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gcl8a
07-25-07, 08:02 AM
Zip your jersey up, you freakish little stick.

(What did you think I was going to ask?)
fixiechick
07-25-07, 08:15 AM
Dette var ikke behagelig. Jeg liker Kyllingen :-P
gcl8a
07-25-07, 08:21 AM
Dette var ikke behagelig. Jeg liker Kyllingen :-P

You lick chicken? That's weird.

(Det må du meget undskylde mig.)
fixiechick
07-25-07, 08:26 AM
You lick chicken? That's weird.

(Det må du meget undskylde mig.)

:D Lol, erm, no...Oops, I'm mixing up my Danish and Norwegian again. :o
SwimBike
07-25-07, 08:28 AM
I have never seen this man have an ounce of expression on his face and it bugs me
gcl8a
07-25-07, 08:32 AM
I have never seen this man have an ounce of expression on his face and it bugs me

You should have watched last year.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2006/tour06/tour0616/DV94641.jpg
SwimBike
07-25-07, 08:34 AM
I should have saw that one coming.... I was referring more so to interviews and podium presentations
gcl8a
07-25-07, 08:36 AM
I should have saw that one coming.... I was referring more so to interviews and podium presentations

Do you know how you can tell if a Dane is an extrovert? He looks at your shoes instead of his.
kuan
07-25-07, 08:38 AM
Zip your jersey up, you freakish little stick.

(What did you think I was going to ask?)

It IS zipped. :D
bac
07-25-07, 08:39 AM
It IS zipped. :D

Nice. :D


... Brad
cydewaze
07-25-07, 08:45 AM
The thing that gets me is that chicken's weight is listed on the TdF website at 69kg (152 lbs) while Kloden (who looks waaaay meatier) is listed at 63kg (138). On top of that, Kloden is way taller than chicken, so HE should look like the emaciated one, not chicken. Even Cadel Evans (141 lbs & almost the same height) is listed lighter than chicken, and doesn't look nearly as skinny.

Why the heck does Rasmussen look so skinny?!
fixiechick
07-25-07, 08:46 AM
I should have saw that one coming.... I was referring more so to interviews and podium presentations

Not everyone is naturally disposed to wearing his emotions on his sleeve, especially when put on the spot by media. As Mr. Odense above pointed out, Denmark has more of an introverted society compared to US. Introverts might come off aloof or reserved, but they are usually completely different once you get to know them.
gcl8a
07-25-07, 08:47 AM
The thing that gets me is that chicken's weight is listed on the TdF website at 69kg (152 lbs) while Kloden (who looks waaaay meatier) is listed at 63kg (138). On top of that, Kloden is way taller than chicken, so HE should look like the emaciated one, not chicken. Even Cadel Evans (141 lbs & almost the same height) is listed lighter than chicken, and doesn't look nearly as skinny.

Why the heck does Rasmussen look so skinny?!

69kg? Are you nuts? Honest reports have him at 60.
Dolomiti
07-25-07, 09:35 AM
I thought I read he is 5'9" and 130lbs.
(Almost exactly the same as me)
Weeks
07-25-07, 09:53 AM
I thought I read he is 5'9" and 130lbs.
(Almost exactly the same as me)

Same here. And I'm half Danish to boot
DMF
07-25-07, 10:14 AM
then you missed the interview, just after he won in Tignes, where he walked away from the interviewer to kiss his wife and hold his kid.

And in the interviews he is open and articulate.

Chicken is a worthy winner.
cydewaze
07-25-07, 10:50 AM
69kg? Are you nuts? Honest reports have him at 60.

Ok, that makes more sense. But the TdF website does have him at 69kg.

58 - RASMUSSEN Michael (DEN)

Born in 01/06/1974 à Holbaek (DEN)

Height : 1.75 m
Weight : 69 kg

Maybe it's a typo, and they meant 59?
fixiechick
07-25-07, 12:15 PM
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/1d/fullj.getty-tdf2007-cycling-rasmussen_12_23_34_pm.jpg
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070725/capt.80be1d7a7d8346e18406ca3ed975f161.cycling_tour_de_france_tdf114.jpg
godspiral
07-25-07, 12:17 PM
Not everyone is naturally disposed to wearing his emotions on his sleeve, especially when put on the spot by media. As Mr. Odense above pointed out, Denmark has more of an introverted society compared to US. Introverts might come off aloof or reserved, but they are usually completely different once you get to know them.

Yep... you're less prone to smile a lot when the questions are "how can you prove you didn't dope" instead of "how does it feel to have done so well"
DocRay
07-25-07, 01:00 PM
for the good of the sport...stop these guys from wearing the 400g of 8K gold religious paraphernalia.
It must suck to be a directeur after spending months and thousands in the windtunnel, and using titanium valve caps, only to have this big piece of bling flopping about in the wind with St. Auguste-sur-Yvette, patron saint of pharmacology.
bobbyahines
07-25-07, 01:22 PM
Ras = Chicken + Stick

That's right, he is that which is known as "The Rasticken."
ryanhulce
07-25-07, 01:23 PM
Anytime somone posts a picture of RAS I want to buy him a sandwich! He doesn't look healthy at all.
fixiechick
07-25-07, 01:26 PM
Anytime somone posts a picture of RAS I want to buy him a sandwich!

:p
http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/afp/dv_to_getty_1365102_0.rp600x350.jpg
gcl8a
07-25-07, 01:45 PM
:p
http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/afp/dv_to_getty_1365102_0.rp600x350.jpg

Is he hiding from Doping Control or the Calorie Police in that photo?
yellowjeep
07-25-07, 02:27 PM
the doping control is behind him actually


Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) bites into a sandwich before the doping control. The dude in the background is hopefully making sure Rasmussen doesn't trick anybody.
yellowjeep
07-25-07, 02:35 PM
Ras has always got that goofy beanie on too, but alas no body fat+no hair*most heat escapes though the head= cold chicken