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This festering blight on the Cycling landscape seemed to start with cross-country mountain bikers, who often finish their race alone and have time to stop at the finish line, look around to see if there are any spectators in attendance, then bend over like a shaved praying mantis to struggle with the 7 kilogram heft of their carbon hardtail, holding it aloft for the mandatory three seconds until their imaginary judges give the green light to drop it back to earth…Should you be neck deep in a river or for some reason need to throw your bike over a prison wall, exceptions can be made -Brett Kennedy. The Rules
Exceptions can be made as Brett points out, and how could one end up in prison with one’s bike?
Far be it from us to criticize Fabian Cancellara’s Strade Bianche antics. Doesn’t he read The Rules? He would have had to read all the way to page 228 to get to this gem and admittedly, he is a busy man.
Well if Fabian can do it, I can do it. That is how the trouble begins. Tim Wellens couldn’t resist. He had a solo victory and time to kill and maybe deep in every professional’s contract there is a clause that says one is paid 10,000 euros for raising your bike over your head. But damn it, professionals are supposed to act like professionals or every school yard kid will be trying it. And then where will we be?
If you want to hold your bike over your head, you can; find a deep river to ford or when being incarcerated, bring your bike.
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@mtngoat
Ha! Nothing wrong with that as you are still going on about it 30 years later!
@Harminator
Yes exactly, me too.
I won't tell if you don't !
@Bespoke
I know. But I'm not a one-dimensional, cycling-only kind of guy.
@chuckp
Well then, get the fuck out.
I hope the gentlemen at Mike Durfee State Prison are aware that they can apply for an exemption if required.
http://gipsy.ninja/all-these-bikes-are-sent-to-prison-for-the-best-possible-reason-ever/
@chuckp
Nor am I, but golf? Really??
Please ignore the above post, it was another ill-advised (I'm going to fire that idiot adviser) attempt at humour that turned to shit the minute I pressed submit. There's nothing at all wrong with golf.
@Oli
No worries. Message received in the manner it which was intended. I will give @kixsand the same benefit of the doubt. I know 99% of the shit here is intended as good fun.
That said ...
Yes ... golf ... really. Get over it and over yourself. Just because you love one sport doesn't mean you have to hate on another. IMHO too many cyclists take on a holier than thou attitude and, honestly, that's not good for the sport. Almost elite athletes in any sport have an appreciation and admiration of other sports. Would you belittle MJ (as in Michael Jordan) for being a HUGE golf fan (not to mention a very, very good golfer)? Oh yeah, LeMan is another big time golfer.
@chuckp
Seriously? Get serious.
@chuckp
glad to see that you've taken my post as it was intended - you must not golf that much.