2008 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Post-pavé Pippo appeared to have something stuck in his eyes. (Credit: Brecht Decaluwé via Cyclingnews.com)

2008 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Pippo, Tommeke, and Ninu suffered through the elements in search of putting pavé smiley faces on their palmarés. (Credit: Tim de Waele via Rondevanvlaanderen.be)

2008 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Pippo struggled against the steepness of Mount Koppenberg on his way to sixth place. (Credit: Roberto Bettini via Cyclingnews.com)

2007 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Sometimes I want to say that one berg looks the same as the next berg when they are all covered with colorfully kitted cyclists but would that be insulted the Molenberg? (Credit: Luc Claessen via Cyclingnews.com)

2007 Ronde van Vlaanderen: In Brugge, Pippo modeled one of his headbands before the race began. (Credit: Gregor Brown via Cyclingnews.com)

2007 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Yal’ll know what time it is? It’s cobblin’ time! (Credit: Sirotti via Cyclingnews.com)

2006 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Both times Tommeke has won Flanders he had Pippo on his team—cobbled coincidence or not? (Credit: Sirotti via Cyclingnews.com)

2004 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Here be Pippo on the fabled, legendary, mythological, storied, and superstitious cobbles eight years ago, plus or minus some days. (Credit: Luc Claessen via Cyclingnews.com)

2003 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Filippo Pozzato, aged 22, future cobbles contender, rides to the startline of what will be the first of many appearances in Cobbletopia during Cobblemania. (Credit: Chris Henry via Cyclingnews.com)

As Cobbles Holy Week approaches we remind you that top billing does not belong to Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara alone when 2011 Flanders Underdog Nick Nuyens has chosen Filippo Pozzato as the 2012 winner in his absence. (Credit: Roberto Bettini via Cyclingnews.com)