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Angelfishsolo

A Velocipedian
Location
Cwmbach, South Wales
asterix said:
The only VIPs in the TdF are the riders.
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What a fantastic statement :thumbsup:
 
Corgi Kid

Corgi Kid

Active Member
Location
Liverpool UK
That was one hell of a way to crash. There's to many vehicles on the tour in my opinion, i know the Teams have support but the Media do get in the way to much. I remember falling out of a tree as a kid onto a barbed wire fence and was stuck for nearly an hour until my friends went and got my parents :wacko: Lets hope Johnnys wound heal soon. He's a f*cking hero
 
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Dan B

Disengaged member
According to the ITV4 highlights, drivers are supposed to have special training before they are allowed to take their cars into the race, but this was a subcontracted company and they hadn't had that training

I'm not entirely sure what to think about that, but it leaves me wondering what hope there is for Joe Public on a bike if a driver who merely holds an ordinary licence can't be trusted not to swerve into cyclists.
 
slowmotion

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
I don't follow racing much, but I saw the clips. To me, Hoogerland ticks all the boxes as a sporting gentleman. They should have not have made him spend so much time on the podium. His foregiveness of the car driver was the stuff of heroes. Chapeau.
 
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Angelfishsolo

A Velocipedian
Location
Cwmbach, South Wales
slowmotion said:
I don't follow racing much, but I saw the clips. To me, Hoogerland ticks all the boxes as a sporting gentleman. They should have not have made him spend so much time on the podium. His foregiveness of the car driver was the stuff of heroes. Chapeau.
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I agree. What a role model. I think my attitude may have been slightly less compassionate.
 
gavroche

gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
I think Hoogerland should be nominated "Sport personality of the year" in December. No-one deserves it more.
What a brave and true gentleman!
 
Corgi Kid

Corgi Kid

Active Member
Location
Liverpool UK
Angelfishsolo said:
Seconded. Of course it will go to some sodding footballer or F1 driver :sad:
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As it always does.........

I used to follow Carl Fogarty in the World Superbikes many years ago. He was a World champion and the year he was nominated Micheal f*ckin Owen got the award for another sh*te England performance. If that wasn't rigged I don't know what was.
 
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Angelfishsolo

A Velocipedian
Location
Cwmbach, South Wales
Corgi Kid said:
As it always does.........

I used to follow Carl Fogarty in the World Superbikes many years ago. He was a World champion and the year he was nominated Micheal f*ckin Owen got the award for another sh*te England performance. If that wasn't rigged I don't know what was.
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Didn't he also win it from under the nose of an F1 driver a few years ago?
 
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