28 April 2010

Dancing on the Pedals

Dancing on the Pedals
A little history: well known cycling commentator Phil Liggett coined the term in 1987 while describing Dag-Otto Lauritzen climb Luz Ardiden in the Pyrenees. The actual term Phil used was, "He's dancing on the pedals in a most immodest way!". Classic.

Read a story in Outside magazine about the phrase here: They're Dancing on the Pedals

Phil Liggett has also written a book using this phrase Dancing on the Pedals: The Found Poetry of Phil Liggett, The Voice of Cycling