Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

Hornman is my name for the superfan who runs along the peloton with a giant flag and huge antlers attached to a football helmet. He has been a busy guy at the Grand Tours running along side the peloton with his flag and holding the torch for a Lance Armstrong return which is now happening.
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Sometimes you want the thrill of speed without all of the effort to make the bike go fast. This video could be called “Silly Cyclist” or “Poor Man’s Wind Tunnel”. Not sure if this video is 100% real though.
Update
The video shows the magic of green screens and video editing.

Lance Armstrong and Dick Pound are on the list of Top 10 Manliest Names on Cracked.com. Here is Lance Armstrong’s analysis.

The Name:
It’s impossible to hear this name without picturing many men getting impaled on a battlefield. He’s got the lance, and he’s got the arm strength to drive it through you and the four guys [...]

It took twice as long to finish the Tour, but the first non-doping cyclist rode into Paris.
Finland’s Piet Kvistik, a domestique with the Crédit Mondial team, was this year’s highest-finishing non-doping rider (142nd overall). Kvistik claimed the maillot propre, the blue jersey worn by the highest-placed “clean” rider, on the ninth stage of the race [...]

The Flight of the Conchords is a funny off beat show on HBO about a comedy Folk band from New Zealand. They are quite fond of their bikes going riding and in this video they are featured prominently with helmets and bikes.

The real reason Michael Rasmussen was dumped from the Tour? According to The Daily Show not only was he suspected of doping, he was also smuggling plums.

Musician Franck Lascombes has a video singing the praises of EPO. The video apparently is a big hit on Dailymotion.com.
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Thanks to a request from Bob of Big Horn Velo I made up some Simpsons likenesses of the Versus crew. Phil, Paul, Al, Bob Roll and Robbie Ventura too.
Phil Ligget

Paul Sherwin

Bob Roll

The Simpsons Movie site just released a way to make avatars of yourself. I found a better use for it and that is to make avatars of some of the top Tour de France contenders. I am also including other notable cycling related folks to spice it up.
Here is the list:
Levi Leipheimer

Alexandre Vinokourov

Vladmir Karpets

Alejandro Valverde

Christophe [...]

Mario Cipollini is very passionate about bikes. On a training ride during the Domina Vacanze days he is informed that his home has been broken into and the bikes taken. Just as he rides a motor home of gypsies passes by with Mario’s beloved bikes haging off the back. Mario and his trainign partner follow [...]