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BTW,
"DD" aka David Duffield and guests, i.e. Sean Kelly commentate on Eurosport
, its not Phil Ligget.
This 74 year gent, commentates over the net and on Sat TV in Europe, he's so
funny.
Check out this comment about Christie Anderson (Phils wife who commentates
with him some times).


my favourite so far : " ..and all these people have come out to see these
riders and in enjoy the sunshine, some of them havn't got many clothes on,
and here comes Christy (anderson) to join me, she hasn't got many clothes on
either, I can see her gorgeous body, thanx christy you,ve ruined my day, no
you havent you've made my day, er.... whatever..er...whats happening"


The whole christie anderson thing must have been down to the extraordinary
hot weather that was sweeping across Europe in Summer 2003. I was waiting
for him to introduce her as Chesty Anderson. Maybe next year someone can
call her that when chatting to him between stages and then it will be
subconciously lodged in his brain and come out in the next day's stage?

We Love David Duffield Duffieldisms

Some of David's common sayings include:

Duffer's speak
English

"Tail end Charlies"
Riders struggling at the back of the peloton

" He will be licking his lips"
Looking forward in anticipation (to the climbs/sprint /TT etc)

"Turn your granny to the wall"
The riders will be descending a treacherous Alpine road at over 80 kph. It
will be too scary for your grandmother to watch.

"He goes round corners like a fifty pence piece"
Description of Jan Ulrich's ragged cornering style

"Raining cats and dogs"
Above average rainfall for this time of year

"Going full bore out"
Traveling at top Speed

"Cheeky little chappie"
Rider of restricted height who keeps trying to get away from the peloton.
Often Spanish or Italian.

"Come a box of tricks"
Have an accident and end up on the floor. Often while descending or
sprinting.

"Er..."
Frequently uttered timefiller on long flat stages.

"Riding himself to a standstill"
Riding so hard he will not be able to sustain it.

"Face as long as a fiddle"
Unhappy looking rider. Often the day after he has "Come a box of tricks"

"On the rivet"
Sitting right over the front of the saddle whilst riding as fast as is
possible.

"After doing the thick end of ...(fifty)..miles"
After riding ...(fifty).. miles

"The man with the hammer has got him"
The rider is so fatigued he can barely continue.

"The hammer's gone down"
There has been an increase in speed

"Riding himself into a frazzle"
Riding very hard

"Hang on to your hats"
Watch carefully.

"Rough end of a ragman's trumpet"
No translation available. Suggestions please.

"Its all over bar the shouting"
The race is already decided

"Its not over till the fat lady sings"
The race could be won by anyone. Often uttered five minutes after "Its all
over bar the shouting"

"Ripped this thing to pieces"
A rider is making life very difficult for other riders in the peloton

"Hanging on for grim death"
A rider is struggling to maintain the pace of the other riders

"Put the cat amongst the pigeons"
An attack has happened that will illicit a strong response

"Go absolutely bananas"
Get very excited

"Lying a bit doggo"
A rider is very tired in the peloton or break. From "dog tired".

"A gnat's whisker away"
Very close. Often in a sprint when a photo finish is required.

"Its about as useful as a chocolate chainring"
Its not very useful at all.

"It's a bit dark over Bill's mother's"
The weather over there looks a bit ominous

"He's gone all around the Wrekin"
He's taken the long way around [the roundabout.

"It might blow the valves in your television set!"
Turn the volume on your TV down as the commentary is going to be very loud
and excited

"He had the toilet two steps in no uncertain terms"
He has been suffering from gastroenteritis. In this instance referring to
Francesco Casagrande in the TdF2001

"It must feel like he's been hit with a shovel"
The rider out in front on the climb has been overtaken rather quickly by
the chasers

"He's at the bottom of the barrel"
The rider is now very fatigued

"He's like a fisherman reeling in his salmon"
The rider is passing other riders who were ahead and catching them one at a
time. (Whilst they are probably being hit with a shovel. And at the bottom
of the barrel.)

