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Anatomy of a Photo: Thor Personifies The V

Luca Bettini photo

What more do you need to know that this picture doesn’t already say?

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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Buck Rogers says:

Feb 14 2011 at 11:49 am

@Steampunk
Agreed. Looks perfect.

I was bummed to read that he will not be pursuing the Green Jersey this July but will instead work for Farrar's chances and only seek a stage win for himself.

Especially as the TdF organizers spoke about awarding the same points for each finish, not extra points for the flat stages and fewer for the mountainous ones. (does anyone know if that rule is actually in effect this year? Equal points for all stage finishes?)
Rob says:

Feb 14 2011 at 11:57 am

Oman Shmoman - Paris-Roubaix . . . can't come soon enough (but thanks for the image, he looks sharp, the bike too, in those stripes).
Steampunk says:

Feb 14 2011 at 12:16 pm

There's a framed rainbow jersey mounted at my coffee shop. Signed by Thor himself, complete with the Cervelo name emblazoned across the front. Very nice, but rather small. Given that Thor makes most pro riders look so small, it was a wake-up call to see just how small he is nonetheless. Thor, the diminutive god of thunder, doesn't really have the same ring to it.
Steampunk says:

Feb 14 2011 at 12:17 pm

@Rob
Yeah: I haven't forgotten the look in his eye immediately after winning the Worlds. What was his goal for 2011? Without so much as a pause: Paris-Roubaix. I'm not sure I'd bet against him.
G'phant says:

Feb 14 2011 at 12:43 pm

@Steampunk
My heart says Hayden Roulston for P-R. My head - well, the moderately statured deity of inclement weather shades him, I think. But a Thor-Roly one-two I could live with. And Li'l Sparty in 3rd would round things out nicely.
frank says:

Feb 14 2011 at 1:15 pm

@Steampunk
SO SWEET! Man, that guy is 100% compliant. Even has the camelback bottles that we're having Velominati bottles made up in.
Steampunk says:

Feb 14 2011 at 2:22 pm

Here 'tis!
mcsqueak says:

Feb 14 2011 at 3:09 pm

frank:
@Steampunk
SO SWEET! Man, that guy is 100% compliant. Even has the camelback bottles that we're having Velominati bottles made up in.

You're making Velominati-branded Camelback bottles? Sweet.
sgt says:

Feb 14 2011 at 3:52 pm

@frank
Please say they're not those sissy insulated things... insulated bottles are a slippery slope to full Rule 32 violation. Big bottles are a necessary evil (yes, I typically rock a 24 oz. bottle), but small bottles are best.

PS the only thing made by Spesh that I actually like are their bottles... branded for someone else, natch.
Marcus says:

Feb 14 2011 at 4:30 pm

@sgt
Does Rule 24 extend to cover volume measures as well?

Surely litres and millilitres are the only way to go?