General Cycling Discussion - The "look"

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djpluv
04-03-03, 11:56 AM
Anyone know where I can find an image of the the "look" Lance gave Ulrich in the 2001 TdF?

Thanks,

aerobat
04-03-03, 12:00 PM
Try his website, he might have it among the screensavers.
http://lancearmstrong.com/
djpluv
04-03-03, 12:01 PM
yep...got a pic there...didn't even think of that :-P

http://www.lancearmstrong.com/lance/OnLine2.nsf/Docs/099221AF61123CD086256B30000A51CF


Thanks,

easyrider
04-03-03, 12:36 PM
Notice that it is the only picture on the page in which a rival rider is visible. Interesting.
MediaCreations
04-03-03, 04:05 PM
I might go grab a copy of the pic myself - but then again - the image is burned into my mind so strongly I may not need to.:D
RunYun
04-03-03, 08:18 PM
I love that pic. :D
SamDaBikinMan
04-03-03, 08:39 PM
Classic. He should do it again this year to whomever is his nearest competition.
MediaCreations
04-04-03, 05:01 AM
What do you think the look said?

Do you think it was, "Sorry, but this is where you lose the Tour de France."?

To my mind it was a very sarcastic, "I'm about to go on a bike ride. Wanna come?"
bac
04-04-03, 06:15 AM
Originally posted by MediaCreations
What do you think the look said?

I think that Lance just wanted to determine the amount of suffering going on behind him. After a relatively long look, it was apparent that he could attack and drop Jan and the rest of the crew for good.

I have it on video from OLN. I've watched it many times. :D
1oldRoadie
04-04-03, 07:05 AM
Originally posted by MediaCreations
What do you think the look said?



That was the moment that the world of cycling changed hands.
deliriou5
04-04-03, 07:31 AM
how come he's not wearing a helmet in that pic? and neither is Jan? Do they go helmetless in the extra slow parts?
lotek
04-04-03, 08:10 AM
They tend to lose the helmets during mountain
stages, especially if there is a mountain top finish.

Its funny that LA played down "the Look" in the press,
saying it was just looking to read the rest of the
peloton, and to see who was answering his attack,
and yet he features it on his web site. . .

I think the look said "you got legs?"

Marty
RainmanP
04-04-03, 08:41 AM
I have seen the video of this particular scene a few times. What you don't see in all the photos is that right behind Ullrich is one of the USPS climber, I think it was Jose Luis Rubiera, but it might have been Victor Hugo Pena. It always looked to me as if Lance was looking past Ulrich at his teammate trying to guage whether he was going to be able to respond and maybe come up to pull a little more. Then sometime in the last year or so, Lance even said as much on one of the tour review shows. He acknowledged that he certainly may have glanced at Ullrich but was mainly checking on his teammate's status.