Tour de France - Stage 13 **SPOILER**

[yello]

Hushovd finishes 6th and picks up points, takes green. Wiggins in 8th

 

[yello]

Nocenti stays in yellow.

 

[yello]

A group of around 40 crossed the line around 20 minutes down... not sure Cavendish was even with them!

Another group just crossing the line, 24 minutes down.... it's been the rain/wind as much as the hills. It's been truly awful out there.

 

[yello]

Haussler sounds VERY Aussie!!

 

[Will1985]

Pretty sure he is switching nationality next year.

 

[yello]

Dunno why they pronounce Feillu's first name as "Bryce" - surely it is short for Fabrice and pronounced "Breece".

It's pronounced 'Breece' by the French commentators.

 

[Will1985]

Good, although I shouldn't have needed to question myself in the first place. Liggett and Sherwen still need some pronounciation lessons.

 

[PpPete]

The one that really confuses me every time is the team name Caisse d'Epargne.....comes out sounding like "Kay Stepanya"

 

[Will1985]

Hard to try and spell phonetically as the gn sound has no equivalent (just the 'n' of new perhaps): kess deparr-gne
Liquigas: lee-kwee-gas (NOT leakygas)
AG2R: ah-djay-duz-air

 

[Cathryn]

What a great day for my fantasy team. I've got Mr Unprounounceable in 2nd place, very excited. Can't wait to watch the highlights.

 

[Chuffy]

Hushovd!?!?

Dunno why they pronounce Feillu's first name as "Bryce" - surely it is short for Fabrice and pronounced "Breece".

That's an air freshener isn't it? Presumably it makes your room smell like a sweaty French cyclist.

Another one to add to Uncle Phil's sure-fire list of future Tour winners...