Have I missed anything?

iainf72

Back from hols. What's happened?

Should I watch any of the Tour of Poland which I recorded?

Any new forum loons?

rick_chasey

HTC officially declared that they were going to dissolve at the end of the season.

I noticed your absence.

We decided that the organisation of the olympic test run on Sunday is already rubbish.

rick_chasey

Oh and the Dutch have good taste in cheesy drunkard party songs and assocaited chair lifting..

LeicesterLad

I won the Poland PTP - which is definately the biggest news on the forum.

Also, tour of poland was actually quite decent, very close and a nail biting finish.

Other than that, the usual transfer rumour-mill, not alot really!

blazing_saddles

Burgos was a belter but passed almost unnoticed around here.
The return of Cobo, vintage 2007.

roypsb

The Poles are a bit too partial to a circuit.

Katowice and other cities featured in the tour make Luton appear idyllic.

Skil Shimano have a sprinter called Kittel who's quite fast!

PBo

iainf72 wrote:

Any new forum loons?

not new, but cornoyemade has raised it to a whole new level.....

Gazzaputt

LeicesterLad wrote:

I won the Poland PTP - which is definitely the biggest news on the forum.

Also, tour of poland was actually quite decent, very close and a nail biting finish.

Other than that, the usual transfer rumour-mill, not alot really!

At least someone enjoyed it

greasedscotsman

What happened? You missed the Armstrong confession, the Cavendish retirement and the Ullrich comeback! Looks like you picked the wrong week to go on holiday!

pat1cp

PBo wrote:

iainf72 wrote:

Any new forum loons?

not new, but cornoyemade has raised it to a whole new level.....

Iain will have to confirm the context of "Loons". If he was indeed talking of people with a screw loose, you're correct, however In NE Scotland a Loon is a term used to describe "younger blokes". ie. "Tam's loon is a f'in heedcase"..

Didn't miss much.

knedlicky

greasedscotsman wrote:

What happened? You missed the ..., the ...and the Ullrich comeback!.

Almost true. Ullrich is to ride the Oeztaler Radmarathon on 28 August for charity.

Stone Glider

Depending on your sense of humour, there is thread on Crudcatcher, still running after 18 pages, about (roughly) motorised cycling. Shades of Speed-King, et al.

As I say, if you enjoy bear baiting you will enjoy this.


N.B. No bears were harmed in the progressing of this thread, to my knowledge.

hommelbier

pat1cp wrote:

Iain will have to confirm the context of "Loons". If he was indeed talking of people with a screw loose, you're correct, however In NE Scotland a Loon is a term used to describe "younger blokes". ie. "Tam's loon is a f'in heedcase"..

Takes me back to all those programmes on Grampian tv like Bothy Nichts where I picked up terms such as loons and quines, and scaffies. ps isn't it 'heidcase'[img][/img]

Tusher

Great to see you back, Iain- did you have a nice holiday in Internetness Land?


greasedscotsman has summed up every bit of news I was going to mention.
Oh, apart from Geraint Thomas signing for Euskatel.

frenchfighter

John Kerry and Lance on Pan-Massachusetts Challenge on August 6...
Seen the colour of that Cervelo.
Getty


Been away myself, looked like there was some decent racing.

frenchfighter

Vino and Phil

frenchfighter

Tusher

They're in a partnership and have adopted a baby together?

frenchfighter

http://www.geraintthomas.com/my-special ... 30th-july/

greasedscotsman

Tusher wrote:

Oh, apart from Geraint Thomas signing for Euskatel.

Geraint is a Basque? Didn't know that...

Tusher

Yup, apparently the Basque nation and the Welsh have a Special Understanding, what with both being misunderstood nations.

Or something like that..............

andyrac

greasedscotsman wrote:

Tusher wrote:

Oh, apart from Geraint Thomas signing for Euskatel.

Geraint is a Basque? Didn't know that...

Aren't the Basques related to the Welsh??? Both Celtic races...???

NatoED

and the Galatians.......

moray_gub

greasedscotsman wrote:

Tusher wrote:

Oh, apart from Geraint Thomas signing for Euskatel.

Geraint is a Basque? Didn't know that...

As much a Basque as Sammy Sanchez is i spose

afx237vi

NatoED wrote:

and the Galatians.......

Sounds like something out of a Doctor Who episode :shock:

greasedscotsman

Oh and there was that whole timing chip thing from the Tour. Turns out the race refs got them a bit mixed up, put them on the wrong bikes, got their maths a bit wrong and it now looks like Ivan Basso won and not Cadel Evans! Their still checking their sums mind, final, final result will be out real soon...

Pross

Poland was rubbish for the first couple of stages but the last stage was quite good. Kittel looks an excellent sprinter (I know how much you like a good bunch sprint) but he could just be one of those sprinters that show up every year and look good until they take on the very best.

For new loons, take a look on beginners at Thebigbee, made an arse of himself in a thread about where to store tubs and rather than hold his hands up just kept digging in the same mould as Speed King and the other greats.

ms_tree

frenchfighter wrote:

Karaoke anyone? Maybe that's why Fab looks fed-up - it was HIS turn to do 'MY Way'.
And what's Frank Lampard doing without Christine Bleakely?

shinyhelmut

Tusher wrote:

Yup, apparently the Basque nation and the Welsh have a Special Understanding

Do they have sheep there too?

durhamwasp

frenchfighter wrote:

Schleck brothers in 'both looking forwards' shocker!

Tusher

afx237vi wrote:

NatoED wrote:

and the Galatians.......

Sounds like something out of a Doctor Who episode :shock:

Get thee to my Sunday School class, Mr Monkey Man.