(swimmers awaiting a judges' score, one guy even looks like IL GRILLO!)
After all this discussion on judges and sports outcomes perhaps the Tour starting next year, or even better the Giro, where you get bonus seconds either added or taken away from you time based on your style at the line.
Examples: Flecha's arrow win would be worth 20-25 seconds for him, while Neil Stephens' rocking the baby would be the opposite, maybe a full minute penalty. How much for Virenque's "awesome" sky pointing? Lance's chest thumping and fist pumping this year was pretty agressive but maybe too much in your face and cost him a few seconds in style?
Celebrating and then losing is stylish but costly -- 2 whole minutes! DOH!
Tour starting next year, or even better the Giro, where you get bonus seconds either added or taken away from you time based on your style at the line.
Celebrations "hors catégorie": - Museeuw pointing to his knee (Roubaix 2000) - Paul Herijgers at cyclocross worlds (Koksijde 1994): hop off, skip 1 step on the ground, hop on.
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After all this discussion on judges and sports outcomes perhaps the Tour starting next year, or even better the Giro, where you get bonus seconds either added or taken away from you time based on your style at the line.
Examples: Flecha's arrow win would be worth 20-25 seconds for him, while Neil Stephens' rocking the baby would be the opposite, maybe a full minute penalty.
GOOG's IPO has gone to their heads! (sorry for the Google posting 5-time F-up there)
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After all this discussion on judges and sports outcomes perhaps the Tour starting next year, or even better the Giro, where you get bonus seconds either added or taken away from you time based on your style at the line.
Examples: Flecha's arrow win would be worth 20-25 seconds for him, while Neil Stephens' rocking the baby would be the opposite, maybe a full minute penalty.
GOOG's IPO has gone to their heads! (sorry for the Google posting 5-time F-up there)
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K. J. Papai said:
Tour starting next year, or even better the Giro, where you get bonus seconds either added or taken away from you time based on your style at the line.
Celebrations "hors catégorie": - Museeuw pointing to his knee (Roubaix 2000) - Paul Herijgers at cyclocross worlds (Koksijde 1994): hop off, skip 1 step on the ground, hop on.
And where would you put David Millar in the Vuelta, Angliru stage 2 or 3 years ago -- get to the top and abandon just before the finish line?
That your grandmother and aunts? Funny, and also sad, how a simple gesture can be liberating. Well, good for them.
Just a found picture, I've no idea who they are. I think you're right about it being liberating, though. The one on the far right end seems to be pretty thrilled by it all.
(swimmers awaiting a judges' score, one guy even looks like IL GRILLO!)
After all this discussion on judges and sports outcomes perhaps the Tour starting next year, or even better the Giro, where you get bonus seconds either added or taken away from you time based on your style at the line.
Examples: Flecha's arrow win would be worth 20-25 seconds for him, while Neil Stephens' rocking the baby would be the opposite, maybe a full minute penalty. How much for Virenque's "awesome" sky pointing? Lance's chest thumping and fist pumping this year was pretty agressive but maybe too much in your face and cost him a few seconds in style?
Celebrating and then losing is stylish but costly -- 2 whole minutes! DOH!
-Ken
Don't forget Museeuw's 5 + 5 = 10 (world cups) salute during his 3rd Roubaix win. That was pretty cool.
Virenque skipped (thankfully) his sky pointing gag this year.
Tour starting next year, or even better the Giro, where you get bonus seconds either added or taken away from you time based on your style at the line.
Celebrations "hors catégorie": - Museeuw pointing to his knee (Roubaix 2000)
That might be my favorite -- even better when he turned around and applauded his two teammates in ('96?) when they finished 1-2-3.
Lance's fist pumping "take no prisoners" this year (stage 17) over Kloeden is easily in the top ten of mine.
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- Paul Herijgers at cyclocross worlds (Koksijde 1994): hop off, skip 1 step on the ground, hop on.
Sounds cool but I wasn't hip to cross 10 years ago.
(swimmers awaiting a judges' score, one guy even looks like IL GRILLO!)
After all this discussion on judges and sports outcomes perhaps the Tour starting next year, or even better the Giro, where you get bonus seconds either added or taken away from you time based on your style at the line.
Examples: Flecha's arrow win would be worth 20-25 seconds for him, while Neil Stephens' rocking the baby would be the opposite, maybe a full minute penalty. How much for Virenque's "awesome" sky pointing? Lance's chest thumping and fist pumping this year was pretty agressive but maybe too much in your face and cost him a few seconds in style?
Celebrating and then losing is stylish but costly -- 2 whole minutes! DOH! -Ken
Don't forget Museeuw's 5 + 5 = 10 (world cups) salute during his 3rd Roubaix win. That was pretty cool.
I think Museeuw had pretty much the podium for top finishing gestures. 1. His teammates (top 3) 2. His knee (his comeback win) 3. His 5+5
Total style. How much of this is planned in advance?
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Virenque skipped (thankfully) his sky pointing gag this year.
