anyone spot didi 'the tour devil' today?
07-13-07, 08:21 PM
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anyone spot didi 'the tour devil' today?
he was jumping up and down towards the end of the stage. most likely giving all the riders another reminder of whats to come in the coming days 
this guy makes me laugh every time i spot him
this guy makes me laugh every time i spot him
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Bob + Al also mentioned that he is now sponsored.
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Originally Posted by feethanddooth
he was jumping up and down towards the end of the stage. most likely giving all the riders another reminder of whats to come in the coming days this guy makes me laugh every time i spot him
this guy makes me laugh every time i spot him
07-14-07, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
Bob + Al also mentioned that he is now sponsored.
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07-14-07, 11:56 AM
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I must have missed him this morning! 
Yup!
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AFAIK he has been sponsored for several years already.
07-14-07, 06:03 PM
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In an older article (published before last year's TdF):
A friend of mine mentioned that quite a few people on the hills are willing to give El Diablo a beer and some cash.
How does the devil earn money?
I travel to more than 100 races each season and have a sponsor, LUK, a German auto parts maker. I sleep in my car or in public parks. During the Tour de France I lose six to eight pounds because I eat only crisp_bread and canned foods. Many fans also invite me to have breakfast with them. I need to save my money for the wintertime. From October until April I don't earn any money--I build the world's biggest and smallest bicycles in my garage. I have managed to get a lot of entries in the Guinness book of world records with them. I show them in my bicycle museum.
I travel to more than 100 races each season and have a sponsor, LUK, a German auto parts maker. I sleep in my car or in public parks. During the Tour de France I lose six to eight pounds because I eat only crisp_bread and canned foods. Many fans also invite me to have breakfast with them. I need to save my money for the wintertime. From October until April I don't earn any money--I build the world's biggest and smallest bicycles in my garage. I have managed to get a lot of entries in the Guinness book of world records with them. I show them in my bicycle museum.
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Wished I had seen him. Phil and Paul mentioned Elvis though.
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Originally Posted by Randomus
Saw the devil and an impersonator Borat this morning. 
The Borat guy made me spit coffee all over the living room! lol....
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That was so funny Actually I was wondering when Borat was going to show up in the race hehehehe Wonder if the fat guy will show up later on stages
Actually I was wondering when Borat was going to show up in the race hehehehe Wonder if the fat guy will show up later on stages
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I heard Didi was attacked Sunday by a cow that tore the sleeve off his costume.
Anyone seen pics or got more details?
Anyone seen pics or got more details?
07-16-07, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by meb
I heard Didi was attacked Sunday by a cow that tore the sleeve off his costume.
Anyone seen pics or got more details?
Anyone seen pics or got more details?
only thing I could find on the web was
https://triplecrankset.blogspot.com/
nothing in cyclingnews, where the quote is supposed to be from
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07-16-07, 06:57 AM
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borat was by far the 'fan of the stage' the devil was a close second.
i saw him coming though. guess he paints his pitchforks on the road a little distance before he is set up to give a warning to sinners.
i saw him coming though. guess he paints his pitchforks on the road a little distance before he is set up to give a warning to sinners.
07-16-07, 01:22 PM
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isnt that part of the reason we watch is to see what the fans are doing , if you were there wouldnt you want to be noticed, maybe not to that extreme but a little
