Best Tour one liners - Imlach in yellow

galatzo

Reckon Gary Imlach will run away with this one as he knows what he's saying but feel free to include anything Phil or the others get wrong

Imlachisms

"Norman Stanley Juan Antonio Fletcha"

Cav V Greipel " Like an Audi versus and Eddie Stobart lorry"

"Collecting KOM points like a compulsive shopper"

I should do these daily really when they are fresh in my mind.

MrTapir

I've been actually annoyed that Phil and Paul have been off form so far and I dont think they;ve come up with any classic lines. Only one actually was when Phil said "and there wont be any more attacks now - there's another attack!" It has become a tour tradition to note the best PhilandPaulism. This year ive not been impressed.

MrTapir

Having said that ^ it seemed that Voeckler took his suitcase of courage up to Luz-Ardiden!

tailwindhome

Boardman's stage finish preview yesterday included some bit of cheese about fireworks, followed by "Who writes these lines?". I reckon that was a wee reference to the corny Halford's ads which haave been so well received by internet forum people.

galatzo

"the Team Sky Death Star Bus"

Anonymous

Galatzo wrote:

"Norman Stanley Juan Antonio Fletcha"

Brilliant

I should do these daily really when they are fresh in my mind.

Please do!

galatzo

Nothing last night - all a bit serious now it's in the mountains.
We'll see what today brings.

Coach H

I thought Voight 'trying to rip his bike in half' was worth a mention from yesterday.
I know some would have you believe that carbon is the most fragile material on the planet but I find it hard to believe a pro with even massive power figures would seriouly think they could rip thir bike in half!

lucca

Sherwin "when a bike rider goes down the collerbone is one of the first to pop either that or the small bone in the hand . . the scapula"

Thats some weird deformed hand, think he meant Scaphoid ?

grahamcp

from yesterday, something along the lines of "now everyone is riding at the front of the peloton"

Gingerflash

Boonen shown riding alongside his team car.

Harmon - "So Sean, is this a stage for Boonen? Might he be the man today?"

Boonen then slows, stops and gets in the car, his Tour finished.

briantrumpet

I quite liked the "rhetorical tweet" quote. I know it was in relation to Geraint Thomas, but it got me imagining French birds practising their powers of persuasion, in a way that only Gallic birds would.

alan_a

Imlach "When Bjarne speaks the world listens... then nods off."