Tour De France 2021 with spoilers

[matticus]

UCI please make a rule change 10 second bonus for c@nt of the day.

But who would decide?? Phone-in vote, or a meeting of the peloton?

 

[matticus]

Our Tom is ensconced, Wiggo-like, on the back of a motorbike for the French live coverage. His insights are of great value and his continual 'cheeky-chappie' persona a refreshing change from the studio voices. One has to imagine his gurning of course... but that's not very difficult as he mastered the art to such a high standard that he has become standard bearer, the measure to which all others are compared.

I will never forget the image of his face.

And I doubt anyone will ever say Tom is "wiggo-like" again!

 

[yello]

I've warmed to him (Voeckler) over the years. His nickname was apparently 'Hollywood' as teammates liked to take the piss out of his 'playing to the camera'!!

Edit: I'm off the mark with the nickname, it wasn't his teammates that called him that, it was the Spanish (riders). I found this fascinating article on him...

https://inrng.com/2012/07/le-voeckler-show/

I love the Begbie reference!

 

[Adam4868]

But who would decide?? Phone-in vote, or a meeting of the peloton?

CC massive ?

 

[roadrash]

Did you hear him call his new motorbike driver "useless" the other day.
How rude!

yeah, if i was driving ,wiggo would have been walking after that

 

[roadrash]

I loved it when he was present at the route announcement a couple of years ago, just after he retired. Standing next to Prudhomme he looked like a schoolboy who'd won a competition to be at the announcement.

I knew he was small but didnt realise how small until i was stood at side of him outside team bus at the first tour of yorkshire, hes like a jockey, or a test pilot for airfix

 

[roadrash]

CC massive ?

Carlton Kirby would get it every day

 

[ColinJ]

yeah, if i was driving ,wiggo would have been walking after that

Perhaps he doesn't speak English...?

 

[T4tomo]

Did you hear him call his new motorbike driver "useless" the other day.
How rude!

banter!

 

[Grant Fondo]

Whats all this with the BV police raid? Not much news coming out?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Whats all this with the BV police raid? Not much news coming out?

I'd bet we'll hear no more. There was a similar one on Arkea Samsic a short while ago

 

[yello]

Every team will get a raid, just to be even handed.

 

[Grant Fondo]

I'd bet we'll hear no more. There was a similar one on Arkea Samsic a short while ago

There's an odeur de poisson about this (if you pardon my French)

 

[yello]

Anyway, Cavendish did all he could/needed/had to do at the intermediate. Then an entirely different race started. I like cycling's races within races

 

[Adam4868]

Whats all this with the BV police raid? Not much news coming out?

Apparently Colbrelli is still filling the p1ss bottle....