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Bob Roll Head Shaved for Fatty!

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The following blog post is from our friend Fat Cyclist- Elden Nelson. Elden is a cyclist, dad of four and husband of an awesome wife Susan-a metastatic breast cancer survivor.

Via www.fatcyclist.com:
“Yeah, I know I said I wasn?t going to Liveblog today?s stage, but I?m fickle.

2:43 I?m just catching up with the part of the stage I?ve got recorded ? and there?s Bobke getting shaved on Versus!

Bob Roll: Earlier in the week an issue was challenged that if we could raise 5K, that I would have my head shaved.
Bob Roll: I didn?t say who, but wanted to find the steadiest hands in the peloton?
Lance: Have you ever been bald before?
Bob: No, never.
Johan Bruyneel: It?s about to happen.
Bob: Yeah, we?ve raised the money, so it?s about to happen right now. Johan Bruyneel will do the honors. And I have a very good witness also [looks at Lance]. Go ahead, I?m ready!
And then the shaving commences?
Armstrong (concerned): Ahhhhh.
Bob (now half bald): And good luck on today?s stage. What do anticipate?
Armstrong: I can?t talk to you today. Maybe tomorrow! (Laughs and walks away)
Hummer (voiceover): Lance had to put the sunglasses on to protect his eyes of Bob Roll. You can go to austin09.livestrong.org/bobroll to make your donation ? maybe it?s just to buy Bobke a hat, so we don?t have to look at that ever again. But a great cause indeed and Bob Roll?s always up for a good cause himself.
Yay, awesome! I?m going to put pics up in just a minute, and I?ll get a YouTube of it up as soon as someone can let me know it?s available.
Evidently, Johan missed a spot!
Or, really, a stripe.”

Bob Roll Loses Bet
Bob Roll Loses Bet

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Go to http://austin09.livestrong.org/bobroll to donate to LIVESTRONG and Team Fat Cyclist!

  • Julie

    This just gets better every time I see it! Latest $ raised is over 8 grand! Way to go fatty! WIN SUSAN!!

  • Charlotte Gregg

    Bob, thanks, love the shaved head… question. Who is the rider on the most winning teams in the tour de France with a winning rider? What I mean is if George Hincape has 7 because he was on the team each time Lance won the Tour de France and the team won… then if Lance helps Levi win the tour de France and Lance would have 8 times he was on the team with the winning rider… Would Lance have the highest number of times he was on the team with the winning rider… because teams change like US Postal to Discovery it’s difficult to track for me. But George Hincape has been on a winning Tour de France team with a winning overall person 7 times, possibly he was on another winners team? I will be looking for the answer to this question… I think you are the one to know this.. I’ll be watching Sundays tour of California coverage, perhaps you’ll be telling me the answer, if not, I’ll be listening to your Tour de France coverage… or maybe you’ll email me.. but is Lance possibly in line for a new record? thanks for all the years of great coverage, looking forward to today’s Charlotte and Tom Gregg

  • Jason

    Fatty is the best. Lance I would love to see you have Elden and Susan out to the LAF office…he deserves it.

  • Roberto gonzalez

    Any publicity for cycling is good for U.S. and for Lance organitation.
    Go for Bob.

  • Lisa Nagatakiya

    looks great Bobke!…consider it a racing stripe!