Postings for juli 2009 | Aksel Lund Svindal
Suit up!
My friend Michaels dad Bogdan runs a clothing company in Poland. 100% handtailored Suits. Check out www.twins-company.com. Today we went to get all the measures at the tailor. I wear t-shirts and shorts at a lot of blog photos, but in the words of Barney Stanson; suit up!
Wroclaw Poland
Visiting my buddy Michael in Wroclaw. This is his dads hometown. Michael has been studying in London and california the past years so I haven't seen him a lot. And since i travel a bit my self this was the only chance. So me, Marius and Preben(behind the camera) went to visit. Now we're walking the dog Blacky and checking out the old olympic stadium from the 1936 Berlin games when this was a part of Poland under german controll. I think that's how it was..
At Atomic filming
Atomic is launching a new website and new we're filming material and making photos that's gonna be on the site. This is what the filming and photo shoot looked like from my side of the camera. It all went smooth except for when the makeup girl wanted to put lipstick on me. I can deal with a little powder or that kind of stuff, but lipstick?!.. Haha.
Bugatti Veyron
If you're a car guy, or girl(!!), Monaco is one of the coolest places om earth. Super sportcars on every corner. I dont read the newspaper while drinking coffee, i enjoy the view of the cars passing by. On some streets you might have problems sleeping at night because the sound of italien V8s and V10s at high rpm. I got to try the Bugatti Veyron, probably the sickest super sportscar ever made. Full carbon, 4 wheel drive, 16 pistons, 4 turbos, 1001 horsepower and big smiles guaranteed... I was nowhere close to trying out what its good for, but it was still a blast.
Mt Ventoux
A very popular Thor Husovd in the green jersey at the start of todays stage. He's had a great tour. Respect! We drove up to Mt Ventoux and past the big crowds. On the top there was limited space and not that many people. The naked mountain had heavy wind. I was hoping for some great attacks and a little action from the Shleck brothers, but the head wind made it heavy to pull away. Got a great pic of Andy Shleck, Contador and Lance in the last turn, but my camera wont connect with my stupid phone. Back in Monaco now ready for dinner. It ha been a long and fun day, and its far from over.
