Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[brommers]

Froome confirmed as riding in the RideLondon

 

[Dogtrousers]

Froome confirmed as riding in the RideLondon

The bugger, how did he wangle that? I hope he entered the ballot like the rest of us.

 

[psmiffy]

Isn't it amazing just how little coverage is given to Chris Froome by certain 'newspapers'? When we had world champion/Olympic Gold Medal hockey players, javelin throwers and triple-jumpers, the papers found a new interest in these sports and sportspeople and they were rightly given ample coverage. Some papers having declared war on cycling and cyclists though only report on Chris Froome's success through gritted teeth. The Daily Vile/Heil seem to publish Froome's success as reluctantly as the Sun 'newspaper' feels it necessary to print anything about Liverpool Football Club. And then they open up (manipulate) the comments below the article to satisfy their ends. It's really laughable how little credit is given to a true British success story where certain scandal sheets are concerned.

Agreed - but 4 out of the ten newspapers (and one was the local rag) that I scanned the headlines of when I went to the garage this morning had a picture of Froome on the frontpage - to my mind it was the papers that counted - who cares what the sleazloids print or think

 

[jarlrmai]

It's been a pleasure Tour de Francing with you lot again. See you at the Vuelta, TOB and the Olympics.

 

[Crackle]

Christ....What to do today.........twiddles thumbs.................sucks in cheeks...........

 

[Paulus]

I do have certain withdrawal symptoms today as the tour is over. A whole year to go. Will ITV4 be showing the Vuelta live, or just a highlights program?

 

[brommers]

It's been a pleasure Tour de Francing with you lot again. See you at the Vuelta, TOB and the Olympics.

How about joining the Pro Tour Punditry?

 

[brommers]

Christ....What to do today.........twiddles thumbs.................sucks in cheeks...........

Tour de Wallonie stage 3?

 

[Basil.B]

I do have certain withdrawal symptoms today as the tour is over. A whole year to go. Will ITV4 be showing the Vuelta live, or just a highlights program?

Just the highlights, better than nothing.
Starts August 20th.

http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2016/us/

 

[Twizit]

49 weeks to go....

 

[perplexed]

The bugger, how did he wangle that? I hope he entered the ballot like the rest of us.

Dunno... It's a bit like the Wimbledon/FA cup final/any major sporting spectacle thing... How on Earth does 'royalty' put up with queueing for hours/days on end to get prime seats?

 

[Louch]

Heard he's only doing the short route

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I'm having withdrawal symptoms. I miss the Lloyds advert

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm having withdrawal symptoms. I miss the Lloyds advert

If only there were somewhere where you could immediately find out what the most irritating advert was....

 

[smutchin]

If only there were somewhere where you could immediately find out what the most irritating advert was....

Fantastic!