Trek Madone...?

[eldudino]

Is it said...

a) Trek Mad-one (like bad-one)

Trek Madoné (like baloney [bologne])

or

c) Trek Madone (like bad phone)

I honestly don't know, my wife's now asking me "why does it matter"

soooooo......

d) does it matter (courtesy of Mrs.S)

 

[rich p]

c is nearest. It's a col in the south of France which LA used to train on, I believe.

see here

Probably more like ma don

 

[Radius]

I originally thought it was like Mad-one (as in one that is mad), but heard the A-mericans calling it a 'madone' as in badphone as you said. Ma don is probably right if it's a French name.

 

[TheDoctor]

If it's a French word you could probably bet that however the Merkins pronounce it is wrong!

 

[Radius]

Yup

 

[spandex]

D for me please bob

 

[buggi]

while we are on the subject do you pronounce Cervelo with a K (Kervelo) or Cervelo with a S (Servelo) bcoz i hear people call it both all the time

 

[rich p]

while we are on the subject do you pronounce Cervelo with a K (Kervelo) or Cervelo with a S (Servelo) bcoz i hear people call it both all the time

S

 

[Radius]

"servelo", definitely

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

I thought it was a 'Ch' sound at the start... sort of Chair-velo like...

... sounds somehow grander and more European.

 

[Radius]

Well I think it's French, and I would hazard a guess that maybe it's a combination of 'certain' and 'vélo' or something like that...

 

[Piemaster]

PLanet X
is it Planet ex or Planet ten?

first one for me.

 

[Radius]

"ex"

 

[eldudino]

Is Bianchi...

a) Bian-chee (tai chi)

Or

Bian-key?

I think b though I may be wrong!

 

[Radius]

Based on Italian pronunciation, I would say for Bian-key (slightly crude, but more right that 'chee')


EDIT: Why am I the only person replying!?