Lance Armstrong and Me on TV!
Forget fifteen minutes of fame, or even fifteen seconds. I enjoyed FIFTEEN FRAMES of TV time with 7-Time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong when he recently competed in the 2009 Tour of California. Talk about a money shot. Yes, that’s me – Dad’s House author David Mott watching Lance Armstrong cycle uphill in the Solvang time trial.
Let me just say – woo-hoo!
My kids and I have been regular watchers of the Tour of California during its short history. We’ve seen finishes in San Luis Obispo, a few Solvang time trials, and a prologue at Stanford University. (I happened to ride along with Big Jens Voigt during one of his training rides. I kept up with him for a solid 15 seconds, at least!)
This past week, my son and I ventured south to watch the Solvang time trial again. My son helped chalk the road with cheers for Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Floyd Landis, George Hincapie, Steven Cozza, Yaroslov Popovych, et. al. (If you recognize more names than Lance and Levi, you are a true cycling fan.)
The Tour of California Solvang time trial is great! A different rider starts every minute, and with over a hundred riders, we were entertained by the grimacing faces of world class cyclists like Italian sprinter Francesco Chicchi for nearly two hours. Spectators get right on the edge of the road, and cyclists somestimes ride just inches away. When Lance Armstrong came by, he hugged the side of the road so close, I had to lean back so we didn’t collide.
Some spectators wear crazy costumes, like Big Hair Superfan. This was our second picture with him at the Solvang Time trial. Last time, we thought he looked more like Nacho Libre than an extreme cycling fan. It’s all good!
If you have a chance to catch a stage of the Tour of California some year – do it! It features many of the world class cyclists from the Tour de France. And with Lance Armstrong back in the fold, the 2009 version was even better.
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Comment by Wendy
| February 21st, 2009
Wow, as I was watching, I thought I’d recognized you….
Way to go.
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Comment by justrun
| February 21st, 2009
Great way to spend a day!
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Comment by staciesmadness
| February 21st, 2009
woohoo…that is so cool!
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Comment by Honey
| February 21st, 2009
When I went to a taping of The Colbert Report, they panned the audience and stopped on me! I was on there for 5-10 seconds – the best of my life! People I knew called me and said they saw me and everything…
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Comment by T
| February 21st, 2009
That’s WAY cool David!!!
It sounds like a blast!
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Comment by MindyMom
| February 21st, 2009
How cool! And what a great experience for you and your son.
Lookin’ good Dads. ;)
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Comment by Cathouse Teri
| February 21st, 2009
Best pics of you I’ve ever seen! Look most like you do in real life! :)
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Comment by Laura
| February 21st, 2009
You go baby!!
Looks like loads of fun!
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Comment by Jimmy
| February 21st, 2009
I was in the audience in the Tonight Show once.
Comment by Ambar
| February 21st, 2009
Very Cool!
Jajajaj, really funny too. Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Well, I don’t know what you are gonna do now that you are famous!
;)
Love the pic with the big hair guy
Comment by Elaine at Lipstickdaily
| February 22nd, 2009
Just found your blog . . . I love it! And what a great vacay with the kids. Well done!
Comment by The Exception
| February 22nd, 2009
Tha tis wonderful and what fun. Experiences that will be talked about for decades to come!
Okay, enough of the fun. I am waiting for your next post.
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Comment by Kat Wilder
| February 22nd, 2009
I always thought your 15 minutes of fame would be caught on TV having public tantric sex with a Brazilian superstar model/actress in the back of Farallon or some other hot restaurant.
Meh, but what do I know? ….
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Comment by dadshouse
| February 22nd, 2009
Kat, I like the public tantric sex angle, but TV is too old school. It needs to happen on youtube, with twitter tweets about those orgasmic Ommmmmmmmms…
Comment by krn
| February 22nd, 2009
What a great trip! Thanks for sharing the fun pics. Super cute one of you and your boy with the Big Hair dude~
Comment by Vinomom
| February 22nd, 2009
that is awesome DH! What a nice little claim to fame!
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Comment by Jim Everson
| February 22nd, 2009
Wow. I am insanely jealous. Awesome, DH!
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Comment by Attainingme
| February 23rd, 2009
very cool! and you look great
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Comment by katherine.
| February 24th, 2009
very cool. Print it out and send it to him. I bet he’d autograph it for you….
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Comment by katherine.
| February 24th, 2009
I didn’t want to be amiss by not acknowledging what a really nice “physique” Mr. Armstrong displays….
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Comment by dadshouse
| February 24th, 2009
Just so you know, I’m the same height and weight as Lance Armstrong. And I love to cycle… just saying
Oh, and I’m the same age and hair color as Brad Pitt… And I find Angelina Jolie to be attractive… just saying
Comment by Leah
| February 26th, 2009
Y’all are too frickin’ cute. Money shot, indeed!
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Comment by Andrea
| March 6th, 2009
I’m highly jealous! I love cycling and watch every tour that comes on and have even drug my son to the Tour de France the year after Lance left. And of course Levi Leipheimer, he rocks.
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