Tom Boonen joins road.cc users in popping up on Google StreetView

I don't actually know who the rider in the Landbouwkrediet kit is, but I always think of Sven Nys when I see it.

Hmmm. If there's one place on the planet you are going to see people wearing rainbow jerseys they *have* earned, it's going to be Manchester
This chap is must have a fair engine then, he's built more for comfort than speed

Which Quickstep rider wears yellow shoes? I've got a good zoom in on them Just from quick googling it seems it could be Silvain Chavanel in them

This being the image, with all 5 riders, anyone know the dark blue kit? and there you can see the yellow shoes

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4724/ridersj.jpg

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For those eagle eyes, the first shot that is above you will see the rider to the right of Tom, NOW, zoom in, legs and arms both have world champ bands on them, so looking back, the guy with the yellow shoes has the bands, can only be one guy

Paolo Bettini

Just remember, you heard it here first

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And if not to geek it up even more

http://velochimp.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/bettini_tirreno2.jpg <<< Yellow shoes

*edit* (just for comedy so i don't seem like a computer geek )

No one seems to be mentioning the sixth rider, you may say "there are only five bikes there" you may also say, "you just posted a picture above, showing only FIVE riders"

Ah ha, i hear you all scoffing now, BUT, you clearly did not pan round and see the 1960 and 61 world champ also multiple Belgian champ Rik van Looy (oldest Belgian rider i could find still alive) still riding his world winning bike

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/1323/riders2e.jpg

Yup, it's definitely a 2009 Felt F1 there.

Is that a Felt leaning against the house, which might make it Tylar Farrar's bike and that would make it Wouter as they were regular training buddies.

I think that following the techniques in this video we might get some more information from this picture:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.227195,5.322015&spn=32.672936,93.07617...

Still no idea but you can see the same from a different angle. The guy in green is wearing a Colnago kit

No helmet for Mr. Boonen? Either it's not him or most probably he was caught red-handed breaking his contract (as I can't imagine he was allowed to ride his bike without a helmet).

Tom Boonen goes:

"Oi, stop over 'ere.. Lets check if Philippe wanna ride with us"

Sadly, Gilbert father wouldn't let him out to play..

So thats what the other kit is, i thought it was some national one i didn't know of and after searching through quickstep's ranks i couldn't find someone who it would have been

Saw the photo lastweek, but after doing big zooms in one the bikes and kits, i couldn't work out who it was, so unless Boonen or another one of the four plus the guy who's inside comes out and tells us, we may never know

Meh. I see Mark Cavendish most days in Manchester. Even when he's racing abroad. Well, it could be some tw@ wearing a rainbow jersey they haven't earned, of course.