During the Tour of California, Lance Armstrong was visited along the route by “Syringe Man,” who appears to be an Andy Richter lookalike dressed up like some sort of evil Charlie Brown. And I know what you’re thinking: There’s another cycling race other than the Tour de France? I just thought they all came out of the woodwork in July for that whole thing then just went back on the shelf the rest of the year.
Anyway, Syringe Man didn’t make it that far, as Armstrong shoved him aside into a roadside snow pile. Good grief.
Photos of the smackdown after the jump
Thanks to THE DRUNK CYCLIST for the great pics:
3:33 pm on February 22nd, 2009
there are people who care that much about cycling in the us? he's got to be an ex-pat frog.
3:43 pm on February 22nd, 2009
Dude, the word you are looking for is 'fazed' not phased (unless his performance was truly electric….
5:10 pm on February 22nd, 2009
Wow, Andy Richter sighting? Thanks Scott!
9:56 pm on February 22nd, 2009
That's pretty funny I wish there was video, you know the guy must've gotten a running start. SbB's mustard man
8:19 am on February 23rd, 2009
That's gotta be photoshopped. It just doesn't look right.
10:00 am on February 23rd, 2009
It's just the beginning, rendez vous in France during the next months………Good luck
11:05 am on February 23rd, 2009
Good grief!
1:05 pm on February 23rd, 2009
Maybe with a decent President now, you'll have decent sportsmen & women?
1:28 pm on February 23rd, 2009
Some frogs are Lance Fans.
Lance is a great champion and i will return on tour de France and win again !!!
2:20 pm on February 23rd, 2009
What a prick.
4:05 pm on February 23rd, 2009
To FrogInParis - you wouldn't know a good President if one came and saved your country from the German war machine!
4:58 pm on February 23rd, 2009
Looks likes syringe man has 47 chromosomes to me.
5:57 pm on February 23rd, 2009
to bill: you wouldnt't live in the united states if france didn't help you to become free !
6:05 pm on February 23rd, 2009
you know this sort of comment it's just stupid … france, usa, all countries need someone else to become free or stay free.
4:03 pm on February 24th, 2009
to Lucie: at least the U.S. didn't roll over and let another country take over our homeland - we fought (admittedly with help) to gain independence. There's a big difference between the cowardice of willingly giving up something you've already earned vs. earning it initally. And France 'helped' with U.S. independence in France's typical way; by forming thin alliances with rivals of rivals to insideously undermine efforts of one, without directly 'helping' the efforts of another. That is fact, and proof of French timidity and passivness; French national treasures!!
8:15 pm on February 24th, 2009
Good job, Lance. People like Syringe Man getting that close. Gosh! Not safe at all. He could have hurt Lance bad. We are so lucky in California to have a cycling event like the Amgen Tour. Can't wait til the Giro and the Tour. Blessed be, Lance