The Sherwen and Liggett Tour thread *spoilers*

[Noodley]

A thread to rant and rejoice at the Tour's commentary duo.

 

[cyberknight]

Least their program will not get cancelled if any other sport is overunning , many rave about eurosport but the times i have sky + some cycling , its listed as cycling but i get tennis or motorsport ..................
I grew up with the Ligget show so warts and all its kind of a tradition

 

[Crackle]

Comic duo, you mean

 

[Noodley]

Of Maxime Monfort, Liggett observes: "Because he's Belgian he can ride a time trial..."

I hadn't noticed any particular link between being Belgian and being able to ride a time trial.

 

[Sittingduck]

Is it me or does Liggett seem to think that the finish line is 20 yards sooner, than it actually is??

 

[Noodley]

I'm not sure of Liggett is actually watching the finish line or is signing autographs or reading tweets...he keeps saying riders have crossed the line but they are still riding flat out to the line and stop the clocks many seconds after Liggett claims their time.

edit - cross post with SD

 

[Crackle]

Of Maxime Monfort, Liggett observes: "Because he's Belgian he can ride a time trial..."

I hadn't noticed any particular link between being Belgian and being able to ride a time trial.

There's a link between Belgians and waffles though and Liggett has clearly participated.

 

[Crackle]

Liggett: "By the way he's a vegan, so he doesn't eat any meat at all or anything else for that matter" So Froome lives on air alone!

 

[Noodley]

Sherwen: "..if it rains it'll be like the film Gladiator, there'll be people all over the road"

 

[Crackle]

Sherwen: "..if it rains it'll be like the film Gladiator, there'll be people all over the road"

I nearly posted that one. There must be another Gladiator film because I only remember chariots and horses in the one I saw and definetly no cycle racing.

 

[Sittingduck]

"a dusting of rain", no less... dust, as in dry stuff, er yeah

 

[montage]

"no that's a replay" ........

 

[BJH]

Classic on Tony Marton ... Now he has a problem with this bike.. No Phil it's a replay that's why it's in slow motion!

 

[Crackle]

Absolute genius. This is going to be the longest thread in racing.

 

[zimzum42]

Sherwen's Swahili pronunciation is terrible...