I must admit to a bit of confusion when Bettini crossed the line in the recent world champs road race. Was he pulling back on a bow a la the buddy building move bow and arrow or was he loosing off a burst from a machine gun at the UCI?
A story from Velonews explains: "Everyone's been shooting at me all week, so I decided to try myself," said Bettini, who became only the fifth rider in world's history to successfully defend the rainbow jersey. "It wasn't directed at anyone in cycling. Problems come from people who know nothing about cycling and whose only interests are economic."
http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/13429.0.html
I suspect that the reference that the gesture "wasnt directed at anyone in cycling" is not completely true, although if it was directed at the local politicians who tried to keep Bettini out of the race I'm not sure I understand the money reference. Still, maybe Bettini's moves will spark a new direction in post race celebration. I'm looking forward to seeing Boonen do the NFL Dirty Bird dance.
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