Pippotorium

Pre-2009 Tour de France: It did not appear that Pippo was keen...

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:55:48 -0400

Pre-2009 Tour de France: It did not appear that Pippo was keen on the camera capturing him so unawares. (Credit: G Cameron/Pezcycling.com)

2008 Tour de France, Stage 11: In the foreground rode Pippo and...

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:56:49 -0400

2008 Tour de France, Stage 11: In the foreground rode Pippo and the Other Fabian (then German champion) whilst the background was littered with another medieval edifice. (Credit: Roberto Bettini via Cyclingnews.com)

2008 Gent-Wevelgem: Shoe covers were banned from the Kemmelberg....

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:55:02 -0400

2008 Gent-Wevelgem: Shoe covers were banned from the Kemmelberg. (Credit: Roberto Bettini via Cyclingnews.com)

2008 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Pippo climbed Koppenberg with his...

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:55:53 -0400

2008 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Pippo climbed Koppenberg with his most important accessory—shoes!—protected from the mud and sludge, beer and blood endemic at Belgium races. (Credit: Roberto Bettini via Cyclingnews.com)

2007 Tour du Haut Var: Simon Gerrans missed victory by the...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:46:30 -0400

2007 Tour du Haut Var: Simon Gerrans missed victory by the Maxwell Smart margin of “that much” to Pippo. (Credit: Sirotti via Cyclingnews.com)

2007 Tour du Haut Var: PIPPO ATTACKU! (Credit: Régis...

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:54:39 -0400

2007 Tour du Haut Var: PIPPO ATTACKU! (Credit: Régis Garnier/Velofotopro.com via Cyclingnews.com)

2007 Tour de Haut Var: Pippo was prepared for all weather...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:47:59 -0400

2007 Tour de Haut Var: Pippo was prepared for all weather conditions at this February race. (Credit: Régis Garnier/Velofotopro.com via Cyclingnews.com)

2012 Tirreno-Adriatico: Pippo was Smiley Pippo on the first leg...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:36:49 -0400

2012 Tirreno-Adriatico: Pippo was Smiley Pippo on the first leg of his Comeback from Injury Tour but will he be so smiley during his time in cycling purgatory? Although he appears to be contemplating becoming Motocross Pippo…(Credit: Via Roadbikeaction.com)

2009 Tour of Qatar: Ah, curse that curséd watermark for...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:27:06 -0400

2009 Tour of Qatar: Ah, curse that curséd watermark for obstructing pretty picture of Pippo. (Credit: Sirotti)

"…Spanish champion Francisco Mancebo of Illes Balears gets clears. He’s joined by the..."

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:31:00 -0400

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…Spanish champion Francisco Mancebo of Illes Balears gets clears. He’s joined by the youngest rider in the race, Fassa Bortolo’s Filippo Pozzato, 22, who could be an Italian Armstrong in years to come. The two are caught on the last downhill by one of the orange-clad Euskatel Basques, Iker Flores, who uses his momentum to start an early sprint for the line.

But the one with the most speed in his long legs is Pozzato. The andy Italian bolts past Flores for the victory, his hands covering his face in joy. Until yesterday, when his team leader [Alessandro] Petacchi left the Tour after a crash, Pozzato was working as a domestique. Now he’s a winner, happy that his team manager Giancarlo Ferretti gave him the chance…

”

- —Excrept from “23 Days in July: Inside The Tour De France and Lance Armstrong’s Record-Breaking Victory” by John Wilcockson.

Pippo Doth Admitteth to being EBIL Dr Ferrari client but methinks the performance enhancer swindled Pippo since his wins neither increased in number nor increased in prestige when he worked with Ferarri.

Cycling Media will enthusiastically devour any such interview...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:14:47 -0400

Cycling Media will enthusiastically devour any such interview byline with the phrase Io e Michele Ferrari as they do images of [alleged] cycling playboys in dreadlocks.

Is. This. For. Reals? (Credit: Via Twitter)

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:10:18 -0400

Is. This. For. Reals? (Credit: Via Twitter)

Here be Pippo in smilier times when he wore the Italian...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:44:09 -0400

Here be Pippo in smilier times when he wore the Italian Tricolore. (Credit: I done stole it from Facebook—eek!)

2007 Giro Route Revelation: Pippo experiments with hairstyles...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:37:20 -0400

2007 Giro Route Revelation: Pippo experiments with hairstyles while Erik Zabel prefers the classic aerodynamic crewcut which he has worn since the Cycling Stone Age (re: before there were carbon bike frames!). (Credit: Cor Vos via Pedalmag.com)

Slowing Down the Queue

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:31:30 -0400

We here at the Chic, Fantastique and Magnifique Pippo Pozzato Appreciation Society could disband this Tumblr due to the likely one year suspension of Our Ferrari-Associated Subject if we were to abandon it due to fannish disillusionment (Tifosa dolorius). Alas, woe are not we for, well, this is cycling! In cycling one ~~who is sane~~ learns not to be as fanatical as the religiously converted about their sporting paramours if one seeks not to be heckled and mocked like über-militant Lance lovers on Twitter. What we have opted to do is slow the pictorial queue to once or twice per week for our devoted—thank you!—subscribers. We know our snarky-esque devotion will be subject to slings and arrows of “[h]ow can you heart a [cycling] doper?” but, come on, there is something shady in all those other sports getting faster, higher, and stronger every year and it is not due to the equipment (re: tennis anyone?). Anyway, we thank you all who follow and retweet from the Pippotorium. Fuck Yeah Pippo forever!

2010 Milano-Sanremo: In homage of “Dov’é...

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:00:26 -0400

2010 Milano-Sanremo: In homage of “Dov’é Fabu?” at Swiss “Fuck Yeah Fabian!” Perfection it is time to play “Find Filippo” again.

2012 Giro d’Italia, Stage 2: We hope for the swift return...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:00:54 -0400

2012 Giro d’Italia, Stage 2: We hope for the swift return of Super Smiley Super Pippo. (Credit: Riccardo Scanferla via Photors.net)

Many believe that Pippo has hair gel in his musettes....

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:59:01 -0400

Many believe that Pippo has hair gel in his musettes. (Credit: ????? via Sporza.be)

No, that is not Gandalf the White. (Credit: ????? via...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:51:20 -0400

No, that is not Gandalf the White. (Credit: ????? via Deraileduk.really.long.website.name)

This can/could only happen at the Giro, no? (Credit: Roberto...

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:55:33 -0400

This can/could only happen at the Giro, no? (Credit: Roberto Bettini)