Dutch TV cock up, literally

ademort

During the broadcast of the LBL today the Dutch TV channel NOS showed pictures of an unexpected toilet stop from one of the riders at the front of the group pulling his knob out of his pants and holding it in his hand :oops: . Of course the pictures were only for a second or so but still they should have done better. Thank god my Daughter was doing her homework otherwise she would have been watching the race with me.
Ademort

rick_chasey

It's just a man doing a p!ss. Jeez.

Dutch kids stories are full of people pissing and getting naked all the time. Not sexually.

ademort

Rick Chasey wrote:

It's just a man doing a p!ss. Jeez.

Dutch kids stories are full of people pissing and getting naked all the time. Not sexually.

Yes i know that and you and everybody else knows that but you would have thought that the Dutch TV producers would have cut that footage out of the broadcast. Sorry, but this should really not have happened.
Ademort

IanLD

How could they avoid that when it is a live broadcast with various cameras? Happened during the olympic road race and there wasn't a big fuss about it other than the riders saying the route was so busy they struggled to find anywhere discreet.

Natural human function and nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about. I'm sure the camera didn't zoom in or deliberately dwell on the rider and they switched to a different camera once they were aware of what the shot was.

Outsider art by Loan

Well, what was it like? Was it nice?

LeicesterLad

ademort wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

It's just a man doing a p!ss. Jeez.

Dutch kids stories are full of people pissing and getting naked all the time. Not sexually.

Yes i know that and you and everybody else knows that but you would have thought that the Dutch TV producers would have cut that footage out of the broadcast. Sorry, but this should really not have happened.
Ademort

Is this a wind-up?

pottssteve

I was out for a spin this morning and there was a fella taking a wazz right next to the road while the rest of his group hung around waiting for him. I tell you, these Dutch are filthy!

rick_chasey

LeicesterLad wrote:

ademort wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

It's just a man doing a p!ss. Jeez.

Dutch kids stories are full of people pissing and getting naked all the time. Not sexually.

Yes i know that and you and everybody else knows that but you would have thought that the Dutch TV producers would have cut that footage out of the broadcast. Sorry, but this should really not have happened.
Ademort

Is this a wind-up?

Me or him?

dolan_driver

It was on Eurosport too. The director must have been asleep. It was fairly obvious the rider was going to take a leak and there was ample opportunity to change to the heli shot or whatever. It was odd he decided to go for a whizz on the front of the peloton but I guess he was in a bad way and needed to go. As someone said before, it is a natural function so it isn't something to get too out of shape over and it is something of a rarity for this to actually be broadcast.

I wish I had the skill to pee while on the move.

DD.

afx237vi

There've been far, far more gratuitous shots of riders with their todgers out in the past.

mroli

Ademort - I think you're worrying about it too much. Don't the Dutch still have those communal naked swimming pools? I remember playing squash at a massive complex in Amsterdam and then thinking "I know what, I'll go for a swim", pulled on my shorts, walked into the pool area, to be confronted with about 20 octogenarians all in the buff. I was the only person wearing any clothes....

Le Commentateur

Let's just blame the Belgian host broadcaster.

petemadoc

Next time I do a sportive I'm going to give his a try.

knedlicky

I thought the Dutch were amongst the most liberally-minded in Europe about everything, ademort; has the PVV actually gained more influence there than I’d like to think?

The rider concerned was Sander Armée. He was in the original break after about 5 km, fell back on the Cote du Maquisard after 198 km, and decided to ‘relieve himself’ whilst waiting for the peloton.

Perhaps you ought to inform your daughter about a cyclist’s/a man’s/a human’s occasional natural functional necessities and that they sometimes occur at un-ideal moments.

I’d actually guess she probably knows and understands well enough already; children are very often more aware and more accepting of many things, about which adults worry.

maddog 2

my daughters always have a good laugh at my willy. I wouldn't worry about it.

LeicesterLad

Rick Chasey wrote:

LeicesterLad wrote:

ademort wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

It's just a man doing a p!ss. Jeez.

Dutch kids stories are full of people pissing and getting naked all the time. Not sexually.

Yes i know that and you and everybody else knows that but you would have thought that the Dutch TV producers would have cut that footage out of the broadcast. Sorry, but this should really not have happened.
Ademort

Is this a wind-up?

Me or him?

Ademort!

Seriously, these things happen live - can't really be helped.

Besides I like the odd toilet break shot, helps me gather tips to perfect my own roadside etiquette. Still not found a way to do a number 2 safely on my bike.

shinyhelmut

LeicesterLad wrote:

Seriously, these things happen live - can't really be helped.

Besides I like the odd toilet break shot, helps me gather tips to perfect my own roadside etiquette. Still not found a way to do a number 2 safely on my bike.

You need to read "Slaying the Badger". I'll give you a clue, it involves a casquette.

chrisaonabike

PeteMadoc wrote:

Next time I do a sportive I'm going to give his a try.

It's not that likely he'll be there, surely?

essexeagle

My missus laughed like a drain when she saw it. She even made me rewind it. It was a Europcar rider but not sure which one. He didn't seem to be suffering too much from that well known phenomena of on bike todger shrink

Gazzaputt

ademort wrote:

During the broadcast of the LBL today the Dutch TV channel NOS showed pictures of an unexpected toilet stop from one of the riders at the front of the group pulling his knob out of his pants and holding it in his hand :oops: . Of course the pictures were only for a second or so but still they should have done better. Thank god my Daughter was doing her homework otherwise she would have been watching the race with me.
Ademort

It's a penis all men have them and you daughter will have to learn this one day.

If they showed him knocking one off I'd understand but having a pee it's a natural thing.

MrTapir

Yes we had a laugh about it, but also thought it might be a dare to do it right in front of the camera. Usually they wave them away dont they, like the IAM or Lotto rider did a little while later.

Pross

I think the camera crew thought he was having a mechanical as he had dropped off the break which you wouldn't normally expect someone to do just to have a slash. As soon as they realised the real reason the cut away. No big deal (especially after it had been tucked up on a saddle for hours!).

Pross

MrTapir wrote:

Yes we had a laugh about it, but also thought it might be a dare to do it right in front of the camera. Usually they wave them away dont they, like the IAM or Lotto rider did a little while later.

I think waving them is taking it a bit too far and would be cause for complaint

MrTapir

Pross wrote:

MrTapir wrote:

Yes we had a laugh about it, but also thought it might be a dare to do it right in front of the camera. Usually they wave them away dont they, like the IAM or Lotto rider did a little while later.

I think waving them is taking it a bit too far and would be cause for complaint

touche sir

keyser__soze

May be slightly hazy on this but didn't Porter get really het up on the BBC coverage about one rider, then several, then the entire pack getting punctures down Priory Lane on the way out during the Olympic Road Race, only for Boardman to point out they were having a call of nature?

ddraver

mroli wrote:

Ademort - I think you're worrying about it too much. Don't the Dutch still have those communal naked swimming pools? I remember playing squash at a massive complex in Amsterdam and then thinking "I know what, I'll go for a swim", pulled on my shorts, walked into the pool area, to be confronted with about 20 octogenarians all in the buff. I was the only person wearing any clothes....

They do (but only super early on a Sunday Morning round my way...)

wombly_knees

Didn't Van Avermaet whip out his goods only to be caught being a bit too cocky on the telly last year?

Ben6899

SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN.