strap them kids in
Give ’em a little bit of Benadryl
In a Cherry Coke
We’re goin’ to Oklahoma
Gonna have us a time
Gonna have us a time
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Translated:
Laurens ten Dam and Thomas Dekker in US cell after ‘indecent behaviour by gay cyclists’.
Former cyclists Laurens ten Dam and Thomas Dekker have ended up in a US cell for ‘indecent behaviour’. They say so in Ten Dam’s podcast, Live Slow Ride Fast.
“24 hours after Thomas (Dekker) arrived in America, we were both driven handcuffed in two police cars to Marietta jail,” Ten Dam looks back. The two were in Oklahoma to train for Unbound, the biggest gravel race of the year.
Washing in car park
Last week, the duo wanted to have lunch at a Mexican restaurant after three hours of training. They decided to freshen themselves up in the car park using bottled water. “After Thomas rinsed me off, I quickly changed my trousers between the car doors,” Ten Dam says. “But while doing so, I hear a very angry person shouting across the street.”
An altercation followed, with a man who did not like the shower session in the car park.
As the cycling adventurers sat in the Mexican restaurant, they saw the police step in and they were taken away. “We were outside with that policeman and within five minutes there were five police cars,” Ten Dam continued the story. “At that moment, the man who had been shouting at Thomas came to us and shouted that Thomas should be put in jail.”
The two were then handcuffed and taken away. “There, we were told that we had been charged with indecent behaviour. The charge stated that we sprayed each other with water bottles as two gay cyclists.”
The two paid bail of $185 each and were due to appear in court two days later. It later emerged that the riders were not prosecuted after all.
Ten hours after the incident, Ten Dam and Dekker were released.
Conservative Oklahoma
Oklahoma is known as a very conservative state. “Walking around naked in the streets apparently caused so much offence … it’s just really not allowed there,” Dekker said in the podcast.
Incidentally, Unbound did not become a success for Dekker and Ten Dam. They finished in 42nd and 50th place respectively, well behind Australian winner Lachlan Morton.
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“The indictment said that we sprayed each other with water bottles like two gay cyclists.” Uhhhh wtf Oklahoma
MariachiArchery on
TLDR: The dudes got either naked, or partially naked, between some car doors in a parking lot to wash mud off themselves after a ride so they could eat at a restaurant.
Some dude saw it and called the cops.
>Then the two were handcuffed and taken. “We were told there that our indecent behavior had been charged. The charges said we sprayed each other with water bottles as two *gay cyclists*.”
Anyways… You gotta be careful in these flyover states. I moved to CA from the Midwest. When I started riding more seriously in CA, I quickly noticed that most people didn’t have a problem dropping trow discretely in a parking lot or at a trail head to clean off and/or get out of the bibs.
The first time my buddy did it I got all embarrassed and was like “Dude you are gonna get us arrested!” He told me to chill and explained that this was CA, not the Midwest, and its true. Things are way more chill out here. Just don’t go doing this shit in the red states.
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It’s best to ride through Oklahoma in the very dark hours
Sasquatch_Squad on
I’ve spent enough time there to form the belief that Oklahoma might be the biggest ideological shithole in the US, and that’s saying something.
What an absolute joke to waste public resources harassing these guys, and a little scary they could be arrested based on one complaint from somebody in the racist, homophobic, mouth-breathing ingroup that dominates that godforsaken place.
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I’m gonna be extra careful during roadside pee breaks if I ever bike through Oklahoma.
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/bicyclenudes/](https://www.reddit.com/r/bicyclenudes/) if you’re into that sort of thing.
strap them kids in
Give ’em a little bit of Benadryl
In a Cherry Coke
We’re goin’ to Oklahoma
Gonna have us a time
Gonna have us a time
Translated:
Laurens ten Dam and Thomas Dekker in US cell after ‘indecent behaviour by gay cyclists’.
Former cyclists Laurens ten Dam and Thomas Dekker have ended up in a US cell for ‘indecent behaviour’. They say so in Ten Dam’s podcast, Live Slow Ride Fast.
“24 hours after Thomas (Dekker) arrived in America, we were both driven handcuffed in two police cars to Marietta jail,” Ten Dam looks back. The two were in Oklahoma to train for Unbound, the biggest gravel race of the year.
Washing in car park
Last week, the duo wanted to have lunch at a Mexican restaurant after three hours of training. They decided to freshen themselves up in the car park using bottled water. “After Thomas rinsed me off, I quickly changed my trousers between the car doors,” Ten Dam says. “But while doing so, I hear a very angry person shouting across the street.”
An altercation followed, with a man who did not like the shower session in the car park.
As the cycling adventurers sat in the Mexican restaurant, they saw the police step in and they were taken away. “We were outside with that policeman and within five minutes there were five police cars,” Ten Dam continued the story. “At that moment, the man who had been shouting at Thomas came to us and shouted that Thomas should be put in jail.”
The two were then handcuffed and taken away. “There, we were told that we had been charged with indecent behaviour. The charge stated that we sprayed each other with water bottles as two gay cyclists.”
The two paid bail of $185 each and were due to appear in court two days later. It later emerged that the riders were not prosecuted after all.
Ten hours after the incident, Ten Dam and Dekker were released.
Conservative Oklahoma
Oklahoma is known as a very conservative state. “Walking around naked in the streets apparently caused so much offence … it’s just really not allowed there,” Dekker said in the podcast.
Incidentally, Unbound did not become a success for Dekker and Ten Dam. They finished in 42nd and 50th place respectively, well behind Australian winner Lachlan Morton.
“The indictment said that we sprayed each other with water bottles like two gay cyclists.” Uhhhh wtf Oklahoma
TLDR: The dudes got either naked, or partially naked, between some car doors in a parking lot to wash mud off themselves after a ride so they could eat at a restaurant.
Some dude saw it and called the cops.
>Then the two were handcuffed and taken. “We were told there that our indecent behavior had been charged. The charges said we sprayed each other with water bottles as two *gay cyclists*.”
Anyways… You gotta be careful in these flyover states. I moved to CA from the Midwest. When I started riding more seriously in CA, I quickly noticed that most people didn’t have a problem dropping trow discretely in a parking lot or at a trail head to clean off and/or get out of the bibs.
The first time my buddy did it I got all embarrassed and was like “Dude you are gonna get us arrested!” He told me to chill and explained that this was CA, not the Midwest, and its true. Things are way more chill out here. Just don’t go doing this shit in the red states.
It’s best to ride through Oklahoma in the very dark hours
I’ve spent enough time there to form the belief that Oklahoma might be the biggest ideological shithole in the US, and that’s saying something.
What an absolute joke to waste public resources harassing these guys, and a little scary they could be arrested based on one complaint from somebody in the racist, homophobic, mouth-breathing ingroup that dominates that godforsaken place.
I’m gonna be extra careful during roadside pee breaks if I ever bike through Oklahoma.