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DiabloScott
10-27-09, 04:42 PM
http://rushracing.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/tornado-tom2.jpg

http://rushracing.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/tornado-tom2.jpg

Laggard
10-27-09, 07:21 PM
I hope he got paid a lot to do that shoot.
Stiffknee
10-27-09, 08:53 PM
Trick 'r Treat

USAZorro
10-27-09, 10:06 PM
But Fabian is the real Spartacus. :eek:
DMF
10-28-09, 10:38 AM
Any cyclist gone into movies before?
Laggard
10-28-09, 10:49 AM
Sir Armstrong was in Dodgeball.
DiabloScott
10-28-09, 11:56 AM
Any cyclist gone into movies before?

Eddy Merckx was in American Flyers, but he played himself and didn't have a speaking part.
thump55
10-28-09, 12:20 PM
Stop flexing already...
Fat Boy
10-28-09, 02:13 PM
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_apr2001/DeLorean.jpg
Laggard
10-28-09, 02:16 PM
Bingo! We have a winner! Only eight posts before someone made a lame coke joke.
erader
10-28-09, 03:10 PM
Bingo! We have a winner! Only eight posts before someone made a lame coke joke.

what's lame is boonen wants us the believe that coke won't be a problem once he learns how to drink responsibly :lol:!

ed rader
Fat Boy
10-28-09, 03:11 PM
And why do you think that someone made a coke joke? Three guesses Laggard, and the first 2 don't count.

Look at that freakin' outfit. How can it not draw out jokes? He must have been on some sort of recreational drug to even put it on.
Fat Boy
10-28-09, 03:12 PM
what's lame is boonen wants us the believe that coke won't be a problem once he learns how to drink responsibly :lol:!

ed rader

Well, lame if you want, but I think he's serious about that part, which is sad. It means he doesn't even have a clue on the nature of drug addiction.
erader
10-28-09, 03:21 PM
Well, lame if you want, but I think he's serious about that part, which is sad. It means he doesn't even have a clue on the nature of drug addiction.

amen bro. but i'm sure he knows...or at least has been told numerous times. he just isn't ready to get serious yet. i mean what's the worst thing that's happened to him so far as a result of his behavior?

ed rader
DiabloScott
10-28-09, 03:32 PM
He must have been on some sort of recreational drug to even put it on.

Doesn't look like he's enjoying himself very much... I've never taken ecstasy or coke but I kind of figured it would at least made you smile. The ad would be a lot more effective and less embarrassing if he were having fun with it.
Laggard
10-28-09, 03:36 PM
It's a f'ing ad people. He got paid to look silly and promote this product. Lots of famous people with no drug use at all have done dumber looking things for a few bucks. Trying to make some connection between this ADVERTISEMENT and drug use is just stupid.

Hell, Armstrong is pushing some five hour energy drink. Maybe he was a speed problem? Maybe he needs the extra cash to fund his EPO habit? What's next Lance? Colon cleansing infomercials?
kwrides
10-29-09, 07:57 PM
isn't that ad from like 2 years ago?
Soil_Sampler
10-29-09, 08:40 PM
isn't that ad from like 2 years ago?

old ad campaign based on movie posters. rides specialized now.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ha53IuywLaE/SF_FlATRtlI/AAAAAAAAANs/jHJPxSopkUY/s400/normal_Boonen_Bike_Terminator%5B1%5D.jpg
monosierra
10-29-09, 09:30 PM
Good grief. Why are cyclist ads so cheesy?

Contador's new LOOK ad is much cooler.
Innergetic
11-10-09, 08:57 PM
Contador with dolphins... Pure gold... just... just gold...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/3227991450_9aa43b3a44.jpg
monosierra
11-10-09, 09:50 PM
Contador with dolphins... Pure gold... just... just gold...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/3227991450_9aa43b3a44.jpg

You missed Schleck x 2. They were frolicking with dolphins as well.
HigherGround
11-11-09, 12:07 AM
old ad campaign based on movie posters. rides specialized now.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ha53IuywLaE/SF_FlATRtlI/AAAAAAAAANs/jHJPxSopkUY/s400/normal_Boonen_Bike_Terminator%5B1%5D.jpg

I liked the Northwave ad featuring Stefanao Zanini and another Mapei rider (Bettini?) as The Blues Brothers.
pacificaslim
11-11-09, 12:26 AM
If Boonen is a drug addict, he must be one of the most successful one ever! He continually functions at an elite level in an athletic endeavor. By definition, he does not have a drug problem.
Soil_Sampler
11-11-09, 01:22 AM
I liked the Northwave ad featuring Stefanao Zanini and another Mapei rider (Bettini?) as The Blues Brothers.
http://www.northwave.com/world/adv.php?catid=16
http://www.northwave.com/world/adv.php?catid=14

pix

http://www.northwave.com/files/image.php/adv_1180798400.jpg
Laggard
11-11-09, 10:20 AM
If Boonen is a drug addict, he must be one of the most successful one ever! He continually functions at an elite level in an athletic endeavor. By definition, he does not have a drug problem.

Yeah, no one has shown any evidence that he is a drug addict.
DMF
11-11-09, 04:48 PM
If Boonen is a drug addict, he must be one of the most successful one ever! He continually functions at an elite level in an athletic endeavor. By definition, he does not have a drug problem.

Well, yeah. But the same could have been said of Marco Pantani - right up until he died...


:(
kwrides
11-11-09, 05:02 PM
If Boonen is a drug addict, he must be one of the most successful one ever! He continually functions at an elite level in an athletic endeavor. By definition, he does not have a drug problem.

MANY professional athletes resort to drugs to get through the day to day pain. Have you seen the recent Agassi stories? Ever read a book about life in the NFL or MLB in the 70s?