BalkanExpress
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Was there beer and chips? If so, it was close enough
Why are we pretending to be French?
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Was there beer and chips? If so, it was close enough
Tin Pot
Guru
Maia non, je suis France ~ Napoleon
mustang1
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Tour de Yellow Bracelet
Tour de Down the Pub
Tour de Down the A41
Tour de Down the Pub
Tour de Down the A41
scotjimland
Active Member
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- Suffolk
WHY IS IT CALLED TOUR DE YORKSHIRE AND NOT TOUR OF YORKSHIRE
The Tour de Yorkshire race is owned by the ASO, the Amaury Sports Organisation, a French company based in Paris. It therefore has a French name and some of the key climbs have been given a French name as a nod to the French origins of the race.
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The Tour de Yorkshire race is owned by the ASO, the Amaury Sports Organisation, a French company based in Paris. It therefore has a French name and some of the key climbs have been given a French name as a nod to the French origins of the race.
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Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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Tennis also has french words, duece, love, volley and racket are all based on french.
Welsh wheels
Lycra king
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- South Wales
Peut-être que nous sentons que les français sont supérieurs
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
Fair point. There were quite a few pubs on the route so plenty of opportunity to imbibe. And it finished at a pub, where food was laid on - don't know if chips were involved though.
My earlier comment probably comes across as a bit harsh - I know a lot of sportive organisers are guilty of overselling their rides with hyperbole but in this case I think the choice of name was meant to be entirely tongue in cheek. It looked like a good day out and I'm sorry I missed it (I was ill on the day).
smutchin
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- The Red Enclave
[QUOTE 5232954, member: 259"]For some reason my ex boss always used to be annoyed when people thought he was French, so he deliberately used to pepper his speech with belgicismes to make his mark. "Allez, depuis tous ces changements je sais plus le faire"| 
[/QUOTE]
Was your ex-boss Jacques Brel?
[/QUOTE]Was your ex-boss Jacques Brel?
scotjimland
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53 French Words You Regularly Use in English
https://frenchtogether.com/french-words-in-english/
https://frenchtogether.com/french-words-in-english/
deptfordmarmoset
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True, you can't make an omelette without breaking into French.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
I think the French have a much bigger problem with adopted English words than we have with adopted French words.
Illaveago
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Gud moaning !
I like Skol
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pawl
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There may be a good reason, and if there is I’m ready to be educated.
Why Tour de Yorkshire and not Tour of Yorkshire?
Why Tete de la course and not Front of the race?
Cote de Lofthouse sounds ridiculous to me.
Etc. Etc.
The Spanish retain their own language, as do the Dutch for example.
The race is in England FFS!!!!
Aye up lad all these Frenchy words will be banned when we leve the E u
Racing roadkill
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Some of it is a nod to the French events, some of it is because it’s organised and run by the TdF people. Some of it is irritating B.S. where you can just imagine a lot of people who say “yeah” a lot, and refer to Hills as ‘cols’ and refer to “exploring your pain cave” and then probably say “yeah” again, getting all tumescent over it.
