Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[Hont]

I'd have every km televised

I hear Eurosport are considering it, but viewers will have to sign a sprint stage disclaimer...

"I accept there will be five hours (which will seem like much, much more) of the commentators pointing out scenic points of interest and discussing yesterday's, tomorrow's and next week's stage with nothing actually happening in the race until the last km. I promise not to post the phrase 'that's five hours of my life I'm never getting back' online nor launch an unprovoked attack on any members of the public just because they happen to look or sound a bit like Carlton Kirby."

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I hear Eurosport are considering it, but viewers will have to sign a sprint stage disclaimer...

"I accept there will be five hours (which will seem like much, much more) of the commentators pointing out scenic points of interest and discussing yesterday's, tomorrow's and next week's stage with nothing actually happening in the race until the last km. I promise not to post the phrase 'that's five hours of my life I'm never getting back' online nor launch an unprovoked attack on any members of the public just because they happen to look or sound a bit like Carlton Kirby."

I'd turn the sound off, obviously. Although the Eurosport Player already has no commentary. So I'd vote for that option - all we need is graphics or a link to official site open alongside for up-to-date info.

 

[rich p]

I'd turn the sound off, obviously. Although the Eurosport Player already has no commentary. So I'd vote for that option - all we need is graphics or a link to official site open alongside for up-to-date info.

I'll give you a ring every so often to explain what's going on

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'll give you a ring every so often to explain what's going on

You'd just tell be about nobber castles and shite like that.

 

[Dayvo]

You'd just tell be about nobber castles and shite: I'd like that.

Sorted!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Sorted!

I'd never understand his accent. It would be like listening to Boris the Mayor.

 

[Dayvo]

I'd never understand his accent. It would be like listening to Boris the Mayor.

Qui? Richiepoos?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Qui? Richiepoos?

I'm trying to cultivate a forum persona a bumbling old posh bloke; I just have to create the illusion that he's posh, he more than meets the other parts of being bumbling and old and a bloke.

 

[Bollo]

I'm trying to cultivate a forum persona a bumbling old posh bloke; I just have to create the illusion that he's posh, he more than meets the other parts of being bumbling and old and a bloke.

I've met Rich and she's nothing like that.

 

[Dayvo]

I'm trying to cultivate a forum persona a bumbling old posh bloke; I just have to create the illusion that he's posh, he more than meets the other parts of being bumbling and old and a bloke.

But, but, we've met him!!! We KNOW him, FFS!

He hasn't got a chance!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

But, but, we've met him!!! We KNOW him, FFS!

He hasn't got a chance!

I know that, you know that, even he knows that - but there must be someone on the forum that would believe me. Surely.

 

[smutchin]

I've never met him. For all I know, he could be a teenage girl called Traci in real life - though it would be a somewhat bizarre reversal of the internet stereotype.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I've never met him. For all I know, he could be a teenage girl called Traci in real life - though it would be a somewhat bizarre reversal of the internet stereotype.

He's a bumbling old posh bloke. And he sounds like Boris - honest.

 

[RobNewcastle]

Sky's 11 man squad announced to be cut to 9 on sat.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/raci...-in-team-skys-tour-de-france-shortlist-178350

No Roche. I reckon Pate will go as a workhorse and Rowe in with a strong chance for the classic type stages in first week. Then either Henao or Nieve as a pure climber to work with Poels and Porte "high up"

 

[smutchin]

No Deignan, Nordhaug, Kiryienka or Siutsou either. The omission of Siutsou and Roche is especially surprising but Kiryienka being left out is less so after his efforts at the Giro.

Eisel, Knees, Xandio and Lopez are now deemed surplus to requirements too, it seems. And no sprinting ambitions means Viviani and Swift don't get a look in.

I thought Kennaugh and Rowe might not make the cut so it's good to see their names on the shortlist at least.