Fail pic from the Tour of Utah.

[Piotr]

That's a great shot, but is it a FAIL?

BTW, that's Raymond Kreder from Garmin/Felt.

 

[alienator]

Ohhhhhhh, what a card! The whole fail thing is sooooooo funny! And Genius! It only took a couple of originators to get a whole boatload of lemmings to follow.

 

[Piotr]

Ohhhhhhh, what a card! The whole fail thing is sooooooo funny! And Genius! It only took a couple of originators to get a whole boatload of lemmings to follow.

I believe the lemming label is used for people who blindly follow someone to their own detriment, so I'm afraid your aloof attempt at sarcasm is a FAIL.

 

[roadhouse]

as far as the numbers being upside down, that is just ridiculous. why?

 

[hod65]

great pic....

 

[frenchyge]

Traditional for rider 13 to post the number upside-down so that it sorta reads 31 rather than the unlucky alternative.

Oh, and lemmings run off cliffs rather than riding in boats, so "boatload of lemmings" = fail

 

[roadhouse]

you know, i never knew that about the number thing. thanks.

 

[baker3]

you know, i never knew that about the number thing. thanks.

Its common for the commentators to point this our in the tour de france.

 

[Verto]

I thought the fail in this picture was the Wrong Way sign, not the number upside down...

 

[Piotr]

I thought the fail in this picture was the Wrong Way sign, not the number upside down...

Having ridden that course, a one way road, I can vouch that they not only went the wrong way, but also mostly above the speed limit. I still don't see a "fail" since it's clearly a bike race on a closed course.

Big props to the photog for capturing the moment though.