The Annual Phil and Paul Thread!

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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Apparently Rolland also doesnt know the meaning of the word 'give up.' 8)
  • Gypsies
    Gypsies Posts: 403
    Paul ...:"When froome gets out of the saddle he looks like a spider" :)
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    "he's got a puncture - its either the back or front wheel"
  • Rundfahrt
    Rundfahrt Posts: 551
    Gypsies wrote:
    Paul ...:"When froome gets out of the saddle he looks like a spider" :)

    Funny, but it describes him perfectly.
  • Contador\'sbutcher
    Contador\'sbutcher Posts: 18
    Weirdly, there was a spider in my bath this morning that was the spit of Chris Froome. Sky teamkit and everything...
  • mikeeye
    mikeeye Posts: 162
    whyamihere wrote:
    I just heard Phil correctly pronounce 'Voeckler', rushed to this thread to report it, only to have him go back to the 'Voykler' pronounciation immediately.

    So close Phil.
    How's your pronunciation of 'pronunciation'? :wink:
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  • KnightOfTheLongTights
    KnightOfTheLongTights Posts: 1,415
    Apparently, Boassen-Hagan is the Norwegian champion - how many times did we have that yesterday in the first half of the live coverage when he was on the front? Six maybe?

    At one point on the final climb (on the live coverage, I suspect it was edited out for the highlights) Liggett went totally mad and said Nibali was 'at this point ahead of Wiggins in the G.C.!!', when he'd opened up a 10-15 second break. Liggett was looking at the gap between the lead group (Rolland etc) and the yellow ...

    We also had yet more rubbish about riders' mountain-biking experience from Sherwen, more references to the 'AMGEN tour of california' from Sherwen.

    But most pricelessly, we had 'some great rural views on this stage' , where 'the cows wear cow bells - that's not just in Switzerland you know! Lovely sound.' and 'those cows won't be concerned with the impact of this break on the GC though!' Straight out of Alan Partridge.
  • Rundfahrt
    Rundfahrt Posts: 551
    It really sucks that they pander to the people who don't follow cycling 365 and explain things so they know what's going on, why certain things are done, etc.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Yesterday's classic towards the end VDB (I think) and Pinot attack:-

    Phil - Van den Broek and Van Garderen attack

    Paul - VDB and Pinot

    Phil - Yes, it's Pinot that's why Van Garderen has gone with him.

    Paul - no, it's VDB and Pinot

    I was chuckling like an idiot, got a funny look off the wife!
  • KnightOfTheLongTights
    KnightOfTheLongTights Posts: 1,415
    Pross wrote:
    Yesterday's classic towards the end VDB (I think) and Pinot attack:-

    Phil - Van den Broek and Van Garderen attack

    Paul - VDB and Pinot

    Phil - Yes, it's Pinot that's why Van Garderen has gone with him.

    Paul - no, it's VDB and Pinot

    I was chuckling like an idiot, got a funny look off the wife!

    yes that was comedy.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    "The last 1000 metres of the longest stage of the Tour de France. Twenty three thousand metres long!"
    "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'"

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  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    evil_breakfast wrote:
    Apparently, this followed some kind of Q&A in L'Equipe where Wiggo admitted to the 1st album he ever bought (being Weller's eponymous debut)
    Does Sherwens 'zone of uselessness' know no bounds?

    He was talking about Wigginses scooter collection the other day :D

    Sadly, however, Bradley appears not to know his lambrettas. In an Observer interview he said that he wanted a GP150, "the classic Quadraphenia, Phil Daniels Lambretta". Phil Daniels rode an Li 150 in Quadraphenia not a GP 150 as 'any fule no'
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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    natrix wrote:
    evil_breakfast wrote:
    Apparently, this followed some kind of Q&A in L'Equipe where Wiggo admitted to the 1st album he ever bought (being Weller's eponymous debut)
    Does Sherwens 'zone of uselessness' know no bounds?

