Benna exclusive: "Me? A sex symbol?"

by Albertina on Feb 19, 2009 4:11 PM EST

Girls, you would not believe how excited I was upon arriving in my local newsagent and spotting this month's Cycle Sport, for in the bottom left hand corner I espied the joyous words "Daniele Bennati" and "exclusive interview". And what a luuuuverly picture on page 42 :-O~.................

But what gems of wisdom came from the mouth of our Tuscan hero? Well, one quote nearly made me fall off the sofa:

Bennati on...female fans

"Me? A sex symbol? I didn't know.... I suppose it's nice, but my objective is to win races, not to win beauty contests"

Excuse me, he didn't know? Well blow me down. Has he not looked in the mirror recently? And has he never read any of our threads? Really, I thought CycleGirl had told all the riders under the sun about the Cafe!

I heartily recommend the purchasing of a copy...or maybe two so that you can cut out the picture on page 42 for your bedroom wall/office wall. Amazingly for hottitude fans, Boonen is also interviewed and he's looking rather, er, hot too.

Albertina is happy :-)

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Nothing to see here

No one said Benna! No use for Bennalanches here!

Bork, bork, bork!

by TheFigurehead on Feb 19, 2009 4:23 PM EST reply actions

Er, you must have misheard, as I certainly did say

BENNA

by Albertina on Feb 19, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain ;)

Bork, bork, bork!

by TheFigurehead on Feb 19, 2009 4:35 PM EST up reply actions

boonenalanche?

by cg. on Feb 19, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions

Now that's an idea.....

by Albertina on Feb 20, 2009 4:35 AM EST up reply actions

Oh I'm going to newsagent today!!

Oh it probably won’t arrive here for another week or two :-(

He is just being shy about it!! He knows he HOT!! I’m sure he has googled his name!!

We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950

by CycleGirl on Feb 19, 2009 4:24 PM EST reply actions

and Benna

Being our number one Hottitude isn’t just winning a beauty contest, It means so much more….

and to start the Bennalanche

OK time for work!

We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950

by CycleGirl on Feb 19, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions

Ooo, I hadn't seen that one! Nice ;-)

by Albertina on Feb 19, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions

LoL

I always seem to find pics of benna you haven’t seen.. It’s a challenge for me know!

We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950

by CycleGirl on Feb 20, 2009 2:52 AM EST up reply actions

lol

So now we know for sure that someone at CycleSport reads the Cafe ;-)

Funny, that Benna, so modest. Doesn’t he know that winning races only adds to the hottitude?

Forza Daniele!

by Jen See on Feb 19, 2009 4:36 PM EST reply actions

Somebody really must read the Cafe. I mean, the article could actually have been written by us.

The first paragraph reads:

“Meet Daniele Bennati, the nicest guy in the peloton. He’s the kind of cyclists thousands of female fans would just love to take home to introduce to the parents”. Yes, so true that.

Then one of the photo captions reads: “Hands off ladies, Bennati likes to stay in and polish his halo”. I mean, is this writer tyring to address us directly?

Also, there is a whole fashion article on team kits. Priceless.

by Albertina on Feb 19, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions

funny :-)

by Jen See on Feb 19, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions

Speaking of fashion, I really cannot let this pass. I am horrified.

What is this?!

by Albertina on Feb 20, 2009 6:06 AM EST up reply actions

That, I'm afraid, is the very definition of "just plain wrong."

Google is my domestique.

by majope on Feb 20, 2009 8:21 AM EST up reply actions

I'm not sure

there is anything “plain” about that outfit!

by Katiek on Feb 20, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions

owwww my eyes.

by Christopher See on Feb 20, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions

not too surprising, tho

that he is at home polishing his halo. he is married, and by all accounts a devout catholic. lol, that pretty rules out partying with the groupies.

but me, i’m just enjoying the scenery :-)

by Jen See on Feb 19, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions

It was quite a funny pic actually.

He had some sort of circular light above his head which really did look like a halo! Or maybe it was. Yes, he’s very well behaved it would appear. He also has a six month old baby to look after nowadays. He mentions a bit about religion in the interview but is quite reluctant to talk about it…seems very personal to him and he’s not an in your face evangelist. He really is so nice it makes you sick, but oh so lovely!

by Albertina on Feb 20, 2009 4:39 AM EST up reply actions