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"Cycling is about two things: pain and revenge. It's about going through so much pain that you want revenge." Bob Roll
Worst color commentator? If you've ever watched the Tour de France, you'll understand. His presence overpowers the camera, hands moving about in wild gestures all while speaking the most unthinkable assembly of words in the English language. These have become known as "Rollisms", his signature style. For example, "Kilometers are passing like kidney stones." But it works. His points get past your filters and tickle your brain. He uses his experience in the sport to translate the strategies and tactics being used in the Tour de France to the armchair cyclists. While it may not be pretty, it has been greeted with delight, amusement and understanding from the cycling audience at large. The combination of out-of-the-box, unpredictability and extreme knowledge and expertise of the sport makes him one of the most interesting of color commentators today. Maybe we all should take a moment to consider this man's viewpoint. He seems to be on to something. He's living his life on his own terms while achieving success in the mainstream world. Truly an individual, and containing obvious disdain for the pretentious, he has accomplished fame while still, well, keeping it real. Consider his Ten Commandments for the Cyclist: X. Thou shalt not take the name of Eddie Merckx in vain. IX. Thou shalt be screamed at by one Grewal or another. VIII. Thou shalt be screwed by one cycling federation or another. VII. Thou shalt have your bike destroyed and luggage lost by airlines. VI. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's bike swag. V. Thou shalt pee in cup eventually. IV. Thou shalt be thrashed, trashed, crashed and smashed by someone younger and stronger than you. III. Thou shalt wear your helmet on every ride. II. Thou shalt not touch thy front brake while negotiating off-camber switchback turns. I. Thou shalt crash and look like a fool sooner or later. And with that, we offer this photo of Roll in 1988 at Paris Roubaix to prove he lives by his own commandments.
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