[RunningForT3]

Can anybody spot the odd item in this picture?<br>
This is in a San Francisco race, a street with a 16% grade.<br><br><img alt="" src="http://chris.fotache.us/Running/kr/sfclimb.jpg" style="border:0px solid;">

 

[Stitcher]

The guy in yellow is seated?

 

[Tithers]

Lance is wearing white socks?

 

[wipaddler]

the weird guy in the maroon pant suit rising above the guys biking?

 

[Tithers]

That IS lance, right? In blue...<img alt="uhoh2.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/uhoh2.gif">

 

[Tithers]

My screen color is bad on my PC...details...<br><br>
Anyhoo-person in white is a girl?

 

[LeftRightRepeat]

Far left guy in blue is in big boy gear?

 

[melistic]

Looks like Lance<br>
The zebra shirt coordinates with the zebra shoe but not the zebra shorts.

 

[RandMart]

No, that's the zebra <i>wishing</i> he had a maroon velour track suit.<br><br><i>And</i> a Jewfro.<br><br>
He's way beyond BONK!

 

[Brew_Dad]

I think that's it! Man, that's impressive.

 

[RunningForT3]

Yeah, LRR saw it, the show-off in blue is climbing in the big ring (don't worry, didn't figure out either, someone had to show me) - and yes, it's Lance.

 

[Thor]

So as impressive as it might seem, Lance is also out of his saddle, so I'll say it isn't as far out of whack as it might seem. Then again, everybody else is in small chain ring... which does indeed say a lot. But many of them appear seated. So that makes sense.<br><br>
Nice eye Lord John the Oven Stuffer.

 

[Tithers]

Lance usually wore black socks...n'est-ce pas! I'd say white socks are an anomoly...but I'm a girl.

 

[Silly Sally]

That's the only thing I noticed too ...<br><br>
Sally

 

[pcsronbo]

Why is Jroden in San Fran?

 

[ForceD]

<span style="color:#000000;">But look at the angle of the rear derailleurs. It appears that while Lance is on the big ring, he’s also on his big cog. The other riders…while on the small ring, are on a small cog. So he’s really probably only a gear or two different than the rest of the riders.</span><br><br><span style="color:#000000;">Dan</span>

 

[Tri_coach06]

True, and if you look at the gears he probably has a 12-25 on the back and is in the 23 with the 25 being his bail out.<br><br>
I bet he was planning a break near the top of the hill and wanted to be in the big ring so he wouldn't have to shift. That micro second could be the difference between getting away or not.<br><br>
CS

 

[maggie d]

I noticed right away that Lance is in his big gear! just like me when I climb those big hills!<img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">

 

[jroden]

