The trouble with cycling suddenly being popular in the UK is...

.... somebody has to write about it and they rarely know anything about
it. Case in point Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter for The Times today:
"Wiggins had completed arguably the greatest season of any bike rider of
all time." Jesus H Christ!

Note to self: must ignore impulse to read abot cycling in the mainstream
media for a year or seven...

UD

Uncle Dave wrote:
... somebody has to write about it and they rarely know anything about
it. Case in point Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter for The Times today:
"Wiggins had completed arguably the greatest season of any bike rider of
all time." Jesus H Christ!

Note to self: must ignore impulse to read abot cycling in the mainstream
media for a year or seven...

Before the road race I recall seeing Sky journalist asking Merckx if
Wiggins would surpass him as the worlds greatest cyclist.

On 03/08/2012 11:13, Simply Fred wrote:
Before the road race I recall seeing Sky journalist asking Merckx if Wiggins
would surpass him as the worlds greatest cyclist.


He's nearly there, only four TdF's , five Giro's and every one day classic
multiple times over. Not to mention winning all the jerseys he was eligible for
in a single TdF, not to mention...oh well never mind, you get the picture.

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On 02/08/2012 22:12, Uncle Dave wrote:
... somebody has to write about it and they rarely know anything about it. Case
in point Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter for The Times today:
"Wiggins had completed arguably the greatest season of any bike rider of all

The worse thing is that everyone calls me Bradley when I stop of in a coffee
shop during a ride, I keep telling them my name's Eddy but they just look at me
with that stupid blank expression that people who don't ride bikes normally have.
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On 03/08/2012 11:25, atriage wrote:
On 03/08/2012 11:13, Simply Fred wrote:
Before the road race I recall seeing Sky journalist asking Merckx if
Wiggins
would surpass him as the worlds greatest cyclist.


He's nearly there, only four TdF's , five Giro's and every one day
classic multiple times over. Not to mention winning all the jerseys he
was eligible for in a single TdF, not to mention...oh well never mind,
you get the picture.

It's embarrassing isn't it? I'm beginning to understand how the
Americans must have felt when Armstrong became the bees knees. I guess
most yanks couldn't recognise a bicycle let alone rider one ;-) and
given the general awfulness of their news media it must have been a trial.

As you may know by now, I'm not a great fan of the Tour. Maybe one in
five nowadays is actually worth watching to see who wins on GC. This
year certainly wasn't - overwhelming favourite's team squeezed the life
out of it from Day 1. In the old days... ah, the old days... sigh It
*is* a great spectacle and each stage is a race in its own right, again,
some worth watching others not. But it is only one race in the
calendar, albeit a long one.

The Olympic TT OTOH, has about the same significance in the calendar as
the average Nocturne. I can't be bothered to look it up, but I think
only four of the current UCI Top 10 actually rode. Now if he'd won the
Olympic RR as well as the Tour, well...

UD

On 8/3/2012 9:40 AM, Uncle Dave wrote:
It's embarrassing isn't it? I'm beginning to understand how the
Americans must have felt when Armstrong became the bees knees. I guess
most yanks couldn't recognise a bicycle let alone rider one ;-) and
given the general awfulness of their news media it must have been a trial.

Every so often someone will ask me if I've ever ridden the Tour.
Like its a race that anyone can walk up to, pay their entry fee,
and ride.

I tell them I'm waiting for them to make it age graded.

F

On 03/08/2012 15:46, Fred Flintstein wrote:
Every so often someone will ask me if I've ever ridden the Tour.
Like its a race that anyone can walk up to, pay their entry fee,
and ride.

I tell them I'm waiting for them to make it age graded.


Bring it on, although they'll have to introduce mandatory latte and fruit scone
stops every couple of hours before you see me in it. Oh and also racing on
alternate days only.

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atriage a écrit profondement:

| The worse thing is that everyone calls me Bradley when I stop of in a
| coffee shop during a ride, I keep telling them my name's Eddy but they
| just look at me with that stupid blank expression that people who
| don't ride bikes normally have.

For a real good laugh, watch Allez, Eddy

There's subtitles on the net if you can't handle Flemish

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1817088/

http://rarbg.com/torrents/filmi/down...o/torrent.html

--
Davey Crockett
Flying the Flag of the English
The Flag of Hengest and Horsa

On 03/08/2012 15:40, Uncle Dave wrote:
This year certainly
wasn't - overwhelming favourite's team squeezed the life out of it from Day 1.
In the old days... ah, the old days... sigh It *is* a great spectacle and each
stage is a race in its own right, again, some worth watching others not. But it
is only one race in the calendar, albeit a long one.


It's *the* race in the calender. Next year's should be more interesting
providing Contador can lay off the steak.

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On 03/08/2012 17:06, atriage wrote:
On 03/08/2012 15:40, Uncle Dave wrote:
This year certainly
wasn't - overwhelming favourite's team squeezed the life out of it
from Day 1.
In the old days... ah, the old days... sigh It *is* a great
spectacle and each
stage is a race in its own right, again, some worth watching others
not. But it
is only one race in the calendar, albeit a long one.


It's *the* race in the calender.

By what criteria? Media attention I assume because it certainly isn't
for the racing. Three weeks long but only warrants double the points of
a one day race? Strange to see the UCI getting it right for once...

UD