This will be the last of my Cipo photos in a post for a while and only because I’m employing self-control.
To me he exemplifies “Italian Cyclist” and if I weren’t so lazy I would try to find his quote about cycling being representative of all that is beautiful in life.
Watch this silly video of Mario getting punked. The set up is the guy in the little car tells Mario some of Mario’s bike have been stolen and seconds later a camper goes by with some of Cipo’s bike on the back.
Italian hilarity ensues.
One has to come away with a few things from this fine bit of TV: Italian TV looks better than US TV, at least concerning the dress code for the hostesses. Cipo is so cool. I believe he does all this with his cycling shoes on. And his sleeveless jersey with world champion stripes still visible, oh I’m more than impressed. Unfortunately us non-Italian speakers are missing a lot of excellent Italian cursing and taunting here too. Enjoy.
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My favorite part is the "Hey dickhead, come out here so I can bash your head in" part.
I like the Nancy-boy swings he starts taking at the guy once he gets into the barn.
@john
And, I have to ask, why stop blogging about Cipo? That's like Einstein saying, "You know what? It's been real, daddy-o, but I'm going to stop with this Physics thing."
@Marko
Still, climbing up and jumping down a big drop in your cycling shoes is good, all told he did a much better job than I would have (nancy-boy swings included). I've fallen down just walking in cycling shoes. Jumping into a pit to fight two guys (and a camera man?) wearing nothing but lycra and cycling shoes does require some basic bravado few cyclists have.
@frank
I won't stop writing about Cipo, I'll just back off on the frequency. I was going to include the video of him drilling the moto with his water bottle as it amuses me so...OK, if you insist.
@john
That bidon tossing clip is classic, and what's up with the moto crash at the end? Certainly are a ton of clips of Cipo on the youtube, some classic rides. Man that dude is strong. I was looking for the rainbow turd clip but couldn't find it. Your point about the quality of Italian t.v. is well taken as well. I heard on the radio the other day there's a public outcry there to end sexism in Italian t.v. I don't see that happening as long as Silvio Berlesconi is in charge of both the country and the boob tube. (pun intended)
@Marko
Marko, I've studied the end of that clip and I can't figure it out. The driver and another person are down but I see no bike. It looks like the referee Cipo drilled yet he was solo so it seems like it should have been a moto driver and photographer, unless it was a spectator?
I don't see Italy phasing out sexism anytime. That's who they are.
On another subject, Frank didn't rise to your well delivered bait the other day concerning mounting instructions. I thought it was GO time. Nice.
@john
You mean he didn't sink to it. I prolly shouldn't have put it out there but he implied I was a sissy for looking at instructions to mount my K-wings. Prolly a good thing it ended there. Besides, we're good old friends and have used that "humor" with eachother before. Did you know, he called me a bitch after I bought the zipps he connected me to? The zipp connection is where the love is, the banter means nothing.
@john
@Marko
What's wrong with being Sexy? (Spinal Tap)
Dudes, I figured that, as a guy who threw his pahdner out of bed so his brand-new R3 frame could lay up on the bed with him the first night I had it, it might be best if I left the mounting instructions comment "unsolved."
@Marko
Zipp connection. Straight, bro. Did they come yet?
@frank
Monday. Can't wait. Ordered zipp skewers and cassette shopping.