That's a classic picture. If you look, the race winner was in the green helmet sittng to the rear of the picture. I raced in Quebec-Montreal where Charles Dionne won, I was hanging on to the back while he was attacking at the front for 6 hours then riding off for the win. It's amazing how fast the best riders are on a bike. Charles is one of the many great riders to come from Quebec, maybe living in the cold isn't so bad...<br><br>
Results - 176 km<br>
1 Charles Dionne (Can) 7Up / Nutra Fig 4.18.49 (40.80 km/h)<br>
2 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury Cycling Team<br>
3 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo<br>
4 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service<br>
5 Tom Leaper (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
6 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service<br>
7 William Frischkorn (USA) Saturn Cycling Team<br>
8 Harm Jansen (Ned) Saturn Cycling Team 0.03<br>
9 Chris Horner (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team 0.05<br>
10 Jesus Zarate (Mex) Mercury Cycling Team 1.17<br>
11 Kevin Livingston (USA) Mixed Team 1<br>
12 Soren Petersen (Den) Saturn Cycling Team<br>
13 Tim Johnson (USA) Saturn Cycling Team<br>
14 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service<br>
15 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service<br>
16 John Lieswyn (USA) 7Up / Nutra Fig 4.27<br>
17 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale C 4.34<br>
18 Plamen Stoyanov (Bul) Mercury Cycling Team 4.39<br>
19 Ted Huang (USA) USA<br>
20 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Cycling Team 4.41<br>
21 Gordon Fraser (Can) Mercury Cycling Team<br>
22 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
23 Lorenzo Cardellini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo<br>
24 Danny Pate (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
25 Guiseppe Ribolzi (Swi) Jura Suisse-Nippon Hoddo<br>
26 Tim Larkin (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
27 Damon Kluck (USA) Saturn Cycling Team<br>
28 John Peters (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
29 Russell Stephenson (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
30 Kevin Monahan (USA) 7Up / Nutra Fig<br>
31 Ryan Barrett (USA) Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling<br>
32 Trent Klasna (USA) Saturn Cycling Team<br>
33 Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service<br>
34 Chann Mcrae (USA) US Postal Service<br>
35 Jacob Erker (Can) Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling<br>
36 Mariano Friedick (USA) Mixed Team 1<br>
37 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn Cycling Team<br>
38 Greg Sieniewicz (Can) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
39 John Hunt (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cycling Team<br>
40 Svein Tuft (Can) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
41 Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
42 Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury Cycling Team 4.51<br>
43 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
44 Mark Mccormack (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 4.57<br>
45 Ivan Dominguez CUB Saturn Cycling Team 7.23<br>
46 Chris Fisher (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 7.48<br>
47 Gerardo Castillo (Mex) (Mex)<br>
48 Justin Spinelli (USA) Saeco-Longoni Sport 8.04<br>
49 Mike Sayers (USA) Mercury Cycling Team 9.57<br>
50 Justin Morgan (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cyclin 11.34<br>
51 Cesar Grajales (Col) Jittery Joes-Choco-Andean Eco Coffee<br>
DNF Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service<br>
DNF Robbie Ventura (USA) US Postal Service<br>
DNF Kenny Labbe (USA) US Postal Service<br>
DNF Tom Danielson (USA) Mercury Cycling Team<br>
DNF Scott Moninger (USA) Mercury Cycling Team<br>
DNF Phil Zajicek (USA) Mercury Cycling Team<br>
DNF Francisco Garcia (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo<br>
DNF Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo<br>
DNF Agustin Pena (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo<br>
DNF Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo<br>
DNF Alex Candelario (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
DNF Jonas Carney (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
DNF Michael Creed (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
DNF Matt Decanio (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
DNF John Walrod (USA) Prime Alliance Cycling Team<br>
DNF Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
DNF Brian Sheedy (USA) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
DNF Glen Mitchell (NZl) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
DNF Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
DNF Ryan Guay (USA) Navigators Cycling Team<br>
DNF Douglas Ziewacz (USA) 7Up / Nutra Fig<br>
DNF Oscar Pineda (Gua) 7Up / Nutra Fig<br>
DNF Hayden Godfrey (NZl) 7Up / Nutra Fig<br>
DNF Kirk Albers (USA) Mixed Team 1<br>
DNF Ernesto Lechuga (Mex) Mixed Team 2<br>
DNF Brent Dawson (Aus) Mixed Team 3<br>
DNF Chris Mcgovern (USA) Mixed Team 4<br>
DNF Brian Forbes (USA) Mixed Team 5<br>
DNF Jason Mccartney (USA) Mixed Team 6<br>
DNF Remi Mcmanus (USA) Mixed Team 7<br>
DNF Luca Belluomini (Ita) Jura Suisse-Nippon Hoddo<br>
DNF Francesco Cipolletta (Ita) Jura Suisse-Nippon Hoddo<br>
DNF Bruno Nella (Can) Jura Suisse-Nippon Hoddo<br>
DNF Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Jura Suisse-Nippon Hoddo<br>
DNF George Neumann (Can) Jura Suisse-Nippon Hoddo<br>
DNF Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport<br>
DNF Alessandro Del Sarto (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport<br>
DNF Oscar Mason (Ita) Saeco-Longoni Sport<br>
DNF Christian Wegmann (Ger) Saeco-Longoni Sport<br>
DNF Brad Davidson (Aus) Saeco-Longoni Sport<br>
DNF Chris Pic (USA) Jittery Joes-Choco-Andean Eco Coffee<br>
DNF Dirk Friel (USA) Jittery Joes-Choco-Andean Eco Coffee<br>
DNF Mike Ley (USA) Jittery Joes-Choco-Andean Eco Coffee<br>
DNF Bradley Saul (USA) Jittery Joes-Choco-Andean Eco Coffee<br>
DNF Jessie Lawler (USA) Jittery Joes-Choco-Andean Eco Coffee<br>
DNF Erik Saunders (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
DNF Colby Pearce (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
DNF Jackson Stewart (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
DNF Colby Farrell (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
DNF Jon Van Heel (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
DNF Peter Lopinto (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
DNF Russell Hamby (USA) Ofoto-Lombardi Sports<br>
DNF Jamie Paolinetti (USA) Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling<br>
DNF Michael Johnson (USA) Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling<br>
DNF Ken Toman (USA) Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling<br>
DNF Jason Bausch (USA) Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling<br>
DNF Pete Knudsen (USA) Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling<br>
DNF Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cycling Team<br>
DNF Troy White (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cycling Team<br>
DNF Chad Gerlach (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cycling Team<br>
DNF Jason Klikna (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cycling Team<br>
DNF Matt Dubberley (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cycling Team<br>
DNF David Fuentes (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cycling Team<br>
DNF Chris Baumann (USA) Sierra Nevada - Cannondale Cycling Team<br>
DNF Siddharta Camil (Mex) Mexico<br>
DNF Octavio Corona (Mex) Mexico<br>
DNF Cuitlahuac Ayala (Mex) Mexico<br>
DNF Eduardo Juarez (Mex) Mexico<br>
DNF Alexander Soto (Mex) Mexico<br>
DNF Victor Ayala (Mex) Mexico<br>
DNF James Mattis (USA) USA<br>
DNF Patrick Heaney (USA) USA<br>
DNF Marc Hagenlocher (USA) USA<br>
DNF Darren Baker (USA) USA<br>
DNF Greg Drake (USA) USA<br>
DNF Jason Lokkesmoe (USA) USA<br>
DNF Tracy Colwell (USA) USA<br>
DNF Montague Breakwell (USA) USA<br>
DNF Patrick Briggs (USA) USA

 

[RunningForT3]

And what year was that picture from, JR?