Phil & Paul's Cycling Cliche Bingo

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    "Here comes the columbia freight train, next stop - victory!"

    (Made this one up but I hope they say it!)
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    "It really is chess on wheels."

    Or is that's one of Harmon's bits of guff from Eurosport?
    <hr>
    <h6>What\'s the point of going out? We\'re just going to end up back here anyway</h6>
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    johnfinch wrote:
    The use of the noun "podium" as a verb.

    "He'll be looking to podium at the very least." (0.1 points, as it happens at least twice a stage)

    Any other noun used as a verb for the first time (7 points).

    e.g. Jersey
    "180 men will start this year's Tour de France, but only 4 will jersey."

    Bidon
    "Bradley Wiggins drops back to the car to bidon up his team."

    David Harmon just said Kurt Asle Arvesen is the newly "jerseyed" champion of Norway :lol:
  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    Paul just told me that Gesink was "going to make my television vibrate". That'll make it like a washing machine right?

    The two of them are winding me up already.
  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    Wayhey, just had our first 'Big George' from Phil. Do I win?
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    afx237vi wrote:
    johnfinch wrote:
    The use of the noun "podium" as a verb.

    "He'll be looking to podium at the very least." (0.1 points, as it happens at least twice a stage)

    Any other noun used as a verb for the first time (7 points).

    e.g. Jersey
    "180 men will start this year's Tour de France, but only 4 will jersey."

    Bidon
    "Bradley Wiggins drops back to the car to bidon up his team."

    David Harmon just said Kurt Asle Arvesen is the newly "jerseyed" champion of Norway :lol:


    :lol::lol::lol::lol: Well, that's it then, they read this forum and I'll bet they manage to squeeze in every single one of the clichés over the next few weeks, just for a laugh, like.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Just got a "Big Dave Zabriskie"
  • liamg
    liamg Posts: 193
    "Big Tom Boonen" just now as well
    Blogs:
    http://kinesismorvelo-liam-glen.posterous.com/
    http://road.cc/blogs/liam-glen
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Evans over a k to go when Contador had finished. Must be losing 10 or 15 seconds to Conty

    nah, 4 seconds
  • alan14
    alan14 Posts: 149
    "Tapping out the rhythm"

    "Crackling through on race radio"

    Paul repeating the phrase that Phil's just said.
  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    "He's letting his legs do the talking"

    I remembered about half an hour into ITV4's coverage today, that I watched it on Eurosport instead last year :lol:

    Saying that, I've watched a bit of the Wimbledon for the first time this year, and they've been pretty bad at times. "The ball is floating AGONIZINGLY through the air like it just doesn't want to come down". Shut up, just shut up.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Did you all hear that Liggo and has adopted Sherwin's 'Deniee' Menchov saying.... :roll:
  • turkeytickler
    turkeytickler Posts: 640
    Sherwen "He's a great bike rider" 5pts
  • Peacenik
    Peacenik Posts: 292
    steve_pushbiker wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Paul mentions Kenya, or speaks Afrikaans - 10 points

    Last year, did he cast a weird spell in Afrikaans? Have I remembered that right? or was it a terrible dream. Whatever, it's definitely a 10 pointer.

    He did - I have it on DVD. I think it was Swahili not Afrikaans.

    How about Phil's immortal line - "it's mano a mano now..." whenever there are only two riders left at the front near the end of a stage.
    FCN - 3 (hairy-legged roadie)
    FCN - 6 (single speed)

    http://adventuresontwowheels.blogspot.com/
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    spotted on the prologue start

    "Big Thor Hushovd - the norse god of thunder"

    my name is Ed and I claim 10pts for the double spot, use of the 'big' and norse god of thunder
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    oh yeah - Cadel evans

    He's dancing up this hill now

    1pt
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    and even my gf Helena noticed

    "He's hammering those pedals like he's working in a mine"
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,174
    Phil: "When you wear yellow, you ride like 2 men"
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • lloyd_bower
    lloyd_bower Posts: 664
    'it's now really the heads of state..'
  • Simon Notley
    Simon Notley Posts: 1,263
    Can't recall the exact words, but here's one from yesterday:

    Phil: "He came of the mountain like a missile!"

    Paul: "He rocked all the boats in the harbour!"
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    AndyRAC wrote:
    Phil: "When you wear yellow, you ride like 2 men"

    NB if this is used as the set up for a pun on blood doping; one meeeeeeeeeelion points
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • skavanagh.bikeradar
    skavanagh.bikeradar Posts: 1,097
    Phil: Here he comes now, I can't see the clock but he's really got the hammer down.
    Paul: He's got the hammer down as he comes up to the clock

    Phil: The sun is out and the riders aren't ready for a holiday
    Paul: No holiday Phil, but the sun is out.

    etc
  • Infamous
    Infamous Posts: 1,130
    Every time they use the word "punchy" to describe contador. 1pt
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Did the sprinters smack their lips today?
  • scwxx77
    scwxx77 Posts: 1,469
    skavanagh.bikeradar wrote:
    Phil: The sun is out and the riders aren't ready for a holiday
    Paul: No holiday Phil, but the sun is out.
    Sun is shining, the weather is sweet, yeah
    Make you wanna move your dancing feet now
    To the rescue, here I am
    Want you to know, yall, can you understand?
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink:
  • Richrd2205
    Richrd2205 Posts: 1,267
    My favourite from yesterday was from Paul, "He's gone through 36 seconds down, that's about half a minute to these guys"
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    The ''Crazy few'' who dope got a mention yesterday.
  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    This from Saturday's TT

    "It's all about time in this TimeTrial Phil"

    Well who would have thought that!
    If you see the candle as flame, the meal is already cooked.
    Photography, Google Earth, Route 30
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    Spotted yesterday and to be repeated at the end of any sprint stage:
    "At these speeds, a touch of the brakes will see you go from 5th to 55th"
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    There was also a 'big Tom Boonen' 5km out from the finish yesterday :lol:

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