Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The RTB goes to Hollywood

Hey all—Mitch here with a fun little bonus report for you all.

About a month ago I had a unique opportunity for some monetary stimulation that took me away from my day job at Breezer for a couple of days of pedaling in the sunshine while I earned 3 times my usual pay rate. Oh yeah—I got paid to ride my bike. ☺

But as the story goes, this was no ordinary bike ride—this was the Tour de France…
…at least as far as Hollywood is concerned (we were actually in Healdsburg, CA).

Please enjoy the video clip below courtesy of the good people at Gatorade, and look for the complete commercial on a TV screen near you. Friends and family of mine have already spotted it on some of the major networks here in California, and its been seen as far away as Hawaii. I haven’t seen it on TV yet, but I heard that the version you would see might also have famous cycling commentator Phil Liggett speaking. Rumor is that the version below has been plucked from what will appear on screens in France. Would you believe that? My image might actually pedal a bike in France before I do. ☺

I’m second wheel throughout the commercial—that’s right, my name’s on the marquee, top billing. I’m the first rider in the pink and white jersey. Wierd about that 10-year old kid--he was a fast little mother(courtesy of a two-stroke motor digitally removed in editing).

Make some popcorn and enjoy!!!

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