Another Sign the Cycling World Still Doesn't Get It
I asked my wife who knows nothing about cycling, what's the first thing you think about Pinocchio? "his nose gets longer when he lies"
So what do you think of this headline? "Don't they read the paper?"
Another irony: today, I checked out my DVR to see what cycling events it had recorded while I was gone for 6 weeks. Tours of Britain, Lombardy, Bejing, Tours, World Champs. When I open them, I see, "A problem was encountered" And it doesn't play . Only the cycling events, one of the other shows it recorded. Even my sat service turns it gaze away from Pro Cycling, which now seems to,operate on some sub-WWE level. There, at least they admit the spectacle is fake.
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12yo daughter: "He lies.'
Wife: 'Why do you ask?'
Me: 'He is the new mascot for the cycling World Championship.'
Wife: 'Seriously??? Well, maybe they are finally admitting that it is all a lie.....'
Yeah, I have have a tough time not thinking this is some kind of a weird Italian April Fools-ish thing. But Pinoch appears on the front page of the official websitewww.toscana2013.it/
That simple picture of 'La Mascotte' may be the most poignant single representation I can come up with of how I feel about cycling right now.
Looks like a smartass joke and the fact that it's "official" says volumes about the state of cycling and cycling's leadership.
AFAIK, it's culjones (pronounced cool-yo-nes)
If he is using steroids, won't that shrink his "cojones"?
http://www.roadcycling.com/news-results/spanish-cycling-federation-elects-contador-meat-supplier-president#.UMBH_oM82So