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Road Graffiti and Podium Café

OK, I too some gentle ribbing for not painting "PODIUM CAFE" on the road while watching the 2008 Dauphiné.

 I can't guarantee it, but I should be cycling up Verbier for the Tour de Suisse (Switzerland) later in the week.

If you want "Podium Café" written on the road, give me advice on how to do it, where to do it, and how to photograph it.

We'll see what happens :)

Below:  Photo from this year. 

The super steep Col de la Forclaz (de Montmin).  Final climb in 2007 Dauphiné and 2nd last climb in 2004 TdF when Armstrong beat Kloden by an inch

 

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Large capital letters big enough to see from the helicpoter?

Probably not in the cards, but that would earn you mythic status around here… I know that here in the states the local authorities frown upon using actual paint, plus I’ve also seen others post here that paint on the road is slippery for the riders, so I would not want to encourage you to do anything that might mess up someone’s race or get you in trouble. You can use plain old chalk and draw it out by hand, but big letters would take forever and would be dumb use of your time, at least in my opinion. You could try something like this, assuming you can find some place to purchase it over there. And as for how to photograph it, a photo like the one you posted would be perfect. You will obtain mythic status if it gets onto the teevee.

Which Italian Pro Tour Team rides the Cannondale SystemSix?

by Jimbo... on Jun 16, 2008 4:49 PM EDT   0 recs

No, no, no...

Road flares duct taped to the ground with an igniter you can set off just as the peloton approaches…. THAT should get us some press time!

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 16, 2008 5:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

We want him to have some fun with this, not get arrested Dan!

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jun 16, 2008 5:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think that chalk stuff comes in bright ass orange too.

I’m surprised wtih all of our photo shop wizards someone hasn’t given him a detailed layout…. :-)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jun 16, 2008 5:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

er... um...

The Podium Cafe does not advocate for anything that is illegal. As for the legal stuff, go nuts!

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jun 16, 2008 5:31 PM EDT   0 recs

LMAO!!!

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jun 16, 2008 6:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thank you

Which Italian Pro Tour Team rides the Cannondale SystemSix?

by Jimbo... on Jun 16, 2008 6:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

pretty sure...

it’s legal in europe, isn’t it? it’s usually a us race thing, where it is super heavily discouraged. like say here in cali. me, i think they should let us paint up the roads. but i’m sorta biased on this issue.

cyclingchallenge? heh, big is good :-) but really anything you could do would be so much fun!

by gavia on Jun 16, 2008 6:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Personally I like the photo above.

Substitute PodiumCafe.com and that would be a great poster.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. - G. Marx

by flying dog on Jun 16, 2008 8:47 PM EDT   0 recs

The comment in photo was for 2007 Dauphiné

It says BTW

“UCI = Dealer

Moreau Vache (cow)

Cycing = Doped”

Remember Moreau won the 2007 DL

by cyclingchallenge on Jun 17, 2008 2:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Liquid Chalk

I think I read somewhere that they sell liquid chalk in Europe specifically for painting the road during cycling races. You use a roller brush and paint tray. Anyone else know about this?

by ZoeRochelle on Jun 16, 2008 10:23 PM EDT   0 recs

I know I've seen them painting away with the small roller and bucket so... sure?

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jun 16, 2008 10:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Good luck but

I wonder if you should have taken your chance in France. The Swiss in their inimitable way will probably fine you through the nose if they don’t like what you’re doing. The French? A little more laissez faire.

Viva la Lactique

by nrs5000 on Jun 17, 2008 12:05 AM EDT   0 recs

Spray chalk

Just like spray paint, but washes off in the rain.

Check out this site

by johnw on Jun 18, 2008 7:52 PM EDT   0 recs

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