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Why he says "Tour Day Frantz"
From dailypeloton.com Bob Roll interview"
"It seems that 7-Eleven was doing a race in France . They were staying at one of those crusty little motels that one always hears the pros speak of when they are telling Americans that they don't know how good they have it in the States. Now, in one of those crusty little motels, there was an exhausted, young cycling team from the United States that had just gotten done flogging themselves on the bike for six hours, with nothing to show for their efforts but badly battered bodies and egos. They were tired, hungry, and homesick - but mostly, they were just thirsty. According to Roll, he tried to ask the waiter for a glass of water in French, to show respect, and this waiter, apparently offended by Roll's lack of elegance with his native tongue, feigned misunderstanding Roll's request not just once, but several times - humiliating him in the process - adding insult to the already injurious day. So, ever since that day in the mid-1980's, Roll has intentionally mispronounced the title. That sheds a little bit of light on the mystery, doesn't it?" |
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"brian roth" wrote in message
om... From dailypeloton.com Bob Roll interview" "It seems that 7-Eleven was doing a race in France . They were staying at one of those crusty little motels that one always hears the pros speak of when they are telling Americans that they don't know how good they have it in the States. Now, in one of those crusty little motels, there was an exhausted, young cycling team from the United States that had just gotten done flogging themselves on the bike for six hours, with nothing to show for their efforts but badly battered bodies and egos. They were tired, hungry, and homesick - but mostly, they were just thirsty. According to Roll, he tried to ask the waiter for a glass of water in French, to show respect, and this waiter, apparently offended by Roll's lack of elegance with his native tongue, feigned misunderstanding Roll's request not just once, but several times - humiliating him in the process - adding insult to the already injurious day. So, ever since that day in the mid-1980's, Roll has intentionally mispronounced the title. That sheds a little bit of light on the mystery, doesn't it?" Good enough for me. Tour Day France it is. |
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"brian roth" wrote in message
om... From dailypeloton.com Bob Roll interview" "It seems that 7-Eleven was doing a race in France . They were staying at one of those crusty little motels that one always hears the pros speak of when they are telling Americans that they don't know how good they have it in the States. Now, in one of those crusty little motels, there was an exhausted, young cycling team from the United States that had just gotten done flogging themselves on the bike for six hours, with nothing to show for their efforts but badly battered bodies and egos. They were tired, hungry, and homesick - but mostly, they were just thirsty. According to Roll, he tried to ask the waiter for a glass of water in French, to show respect, and this waiter, apparently offended by Roll's lack of elegance with his native tongue, feigned misunderstanding Roll's request not just once, but several times - humiliating him in the process - adding insult to the already injurious day. So, ever since that day in the mid-1980's, Roll has intentionally mispronounced the title. That sheds a little bit of light on the mystery, doesn't it?" Good enough for me. Tour Day France it is. |
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