesome rider. Extra cool to read that he still rides.

@Cyclops - you are correct sir, concerning the history of Oakley - got their start as grip company for motocross, then exploded with the BMX scene. Interview with Mike Bell and the history of Oakley here: http://www.oakley.com/sports/bmx/posts/2709

I rode with Oakley Eyeshades for awhile. Still have 'em sitting in the garage somewhere.
MrBigCog says:

Feb 28 2011 at 12:15 pm

@frank
You threw up?...Imagine seeing this while trying to lay down loads of The V on some rolling hills. I pretty much came unclipped and forgot how to balance until I broke the eye socket sucking contact of such a disturbing sight.
G'phant says:

Feb 28 2011 at 12:20 pm

@mcsqueak
Note, also, the guy in the blue jacket in the middle practising his conventional finish-line salute. Nice touch. (Unless he's a crticket umpire and thinks Tiger's just hit a six.)
packfiller says:

Feb 28 2011 at 12:32 pm

The brow pads were a LIE! They basically just held the sweat up until the precise moment when vision could be impared the worst, and then DUMPAROO!

Personally, I put the Oakley sticker on the side as a way to draw attention to my 80's hair cut 'lines' made by the 'stylist'...
Marcus says:

Feb 28 2011 at 1:05 pm

Anderson was an Oakley pioneer as he needed sunnies to protect himself from the glare coming off his teeth.
Brett says:

Feb 28 2011 at 1:15 pm

@MrBigCog
What the fuck were you doing looking at your phone while riding? Hmmm?

frank :
What freaks me out most about that picture is that the same dude appears thrice in various disguises. I wonder what mischief he was up to.

The yellow-shirted version is actually G-Phant...
G'phant says:

Feb 28 2011 at 1:55 pm

@Brett
"The yellow-shirted version is actually G-Phant..."
Damn. Sprung. I'm the Zelig of the cycling world. Keep an eye out for me at MSR ...
frank says:

Feb 28 2011 at 2:27 pm

@packfiller
Yeah, totally. In fact, most helmet pads have the same effect, unleashing their cache at the single moment of highest vulnerability. Bastids.

@Marcus
Not just his teeth that radiated light. His entire self did. Check out the glint on his back.
sgt says:

Feb 28 2011 at 3:02 pm

@frank

Ummm.. check out the V on the tongue of the shoes! And what kind of bike? A-Merckx, of course.

Anybody else getting a little tingle right about now?