Cyclists required for Olympic opening and closing ceremonies

As I understand it, they are going to use land on the old Ford Site as the practice area for the opening and closing ceremonies. Thats why they have built a big shed there for the rehearsals to be held in and so that no one can see them.
The bike bit may be some where else .

can you tell me where to look on google maps?

Email just dropped with audition date and other info (if only I wasn't on holiday that day.....).

Same here. Need to check the diary. Going to offer to take the trike.

Is this upper body strength thing functional, or is it just to make sure you fit into the youngfitperfectbeautiful Olympic paradigm?

I emailed back saying it all depends on where it will be held.

Reply
"The audition will be held at the following address.
3 Mill Lane London E3 3DU"

We're all going to be the base for a giant cycling human pyramid. The upper body strength is mandatory for cycling no handed whilst holding a nimble trapeze artist above your head.

Or we're going to be supporting a large pyramid with a throne ontop, where seb coe will be sitting with a fat cigar and whip to make sure we don't lose pace.

Something like that.

I can guarantee that we WILL be put in colourful tshirts and told to look like we are having the time of our lives.

#BeginningToRegretSigningUp

Oh god that sounds worse. It'll be like blue peter. Who wants to join a conspiracy to cause and gigantic crash during the opening ceremony, that will be hilarious and most repeated event of the whole olympics? We could get our sprawled bodies and bike to spell out LFGSS.

^ I might get a FUCK TAXIS done specially

I'd prefer a colourful t-shirt to slevless triathlete leotard.

I shamelessly sent them a link to my bikes on flickr and a link to my blog to show them how 'into cycling' I am.

#Olympicwhore

Is everyone going fixed or geared?

I hope upper body strength translates to having to carry a hot gymnast on my shoulders and not dressing in a it's a knockout style costume.

I'll be taking my geared hack

I think we will be required to hold our bikes above our heads.

Actual guess

Got the email...

If we have to hold it above our heads I'm buying a kids bike

another?

Got the email...

If we have to hold it above our heads I'm buying a kids bike

another?

You go thru more than me so shush!

I'd prefer a colourful t-shirt to slevless triathlete leotard.

I shamelessly sent them a link to my bikes on flickr and a link to my blog to show them how 'into cycling' I am.

#Olympicwhore

I'm sending them pictures of me in a fishnet vest in soho showing how much into upper beach muscle I'm into

#notreally

Who wants to join a conspiracy to cause and gigantic crash during the opening ceremony... ?

Best clarify this was a joke, or you'll end up in an internment camp for the duration of the Olympics.

I think I'm going in my LFGSS top anyway:-) hope its warmer else someone will have to carry ME out.

Best clarify this was a joke, or you'll end up in an internment camp for the duration of the Olympics.

I think I can hear them at my door, too late.....

I can just see you trying to explain this to a humourless metropolitan police officer.

Notice that Crumb has disappeared from the forum since he made a similar gag up thread.

I'm going to do loads of press-ups this evening to work on my upper body strength. Currently there is no way I could lift my bike above my head. I can barely lift my helmet above my head to put it on as it is...

me too, got the invite to the audition. v pleased it really wasn't just men they're after

Got the email...

If we have to hold it above our heads I'm buying a kids bike

Repped