Didi Semft, a German fan, cheers on rider Servais Knaven of the Netherlands July 27 during an individual time trial of the Tour de France cycling race. American Lance Armstrong won the grueling race that ended in Paris three days later.

(I found this at msnbc.com, 4 August 2001.)

OK, so if you were a cyclist, and saw this guy jumping up & down by the side of the road, would you feel cheered on? Or maybe scared, intimidated, disoriented, or amused?  Would you fall of your bike laughing, or what?

See, to me this is like a strange dream.  There I am, cycling along, and the devil is jumping up & down beside the road. I'm not sure I wouldn't just stop and beat him up.

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