the lead cyclists , all men-no , there 's several dozen womenfolk-all wearing fancy colors on top , shirts and hats in brilliant neons , pants all black and shiny , but striped with neon colors , in symbolic cadre , skin-tight , circus-costume-sticking-like-paint outfits , all flashing noisily in the daylight , all advancing in a voluminous pack , towards him , taking up all of llewellyn , at least six abreast , row upon endless row .