Fashion report--Garmin team presentation
by majope on Nov 24, 2008 7:44 AM EST
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PrintIt's all argyle, baby! Last year, the whole team wore Paul Smith suits, but for the 2009 team presentation on November 22, "riders were allowed to incorporate their own style, the only requisite that it must include some variation of the team’s trademark argyle." The Clean Team gentlemen stepped up to the fashion challege in typically entertaining style. Here are some shots from the VeloNews report to get us started--I'm sure more pictures will start trickling out soon.
Team Garmin on stage in Boulder
David Millar (don't open if you haven't had your coffee yet--and remember I warned you!)
Christian Vande Velde takes a more subdued approach
Jonathan Vaughters--what is up with the Lucy Van Pelt t-shirt?
If you're still bored on this Monday morning, VeloNews also has an interesting article on the Gar-men's feedback on the Garmin GPS units they use. Best quote, unsurprisingly, goes to Dave Z:
Someone asked if the device can be used while swimming. "What, do you get lost?" Zabriskie asked.
UPDATE: Now with video! Watch the team introductions at VeloNews.TV.
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Oh my actual goodness.
David Millar looks like an unfortunate golfer gone wrong. If you’re going to go for the short trousers and socks thing, why not get some short trousers rather than rolling up a pair of normal ones?! Very wrong. Brad too is not the most stylish…you know, us Brits aren’t all so bad at dressing! And is there any argyle present on JV? If there is it’s very subtle. What a fun idea though. Why can’t some of the Italian teams do this? We’d be royally entertained through these oh so dull months!
Why is it Wiggins is always trying to look like a Paul Weller album sleeve?
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
Search me.
I actually rather prefer his hair like that when compared to the shaved al over look he’s had at various points. But yes, he’s clearly trying to convey an ‘image’ of sorts!
oh my... I guess it was also on purpose to get non-fitting clothes too?
he’s missing the hat though to complete the ensemble
+ many
Boy… English fashion….
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by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 24, 2008 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Uuuuummm … that’s Scottish, the sort of thing you’d expect to find in St Andrews.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
On the course, maybe
I lived in St. Andrews for over a year, and never saw anything like that on the streets.
Hey
outmoded it may be, but someone over there was responsible for its invention. This isn’t the US government, you can’t just keep pointing at the other guy.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 24, 2008 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
But you probably didn't go near the golf course
In summer. I remember there being shops dedicated to that sort of stuff.
More pics up at
Try to close your eyes as you pass by the one of Millar and Wiggins in the same shot. Among the others, sweater vests were popular.
There’s also a Twitter play-by-play of the team presentation here.
Personally, I think
the abundance of subdued argyle vests is disappointing. This was their chance to stand out and make a bold argyle statement. Sure he looks absurd, but I like Millar’s attempt. And Wiggins gets points for mixing argyle and paisley, but relying on a scarf for the argyle is almost like cheating.
And Dave Z, really? A white t-shirt with a slight argyle statement – for shame!
VandeVelde gets a pass on the argyle vest, because he looks so natural in it. I’m going to bet he already had it and didn’t have to go out and buy something special for the event.
+1. The 'hint of argyle' t-shirt is such a cop out! The booby prize goes to Dave Z for sure.
I hadn’t noticed Brad’s paisley….I have a completely irrational aversion to paisley, always have had. There’s so much paisley in the shops these days that it makes my toes curl. Perhaps I have some bizarre phobia….
No, I love it, very cerebral
See, it’s entirely context-dependent. elsewhere, that would not be argyle, it’d be a single diamond. But in context, it’s something totally different. Nerdy in-joke.
It's hard to tell in the pics
but I think Z’s t-shirt had some very light gray diamonds next to the black one, but it’s still a cop-out to me.
For what ever reason
I read that as you didn’t see Brad Paisley (country music guy). I was like, of course not, he wasn’t there.
Coffee sure does help when reading here. lol!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
I give props to Miller
for at least having some solid fun with it. Anyone see pictures of guys like Will or Meatball?
Will is usually up for dress up and with Mike, anything is possible. Too bad more didn’t use it as a fun night to dress as badly or as boldly as one could. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
What really blows my mind
is that in all the write ups I’ve seen on their launch and the exciting new talent they brought in this year, not once, even in the context on their TTT prowess, have I seen mention of the world ITT silver medalist. Granted I’m a little biased, but that seems just as notable as signing Wiggins.
Tuft?
MiIlar namechecks him in the VN piece today.
On paper we probably have the strongest team time trial squad that’s ever been assembled in cycling. If you think about it, with Zabriskie, Christian, me, Wiggins and either Svein or Magnus as the core driving force, that’s just lethal.
And over in the Comic, JC credits him with coming up with some outdoor game to play during the week:
We hiked on Mount Sanitas and Svein Tuft came up with a neat game. One guy goes ahead as the rabbit, that was Jason Donald, and then the guys behind pick up a 20lb rock. It’s like a team time trial, they can’t go ahead of the rock carrier and the guy with the rock carries it until they can’t carry it any longer. Danny Pate and Svein were our ‘rock stars’.
Oh, and we know from Christian Meier what his drinking prowess is like too.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
Monty! That's my guy you're poking fun at. boooooo. (lol!)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Give him some cheese for Christmas.
And a set of tools.
rofl
perfectomundo
got to admit that CVV looks like an accountant in that vest (not that there’s anything wrong with that)
Hey we don't wear vests.
But maybe that should be the new trend. It was flippin’ cold in the office tonight.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Yes, nice effort there.
Tying to think who he reminds me of….Bertie Wooster maybe? It will come to me.
Training hike...??? WTF?
Hold my bike… I’ll be back later.
by Christopher See on Nov 26, 2008 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
That trail
looks very familiar…
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by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 26, 2008 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
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