Professional Cycling For the Fans - Admit it. You pretend you're Lance when you ride :)

Lance is the man in my book. A supreme example of what a human being can do if he or she reaches deep down inside and "just does it." Anyway, I wonder how often you imagine you look/ride/sit/etc like Lance? I know any time I go up a hill, sitting back a bit in the seat, grabbing the tops and pumping away, I think that my face must look exactly like his in the '01 TdF when he psyched Ulrich out. When I hit 90-100 rpm's, I think "Just like Lance". LOL I know it's silly, but I just can't help it. So fess up. When do YOU mirror Lance? :D

I will never admit it.

Actually, no, I don't pretend I'm Lance.

Early in the season, though, while I was recovering from an injury that put me in the hospital overnight and it still hurt to ride, I thought of Tyler a lot.

I pretend I'm Betini.

When do YOU mirror Lance :D


At the moment, I'm like Lance later in life after he's gone on a Eddy Merckx cheeseburger bender... :)

I pretend I'm a 230 pound Eddy Merckx (a prime Eddy, of course). I will never be built like a cyclist.

I pretend I'm a 230 pound Eddy Merckx (a prime Eddy, of course). I will never be built like a cyclist.



I AM 230lbs!

Well 222 now and trickling down... ;)

I'm a slim and trim 230 pounds though. And I cut to 205 for my fights... starvation and dehydration suck. :)

never thought of being Lance, though I'm Lance's fan.

I imagine myself as Ullrich... that way I never let myself down... :eek:

I imagine myself as Ullrich... that way I never let myself down... :eek:
LOL can't go wrong with that...

I am not lance , but when I ride , I troll for races , even if the other biker doesnt know whier racing . I have to compete . I remember passing cars in one dual with my nemisis who rides a trek . I was going up a hill and this guy on a trek comes up from behind and says " great day for a ride " and takes off . Im more of a sprinter , so I let him get about a 30 second lead . Then on the flats , I cranked it up . Musta been doing over 40 , cought the guy too < but had to pull into a shop and get some water .
jarhead#42

I'm more of the Alesssaaaaaaaaaaaaandro Petacchi ...except not as fast :D

I pretend I'm the guy on the mag trainer pretending to be Lance in the commercial <g>.
I was the 265 pound Eddy Merckx who thanks to diet and bike riding trimed down to 220 now. That is a normal weight for my height/frame. After a 20 year hiatus biking helped me get healthy again.

Tony

When I'm climbing and spinning, I pretend I'm Armstrong.
When I'm riding, I probably feel most like Pantani. (earthling/alien/whatever)
When I just sit around the house and pig out on junk food all day, I pretend I'm Merckx.
When I go party and do illegal drugs, I pretend I am Ullrich.

I kid, I kid

i am sometimes confused for him actually cause i ride a trek (1000) with the usps jersey on my shoulders......so yea, i pretend im lance every time i ride.....and im damn proud of it....#6!!!

oh and i have a helmet to match all of lances maillot jaune's

Yeah I imagine myself as more of a Ullrich type myself with a bit of Cipo thrown in for flavor

Steve Bauer maybe, otherwise Curt Harnett.

About the guy on the bike pretending he's Lance in that commercial: who wears their helmet when riding a trainer? :D

About the guy on the bike pretending he's Lance in that commercial: who wears their helmet when riding a trainer? :D

Beats me, probably the same guy who would ride his trainer outdoors on an obviously nice day for a real ride.

I have a new hero for when I pretend...Magnus Backstedt. I hear he's over 200lbs! He's my new favorite rider.

listed at 211 lbs. Hell yeah! I wonder if he will make it over the mountains....

i try to match my form to lance's rather than pretend to be him. for example, because of him, i'm more aware of my cadence and pedaling technique. i do have to say though...that nike commercial was pretty damn inspirational. i did a lot more riding because of it. :D

Would it be wrong if I said that I like small Italian men?

<I gravitate toward the Simoni/Cunego types ... yeesh! those guys weigh 130 lbs.>

-mark

i try to match my form to lance's rather than pretend to be him. for example, because of him, i'm more aware of my cadence and pedaling technique. i do have to say though...that nike commercial was pretty damn inspirational. i did a lot more riding because of it. :D
I hear that. I have a hard time not rushing out for a ride every time I see that commercial.

I like to pretend I'm chasing him

I visualize my self winning my next race. It's getting closer. Sometimes I do hear Bob and Phil announcing my victory though ;)

ah, no!

ya know, riding with lance prolly wouldn't be any more different than
when i ride solo..conversation wise.. he just doesn't really have anything
that makes me think "wow"--granted he's one of the greatest cyclist--
but... i dunno...
NOW, OTOH, on my ride today, all i could think as i accelerated or pushed
hard up a hill was the phrase "Fassa Bortolo!" "Fassa Bortolo!" "Fassa Bortolo!"
dunno why--it's not even a person.. but damm it's a cool road biking phrase--
yeah and it's a company too.. for the "Duh!'s" out there--you know who you are...
i'm one too sometimes.

NOW, OTOH, on my ride today, all i could think as i accelerated or pushed
hard up a hill was the phrase "Fassa Bortolo!" "Fassa Bortolo!" "Fassa Bortolo!"
dunno why--it's not even a person.. but damm it's a cool road biking phrase--
yeah and it's a company too.. for the "Duh!'s" out there--you know who you are...
i'm one too sometimes.

There was this guy on my last group ride who was wearing a full Fassa Bortolo kit. I tried to lead him out so he could win the final sprint, but when I looked back he wasn't there anymore! :D

I never pretend I'm someone else, just pretend I can kick their ass in the alps. That take much more "pretending."

I don't pretend to be Lance, but I sometimes fantasize about being part of the Blue Train. On the way to the office this morning I was coming down 21st Street into midtown but in my mind I was taking my turn at the front of the Posties in the Team Time Trial.