RideLondon Grand Prix & Surrey Classic (Spoilers)

[HF2300]

Silly me as well, I quoted it and didn't spot it.

 

[Cheddar George]

Hugh Porter spent more time correcting himself than he did commentating. *

* I may be exaggerating slightly to emphasise my point.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Hugh Porter spent more time correcting himself than he did commentating. *

* I may be exaggerating slightly to emphasise my point.

Doesn't that presuppose he was actually listening to what he was saying?

 

[Cheddar George]

Doesn't that presuppose he was actually listening to what he was saying?

I think Boardman digs him in the ribs for every mistake or spoonerism.

".... and Blythe crosses the line and raises his airs in the arms ..." ... ouch !

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I think Boardman digs him in the ribs for every mistake or spoonerism.

".... and Blythe crosses the line and raises his airs in the arms ..." ... ouch !

I'm sure Smith called a boulevard a voulebard yesterday. No idea why he was talking about a boulevard though.

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

I'm sure Smith called a boulevard a voulebard yesterday. No idea why he was talking about a boulevard though.

Yep - thought I heard that as well. Something about the wide open voulebards of London!

 

[HF2300]

Didn't you know, London's well known for its voulebards. Much more highly regarded than those inferior boulevards in Paris.

 

[HF2300]

Is that Frank Maloney?

How many of you saw the 'Boxing legend Frank...' headline in the papers and thought it was Bruno?

 

[laurence]

report on the Women's GP here, with atmospheric photo *kof*

http://www.onthedrops.cc/prudential-ride-london-womens-gp-report/

 

[rich p]

report on the Women's GP here, with atmospheric photo *kof*

http://www.onthedrops.cc/prudential-ride-london-womens-gp-report/

Very atmospheric Laurence!
It's almost black and white ( apart from the colours!)

 

[User169]

Why on earth would Marianne Vos want to ride an amateur sportive?

From Vos:

"Just thinking about Ride London that we did yesterday. Incredible to see so many people on the bike, even when it was raining that hard. When I was riding to the start I was pleased to see many women as well, a few of them on very challenging bikes. Well done to you all for finishing the ride! Hope you enjoyed the ride."

 

[HF2300]

Isn't one of the good things about cycling (and some other sports as well) the fact that the top stars and pros aren't isolated from the grassroots, that they will get involved in things like this not because they're paid to but just for the enjoyment, and that they can mix with plebs like us?

 

[fimm]

All good and valid points, thank you. I wasn't intending to criticise. At the point I posted I hadn't realised that Laura Trott had also ridden it.

 

[neilb1906]

Can someone throw some light on why there was a Giant Shimano rider on a Merckx bike?