Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[dellzeqq]

oh, yes, Wiggins' accent is pure Belgian...............

 

[yello]

oh, yes, Wiggins' accent is pure Belgian...............

Ostender?

 

[raindog]

Millars from Hong Kong i think.

He was born in Malta, lived his childhood in Scotland, then England and then moved to Hong Kong to live with his father. He's not "from" anywhere really.

 

[Ajay]

oh, yes, Wiggins' accent is pure Belgian...............

.....and I've seen him at a cafe stop putting mayonnaise on his waffles

 

[dellzeqq]

just wait till he starts solving country house murders

note, if you will, the sideburns........

 

[Keith Oates]

I'm happy for Millar, he's missed out on a few wins in the past so he will be well pleased with todays result!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Noodley]

I apologise for not having a not-very-intereresting fact of the day yesterday, look upon it as my day sitting in the peloton.

But for today, I thought I would concentrate on the makes of bikes being ridden at the Tour:
Specialized - Astana, Omega Pharma
BMC - BMC (no surprises)
Look - Credit Agricole
Colnago - Europcar
Orbea - Euskatel-Euskadi
Lapierre - FDJ
Planet X - Saxo Bank
Cervelo - Garmin Sharp
Canyon - Katusha
Wilier - Lampre
Cannondale - Liquigas
Ridley - Lotto
Pinarello - Movistar, Sky
Scott - Greenedge
Giant - Rabobank
Trek - RadioShak
Time - Saur Sojasun
Bianchi - Vacansoleil

 

[steve broughton]

Brads looking more like one of them lions every day. I wish he'd shave them mutton chops off

Nope top blokes on 2 wheels have to have mutton chops

 

[BJH]

Which team did Wolverine ride for?

 

[BJH]

yebbut, Millar is Scottish (or is it Maltese?), Froome is Kenyan, Wiggins is Belgian (or is it Australian) and Cavendish is from the Isle of Man.

Yes we are having them all seeing as how they are winners.

I hear that Bertie Contacor was named after Prince Albert because his Dad once worked as a cook in Benidorm and served some British tourists With steak and if it hadn't been for the unfortunate growth hormone it contained from the cattle growth programme we would have had him too!

 

[Russell Allen]

David Millar winning today made me choke up a bit, I was watching the ITV coverage at my desk listening on headphones in our "quiet" office, when he crossed the line I jumped up punched the air and shouted "yeeeeeeeeeesssss"................ I got some rather startled looks. Millar has long been one my favorite "British" riders, he may have his flaws but I have always found him a fascinating charismatic and intelligent character. I think this is richly deserved, no greater advert for the anti doping message.

Russell

 

[Peteaud]

Wiggins was born in Ghent

 

[Noodley]

Millar's post-race interview with "Yellow Jumper" Ned was good.

 

[Baggy]

Yay Millar! At last!
His riding style is sooo fluid, lovely stuff to watch.

Millar's post-race interview with "Yellow Jumper" Ned was good.

Much as I'm enjoying Wiggy being in the pullover jaune it was nice to have a Millar interview at last. You just like him 'cos he's majestically tall, and Scottish.

But for today, I thought I would concentrate on the makes of bikes being ridden at the Tour:

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I apologise for not having a not-very-intereresting fact of the day yesterday, look upon it as my day sitting in the peloton.

But for today, I thought I would concentrate on the makes of bikes being ridden at the Tour:
Specialized - Astana, Omega Pharma
BMC - BMC (no surprises)
Look - Credit Agricole
Colnago - Europcar
Orbea - Euskatel-Euskadi
Lapierre - FDJ
Planet X - Saxo Bank
Cervelo - Garmin Sharp
Canyon - Katusha
Wilier - Lampre
Cannondale - Liquigas
Ridley - Lotto
Pinarello - Movistar, Sky
Scott - Greenedge
Giant - Rabobank
Trek - RadioShak
Time - Saur Sojasun
Bianchi - Vacansoleil

Cough COUGH!! ........Kuota, being ridden by a certain French team in blue brown and white who had a rider come second today....

Need a reminder?: http://www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr/english/shop/race-bikes.asp