Anatomy of a Photo: Thor Personifies The V

Luca Bettini photo

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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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  • Oh, I'm sorry ladies, I was looking for the Velominati website, but seem to have somehow ended up on the Jenny Craig site...

  • Brett, that's damn funny.

    Has anyone notice (or pointed out?) how it looks like the Belgian rider is grabbing Thor's left drop? Kind of funny.

    And is the Breschel in the red? The "Pol" makes me think it's a Polish rider. And sorry for not being able to identify the Belgian dude. Oh well. Off to Jenny Craig to cut some winter weight...

  • Marko :
    Height/Weight (Race) Ageweight179cm / 63.5kg JiPM 44179cm / 74.5kg BR (67kg) 39179cm / 82kg SP 36180cm / 78kg R (68kg) 55182cm / 83.9kg McS 29183cm / 105kg OB-W188cm / 73kg N188cm / 83kg M 40188cm / 84kg Z196cm / 86.2 3C (80kg) 55199cm / 97kg X

    Awesome Marko et al, we are almost the perfect lead out train for McSqueak i reckon - "the Big 5". Now who else in the little leagues wants to come out the slipstream of THAT! You'd be soft pedalling 53x11 for sure...

  • 37 with 2 kids:

    179cm / 63.5kg JiPM 44
    179cm / 74.5kg BR (67kg) 39
    179cm / 82kg SP 36
    180cm / 78kg R (68kg) 55
    182cm / 83.9kg McS 29
    183cm / 105kg OB-W
    188cm / 73kg N 2C 37
    188cm / 83kg M 40
    188cm / 84kg Z
    196cm / 86.2 3C (80kg) 55
    199cm / 97kg X

  • Height / Weight (Race) / Age / Kids

    179cm / 63.5kg JiPM 44
    179cm / 74.5kg BR (67kg) 39
    179cm / 82kg SP 36
    180cm / 78kg R (68kg) 55
    182cm / 83.9kg McS 29
    183cm / 105kg OB-W
    188cm / 73kg N
    188cm / 83kg M 40
    188cm / 84kg Z
    189cm / 83.5kg G'p / 46
    196cm / 86.2 3C (80kg) 55
    199cm / 97kg X

    This is not a representative sample, eiither of the general population or of the Jenny Craig visiting population. It's got the makings of a strong team - some good big puncheurs for the flats and rollers and some diminutive fuckers for the climbs -but if we ever assault Haleakala as a cogal, there'd better be a good handicap system in place.

  • G'phant:
    -but if we ever assault Haleakala as a cogal, there'd better be a good handicap system in place.

    Without any hesitation of speaking for everyone here, I have no doubt that there would be plenty of "self-handicapping" at any cogal we put together. So much so that there would be little room left for oxygen in the bloodstream.

  • sorry, a slight reworking

    Height / Weight (Race) / Age / Kids

    JiPM 179cm / 63.5kg /44
    BR 179cm / 74.5kg (67kg) /39
    SP 179cm / 82kg /36
    R 180cm / 78kg (68kg) /55
    McS 182cm / 83.9kg /29
    OB-W 183cm / 105kg
    N 188cm / 73kg
    M 188cm / 83kg /40
    Z 188cm / 84kg
    G'p 189cm / 83.5kg / 46
    3C 196cm / 86.2 (80kg)/ 55 / 3
    X 199cm / 97kg / 51 / 2*

    *second child arriving next month

  • That didn't fookin' work

    Height / Weight (Race) / Age / Kids

    JiPM...179cm / 63.5kg /44
    BR.....179cm / 74.5kg (67kg) /39
    SP.....179cm / 82kg /36
    R......180cm / 78kg (68kg) /55
    McS....182cm / 83.9kg /29
    OB-W...183cm / 105kg
    N......188cm / 73kg
    M......188cm / 83kg /40
    Z......188cm / 84kg
    G'p....189cm / 83.5kg / 46
    3C.....196cm / 86.2 (80kg)/ 55 / 3
    X......199cm / 97kg / 51 / 2*

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