Woman doesn’t need reflective strip to get noticed…
When people spoke of the future in olden times, their stories were cluttered with images of strange aerodynamic helmets, skin tight outfits fashioned from spandex, and zany metallic machines with wheels, handlebars, and a bell. What those prehistoric prophets didn’t realise was that what they were describing, almost exactly, was Victoria Pendleton, Great British cyclist.
Hailing from the shiny kingdom of Bedfordshire, Victoria is a champion track cyclist, and when she’s not going round and round in circles, she has been known to glam up for a sexy photo shoot or two. See the results after the jump…
Common sense defeated in battle with over-the-top precaution
In an Olympic cycling test event held in Beijing last September, just eight of fifty riders finished, most blaming the dropouts on breathing problems and nausea. Accordingly, some American cyclists today turned up at Beijing airport wearing black respiration masks, presumably to combat a fatal pollution problem inside the newly-constructed air conditioned terminal.
Darryl Seibel, chief communications officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee, summed up what everyone was thinking:
I will say this, I am not a scientist, but in my view that was unnecessary.
Cruising along at 40mph, Luxembourg’s Frank Schleck was on his way to winning the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland when he decided to take a little detour over a ravine.
Amazingly, he survived, got back on the bike and finished just three minutes behind eventual winner Markus Fothen. You know what else is amazing? A monkey riding a dog…
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