New comer Joshua Martinsons has run away with the second stage of the 2010 Tour de Froth. “Competition could not have been more brutal,” noted TDF historian, Gabriele Susanne Kerneri, “This may be the most notable sporting event of the 21st century. Here we have a regular guy who jumps in without worrying about the risk or the danger to himself rides through the beautiful country side of Colorado and just walks away with the Jersey, or rides away, awkward phrasing sorry…”
Joshua says he’s not a hero, but just ”an ordinary guy who had a dream”.
“I’m not a hero. I’m just a policeman, just an old time cop,” continued Joshua. “I’m not a hero, the heroes are over there…” as he motioned in the direction of the frozen foods section of a nearby grocery store. Onlookers were slightly baffled by the gesture.
The TDF Second Stage was also notable for the dramatic second place showing of @BIKEBOY_1 of Melbourne Australia. Stage Captain Dave_Benson commented, “We have a situation where a non-competitor has not only placed but moved up in the overall standings. It doesn’t even make sense. Look, without question we will be petitioning to DQ all Australians preemptively in the next stage. This is ridiculous.”
When asked for commentary on BikeBoy’s controversial finish, Joshua added “I’m not a hero. I think anyone would have done what I did … any bloke would have done it to protect his neighbourhood, I’m just doing my job. I’ll always be doing my job. That’s what I’m here for – to save lives and protect people.” He was welcomed back home by thousands of cheering well orchestrated city employees from the republic of Boulder’s department of citizen pride and self-esteem.
Despite hopping a train to Boulder and spending the entire race sipping lattes at Amante, crowd favorite @Jerrim failed to make the podium. She joined last year's overall Amber Jersey winner, Holger Schlechter, as one of the many non-competitors who failed to finish the race. When asked about the shocking disappointment in @Jerrim’s finish, Stage Captain Dave Benson said “This is normal, if you’re not in the race how can you finish? What the hell kind of question is that? What the hell is the matter with you? We’re cycling here people. This is cycling”