"There are 21 stages in the race and 21 teams. Each team will win a stage
except some which will win more"
There are a lot of teams and a lot of stages which will be hotly contested.

"Come down the finishing straight like a dose of salts"
Traveling at high speed approaching the final sprint.

"Its not all beer and skittles by any means"
The racing at the moment is so hard it can't be enjoyable for the riders.

"They're a chirpy little lot, like Kelme used to be"
The team are well suited to climbing in the high mountains and instigate a
large number of attacks.

"Mike Smith in Paris, I need to see a man about a dog!"
Mike Smith, please can you cover for me on this long stage as I need to pop
to the toilet!

"He's come out of there like a cork from a bottle"
A rider has launched a devastating attack and left the peloton behind.

"He's shot his bolt and gone out the back"
The rider has pushed himself too soon and is now getting left behind

"Sackcloth and ashes"
I apologise for an earlier mistake I may have made

"Time for a quick sherbert"
Time for a quick drink




"chickasmith" wrote in message
...
Maybe Eurosport might have it (as they do with live audio?) but from
memory
a few years ago it was a picture every 15 secs.

Listening to Phil and Paul is just as good as watching it (well ...) but
with that and live text everywhere, it should suffice until 6pm ...

Nine aussies in the tour!!!

"hippy" wrote in message
...
Dominic Sansom wrote:
I anyone knows please post the link. I can get any Sat feeds where I
am
and would hate to miss out.



http://www.olntv.com/tdf04/ seems to have live audio and not-live
video. Maybe explore the site? Google for "tdf live streaming video"
or similar?

hippy



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I havent had much pleasure in listening to "duffers" - past cycling
magazines have letters where you either love him, or hate him. Given then
chance, I think I would enjoy him commentary.

I think I have an old Sporting Cyclist magazine (1950s-60s) which has an
article on him and hid bike - a tricycle!

Maybe i might try the Eurosport commentary this year?



"Big Carl" wrote in message
...
BTW,
"DD" aka David Duffield and guests, i.e. Sean Kelly commentate on
Eurosport
, its not Phil Ligget.
This 74 year gent, commentates over the net and on Sat TV in Europe, he's
so
funny.
Check out this comment about Christie Anderson (Phils wife who
commentates
with him some times).


my favourite so far : " ..and all these people have come out to see these
riders and in enjoy the sunshine, some of them havn't got many clothes on,
and here comes Christy (anderson) to join me, she hasn't got many clothes
on
either, I can see her gorgeous body, thanx christy you,ve ruined my day,
no
you havent you've made my day, er.... whatever..er...whats happening"


The whole christie anderson thing must have been down to the extraordinary
hot weather that was sweeping across Europe in Summer 2003. I was waiting
for him to introduce her as Chesty Anderson. Maybe next year someone can
call her that when chatting to him between stages and then it will be
subconciously lodged in his brain and come out in the next day's stage?

We Love David Duffield Duffieldisms

Some of David's common sayings include:

Duffer's speak
English

"Tail end Charlies"
Riders struggling at the back of the peloton

" He will be licking his lips"
Looking forward in anticipation (to the climbs/sprint /TT etc)

"Turn your granny to the wall"
The riders will be descending a treacherous Alpine road at over 80 kph.
It
will be too scary for your grandmother to watch.

"He goes round corners like a fifty pence piece"
Description of Jan Ulrich's ragged cornering style

"Raining cats and dogs"
Above average rainfall for this time of year

"Going full bore out"
Traveling at top Speed

"Cheeky little chappie"
Rider of restricted height who keeps trying to get away from the
peloton.
Often Spanish or Italian.

"Come a box of tricks"
Have an accident and end up on the floor. Often while descending or
sprinting.

"Er..."
Frequently uttered timefiller on long flat stages.

"Riding himself to a standstill"
Riding so hard he will not be able to sustain it.

