May 7, 2004
Plastic Peloton People
Anthony Pope's depictions of professional cycling events via Playmobil figures never fail to crack me up. This is one of my favorites, showing Wladimir Belli popping a Simoni hooligan (who happened to be Simoni's nephew) in the head during a 2001 Giro d'Italia mountain stage. For his antics on the bike, Belli was kicked out of the Giro.
While Plastic Peloton People shows up monthly in procycling magazine, go here to see the mother lode online.
