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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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If I crushed fools like Faboo I'd raise my bike over my head too. But I can't so I don't.
You hit the nail on the head, he's a pro, and its just not how our sport celebrates. We gonna start dumping gatorade all over each other too? the victory salute, quick and fast like previously posted. A nod to the sponsor by sitting up strait and letting spectators see the jersey if one must. Be a humble winner, looks way more Pro.
Did Coppi, Bartali, Van Looy, Merckx, Hinault, Kelly or Lemond ever lift their bike? No. As someone said somewhere about winning: you should always make it look like you've done it before.
I watched this happen last night, and I thank @gianni for addressing this promptly since it was on my mind as well. For a country so known for style, this year's Giro is more akin to the Ferrari Dino than to the 458.
Nothing ruins (and negates) a supreme effort like the one Wellens put in more than stupid antics after crossing the finish line. And let us not let Ridley off the hook! Why would you have a logo on the bottom of the frame? To show off how well the frame crashes after it is lying on the side of the road after a pileup? Nay! It is positioned so that Rule #95 can be violated in a more ergonomically pleasant position for weak-armed road cyclists. Don't forget the enablers, people.
And pull down your goddamn shirt too.
@wiscot
For the first half of that list the bikes were probably too heavy!
A-Merckx next we will have baseball caps on the podium. Oh wait..........
What's next, the Billy "White Shoes" Johnson Funky Chicken dance? http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/0ap2000000217002/Top-10-touchdown-celebrations-of-all-time
@tmgrasso
Well of course we have had this already elsewhere.....
@wiscot
I believe it was (or has been attributed to) the legendary Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry, said in reference to extravagant touchdown celebrations.
It was along the lines of them being supposed to score and not making it look like it was something out of the ordinary.
@wiscot
I was on the fence on this one since I have never won a Giro stage. You convinced me that the rules are the rules! Well said!