Italian legend Mario Cipollini has hit out at people who criticise him on social media for not wearing a helmet while riding a bike … by posting a picture to Facebook in which, shoes and socks apart, he is entirely nude apart from the helmet he’s wearing.
With a body most 48-year-old MAMILs would kill for, the 2002 world champion – who once said that if he weren’t a professional cyclist, he’d have been a porn star – addressed the post to “all the ‘judges’ who comment on my photos.”
He added: “I’ve even put on a helmet while on the rollers. I’m glad of your advice about my safety.”
Indor training …..Dedicato a tutti i “giuridici” che commentano le mie foto !Ho messo il casco anche sui rulli !Sono grato ai vostri consigli riguardo la mia tutela !
Posted by Mario Cipollini on Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Hopefully the rider who won 57 Grand Tour stages during his career – 42 of those in the Giro d’Italia – didn’t fall off while riding in the buff, otherwise damage to the helmet on his head might be the least of his worries.
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25 thoughts on “Mario Cipollini baits helmet lobby – by wearing one, and nothing else”
Legend.
Legend.
davecochrane wrote:
Surely you mean bell-end!?
He hasn’t let himself go.
He hasn’t let himself go. Wonder if it’s all through cycling or whether he goes to the gym.
I tried that on the turbo.
I tried that on the turbo.
Ruined my saddle.
What pro cycling really needs
What pro cycling really needs.
I can’t see his helmet- the
I can’t see his helmet- the right leg is in the way.
If Mario was a bar of
If Mario was a bar of chocolate he’d eat himself.
Who is he?
Who is he?
Wonder if he did that in an
Wonder if he did that in an attempt to get rubbed up the wrong way
Mario is my hero. We shall
Mario is my hero. We shall never see his likes again in the peleton
the little onion wrote:
We won’t, although I can’t help but think that perhaps Peter Sagan’s at least a heir to his hair …
Oh dear Lord, the chaffing!
Oh dear Lord, the chaffing!
Obviously two helmets better
Obviously two helmets better than one!
Sad to see the demise of that
Sad to see the demise of that Cateye turbo trainer, one of the best made. I had mine over twenty years and modified it to great effect by removing the fan on the flywheel and more than doubling the weight with an added steel to replace the fan. This gave a real road like feel with a run down of 25-28 seconds, and that was with a fixed gear bike attached, feet out of the pedals of course.
Well isn’t this an awkward
Well isn’t this an awkward site to view at work this morning…
Gotta love Mario. Though my
Gotta love Mario. Though my Mrs thinks he looks like John Bishop……
There is absolutely no proof
There is absolutely no proof that riding a bike naked reduces injury
Confirms me in my decision to
Confirms me in my decision to only buy saddles new.
Ush wrote:
How is that a decision? Why was a used saddle ever an option?
Where was his helmet made?
Where was his helmet made? Germany?
He forgot to add his
He forgot to add his customary fag (as in a tobacco one but up to him really) and then he could have gone after the anti-smoking lobby too, another bunch he no doubt figures have got it wrong.
Guess the wannabe porno got his unfair share of the physical bits but traded up the cerebral stuff… Just perfect for a career in Italian politics then.
Oh my god! Is that a
Oh my god! Is that a staircase with no railing?????
Knob!!
Knob!!
“baits helmet lobby”
“baits helmet lobby”
We should be thankful for small mercies at least it doesn’t read
‘bates helmet lobby’
Important to keep your helmet
Important to keep your helmet polished, Cippo looks like he needs to give it a rub.
Class though, good on him. Perhaps a motoring mag can put a 48 year old petrol head in a similar shot, show the world how good it is to sit on your chuff in smog 😉