Tommy V Chapeau!!!
What a ride today, loved the guy since his epic win in Le Tour 2004, 10 days in yellow heroic and magnificent. His attitude since exemplary, his attitude in races beautiful. He is why I've a stack of Bouyges Telecom jerseys in my kit drawer.
He wins....properly, combatitively, his palmares in 2011 truly wonderful.
Allez le petit blanc.
I (Heart) Tommy.
He wins....properly, combatitively, his palmares in 2011 truly wonderful.
Allez le petit blanc.
I (Heart) Tommy.
‘There is No Try. There is only Do. Or do not.’
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+1 - the guy never knows when to quit. Great to watch.
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He never knows he's beaten does he? Outstanding cycling. Red number today by any chance?0
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Nope, no red number. It was awarded to Gutierrez shortly after Voeckler and Roy made their attack.Monty Zoncolan wrote:He never knows he's beaten does he? Outstanding cycling. Red number today by any chance?0 -
Monty Zoncolan wrote:He always knows a good moment to be in front of the camera pulling faces and honking his bike
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Rick Chasey wrote:Monty Zoncolan wrote:He always knows a good moment to be in front of the camera pulling faces and honking his bike
Corrected that for you.
Yep, he certainly knows how to play to the crowd - not a bad thing by any means, but think he maybe goes a little far sometimes with pointless attacks.
Having said that, when he gets it right, he's awesome.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Monty Zoncolan wrote:He always knows a good moment to be in front of the camera pulling faces and honking his bike
Corrected that for you.
Pointlessly but thanks.0 -
amd-sco wrote:What a ride today, loved the guy since his epic win in Le Tour 2004, 10 days in yellow heroic and magnificent. His attitude since exemplary, his attitude in races beautiful. He is why I've a stack of Bouyges Telecom jerseys in my kit drawer.
He wins....properly, combatitively, his palmares in 2011 truly wonderful.
Allez le petit blanc.
I (Heart) Tommy.
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He didn't actually get a win 2004, he just wore the jersey.
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The darling of the French public. A great rider and a great guy. He's superb for the sport and has a fantastic approach. I really wish him well in the TDF!0
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I can't imagine you'd find many with anything negative to say about him, he lights up every race he enters."I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0
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That photo says it all.
Long may he continue lighting up the stages. Shame the OPL rider wouldn't work with him today0 -
inkyfingers wrote:I can't imagine you'd find many with anything negative to say about him, he lights up every race he enters.
I used to have something negative to say about him. After he got the Yellow in 2004 he spent four or five years doing pointless attacks for the benefit of the cameras and the French public who lap up that sort of stuff (hence the derogatory nickname TV Tommy). I felt he was better than that.
However, in the last couple of years he's been making purposeful attacks and winning decent races. So chapeau.
Johnny Hoogerland has taken over his mantle of Mr Showboat.Twitter: @RichN950 -
afx237vi wrote:amd-sco wrote:What a ride today, loved the guy since his epic win in Le Tour 2004, 10 days in yellow heroic and magnificent. His attitude since exemplary, his attitude in races beautiful. He is why I've a stack of Bouyges Telecom jerseys in my kit drawer.
He wins....properly, combatitively, his palmares in 2011 truly wonderful.
Allez le petit blanc.
I (Heart) Tommy.
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He didn't actually get a win 2004, he just wore the jersey.
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You're showing you age there mate
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... epic%20win
By most MODERN definitions his achievements in 04 were an epic win.
pomo - Pedant‘There is No Try. There is only Do. Or do not.’0 -
Rides like a True Champion (copyright French Fighter 2010 all rights reserved)0
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Did you see his face today streaming in the rain, gritted teeth, the peloton 50metres behind and still he turns to ask VdB for assistance......and when it doesnt come.....he tries to power away. Awesome.
Theres a perfect breakaway stage on stage 10, I hope it gets stuck in again. Top man.The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.0 -
amd-sco wrote:You're showing you age there mate
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... epic%20win
By most MODERN definitions his achievements in 04 were an epic win.
pomo - Pedant
Getting in a freak breakaway that gives you a 30 minute head start on the rest of the bunch is epic luck, not epic win
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Ending your career playing for the Spanish equivalent of Torquay United is epic fail. Sorry Oscar.0