"Face as long as a fiddle"
Unhappy looking rider. Often the day after he has "Come a box of tricks"

"On the rivet"
Sitting right over the front of the saddle whilst riding as fast as is
possible.

"After doing the thick end of ...(fifty)..miles"
After riding ...(fifty).. miles

"The man with the hammer has got him"
The rider is so fatigued he can barely continue.

"The hammer's gone down"
There has been an increase in speed

"Riding himself into a frazzle"
Riding very hard

"Hang on to your hats"
Watch carefully.

"Rough end of a ragman's trumpet"
No translation available. Suggestions please.

"Its all over bar the shouting"
The race is already decided

"Its not over till the fat lady sings"
The race could be won by anyone. Often uttered five minutes after "Its
all
over bar the shouting"

"Ripped this thing to pieces"
A rider is making life very difficult for other riders in the peloton

"Hanging on for grim death"
A rider is struggling to maintain the pace of the other riders

"Put the cat amongst the pigeons"
An attack has happened that will illicit a strong response

"Go absolutely bananas"
Get very excited

"Lying a bit doggo"
A rider is very tired in the peloton or break. From "dog tired".

"A gnat's whisker away"
Very close. Often in a sprint when a photo finish is required.

"Its about as useful as a chocolate chainring"
Its not very useful at all.

"It's a bit dark over Bill's mother's"
The weather over there looks a bit ominous

"He's gone all around the Wrekin"
He's taken the long way around [the roundabout.

"It might blow the valves in your television set!"
Turn the volume on your TV down as the commentary is going to be very
loud
and excited

"He had the toilet two steps in no uncertain terms"
He has been suffering from gastroenteritis. In this instance referring to
Francesco Casagrande in the TdF2001

"It must feel like he's been hit with a shovel"
The rider out in front on the climb has been overtaken rather quickly by
the chasers

"He's at the bottom of the barrel"
The rider is now very fatigued

"He's like a fisherman reeling in his salmon"
The rider is passing other riders who were ahead and catching them one at
a
time. (Whilst they are probably being hit with a shovel. And at the bottom
of the barrel.)

"There are 21 stages in the race and 21 teams. Each team will win a stage
except some which will win more"
There are a lot of teams and a lot of stages which will be hotly
contested.

"Come down the finishing straight like a dose of salts"
Traveling at high speed approaching the final sprint.

"Its not all beer and skittles by any means"
The racing at the moment is so hard it can't be enjoyable for the riders.

"They're a chirpy little lot, like Kelme used to be"
The team are well suited to climbing in the high mountains and instigate
a
large number of attacks.

"Mike Smith in Paris, I need to see a man about a dog!"
Mike Smith, please can you cover for me on this long stage as I need to
pop
to the toilet!

"He's come out of there like a cork from a bottle"
A rider has launched a devastating attack and left the peloton behind.

"He's shot his bolt and gone out the back"
The rider has pushed himself too soon and is now getting left behind

"Sackcloth and ashes"
I apologise for an earlier mistake I may have made

"Time for a quick sherbert"
Time for a quick drink




"chickasmith" wrote in message
...
Maybe Eurosport might have it (as they do with live audio?) but from
memory
a few years ago it was a picture every 15 secs.

Listening to Phil and Paul is just as good as watching it (well ...) but
with that and live text everywhere, it should suffice until 6pm ...

Nine aussies in the tour!!!

"hippy" wrote in message
...
Dominic Sansom wrote:
I anyone knows please post the link. I can get any Sat feeds where
I
am
and would hate to miss out.



http://www.olntv.com/tdf04/ seems to have live audio and not-live
video. Maybe explore the site? Google for "tdf live streaming video"
or similar?

hippy



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Big Carl wrote:
"Rough end of a ragman's trumpet" No translation available.
Suggestions please.



Insert "Pineapple" in exchange for "ragmans trumpet".

Pure genius, the mans a wordsmith!



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