TdF stage 8 result/comedy (it’s July… of course there’s bike racing content, deal with it!)

Jul
09

So, the other day a rider’s name I hadn’t seen before caught my eye (because it’s kinda funny). I made a mental note to try to find out for sure what his name was, but forgot. Then this happened today (from Cycling News):

24 year-old Tour rookie Pieter Weening has given Rabobank its first stage win in this year’s race, in a very close two man sprint against T-Mobile’s Andreas Klöden. Weening was the sole survivor of an early breakaway, and was caught by Klöden at the top of the day’s final climb, the Col de la Schlucht.

Pieter Weening! Not to be juvenile about it, but that’s funny!

Also funny: Whenever they mention Team Phonak, I say, “What?”
More insight on why I find this sort of idiotic joke funny can be found here.