Action shot from a cyclocross bicycle race. In the center are two racers in costume, one is wearing a yellow jacket of some kind and the other is dressed as Kermit the Frog

Effective heckles

Published 2013-10-21
  • “Dig deeper you APE”
  • “If you catch that guy you’ll be in [nth] place”
  • “You are gonna get LAPPED”
  • “That guy only had ONE gear.”
  • “Brakes are for QUITTERS.”
  • “Get up get up GET UP” (after a crash, natch)
  • “You looked better last lap”
  • “Go DAD go!” (From a total stranger at Blind Date, my family was at home! If you are ever at a loss for what to yell at the largest field of competitors, this is probably safe.)