Amusing reportage from New York Magazine about a bike ride the Danish Prime Minister took in New York's Central Park the other day. Not exactly a svelte man, Lars Løkke Rasmussen does try to participate in various cycle sport activities, which is lovely.
He rode to Paris from Copenhagen this year with a group of other politicians, riding road bikes and wearing cycling gear. Hey, it's a long ride, why not. Makes sense. Here's a picture of him chewing on a Danish pastry:
This new prime minister, it must be said, is the kind of guy you'd like to have a beer with, even though he is not in a party I would personally vote for. Too far right for my liking.
Nevertheless, a political commentator in Denmark shrewdly pointed out that it was odd that he strangely avoided being ridiculed for squeezing his round tummy into a lycra outfit when a former prime minister was ridiculed and, in effect, felled as leader of the country because he wore a bike helmet some years ago.
I just think it's great that the man went for a bike ride. Just like Obama did. Everything else is completely irrelevant.
3 thinking out louds:
Speaking of helmets, I take it you did see the latest VeloVision, page 4?
In cases like this, it's always lose-lose for the people concerned.
what's velovision?
Hey, is there a law your last name has to be Rasmussen to be Danish PM? These last two you mentioned, and Anders Fogh...
;-)
Velovision is an excellent magazine about ordinary, utility cycling, one that stands out from the rest of the glitzy sports cycling mags and unfortunately is not to be found alongside them in your typical press shop...
http://www.velovision.co.uk/
Here in Canada we have a upstart along the same lines, Momentum:
http://www.momentumplanet.ca/
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