    He was talking about Wigginses scooter collection the other day :D

    Sadly, however, Bradley appears not to know his lambrettas. In an Observer interview he said that he wanted a GP150, "the classic Quadraphenia, Phil Daniels Lambretta". Phil Daniels rode an Li 150 in Quadraphenia not a GP 150 as 'any fule no'

    Good pedantry :D
  • rdt
    rdt Posts: 869
    KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:
    At one point on the final climb (on the live coverage, I suspect it was edited out for the highlights) Liggett went totally mad and said Nibali was 'at this point ahead of Wiggins in the G.C.!!', when he'd opened up a 10-15 second break. Liggett was looking at the gap between the lead group (Rolland etc) and the yellow

    I've rarely heard him so excited - pure class moment :lol:
  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    Millar's almost got his rear wheel onto the rider in front LOL
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Rundfahrt wrote:
    It really sucks that they pander to the people who don't follow cycling 365 and explain things so they know what's going on, why certain things are done, etc.
    Terrible, simply terrible. Unheard of. :lol:
  • Squaggles
    Squaggles Posts: 875
    Paul - Egoi Martinez looks like Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean , I was watching it last night

    It's all in good fun dennis
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  • vs
    vs Posts: 468
    Haven't read the whole thread so someone will probably point out this has been said but I do notice that they say "In the month of [April, May, June, July, August]" a lot,
  • juankerr
    juankerr Posts: 1,099
    "in the month of July..."
    "In the sport of cycling...

    They do this all the time...it's as if they get paid by the word.
  • pepelepew_2724
    pepelepew_2724 Posts: 9
    juankerr wrote:
    "in the month of July..."
    "In the sport of cycling...

    They do this all the time...it's as if they get paid by the word.
    That's probably the most irritating. That and 'machine'. Having said that Eurosport were discussing sculptures made from earwax 'harvested with a hair clip' yesterday. Very surreal. Just like the candles Father Jack made.
  • KnightOfTheLongTights
    KnightOfTheLongTights Posts: 1,415
    'Mont d'Ardoooo!' - made me giggle. (Someone's going to tell that IS how 'Ardoix' is pronounced now ...)
  • menchovʹsstabilisers
    menchovʹsstabilisers Posts: 122
    "and some of those trees they've traced back to be over 100 years old!"

    That's one of the researchers just testing to see if - Anchorman style - they read out anything on the autocue, right?
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    rdt wrote:
    KnightOfTheLongTights wrote:
    At one point on the final climb (on the live coverage, I suspect it was edited out for the highlights) Liggett went totally mad and said Nibali was 'at this point ahead of Wiggins in the G.C.!!', when he'd opened up a 10-15 second break. Liggett was looking at the gap between the lead group (Rolland etc) and the yellow

    I've rarely heard him so excited - pure class moment :lol:
    Just rehearsing for next week perhaps. :twisted:
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • fluff.
    fluff. Posts: 771
    Breaking news! Apparently, Chavanel has made the unusual step of moving to a non French team to learn how to ride the classics. Coming up shortly, news of how anyone French knows these roads like the back of their hand.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Kieskowski coulnd't quite pull it off for Rabobank.
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    He said machine twice in one sentence. Aaaaargh!
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  • Monty Zoncolan
    Monty Zoncolan Posts: 341
    Phil confirming at 38km out that Sagan had won 3 stages this year, 'or four if you count today'. Cue LL Sanchez break away...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Monty Zoncolan wrote:
    Phil confirming at 38km out that Sagan had won 3 stages this year, 'or four if you count today'. Cue LL Sanchez break away...
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Can't remember the rider they were talking about but on Saturday someone was in the break, got caught and stayed in the bunch before dropping back to get some water bottles. Liggett made the observation that "he's that type of rider; either on the front, in the middle of the bunch or off the back" so, pretty much like every other rider in any race then Phil?
  • Monty Zoncolan
    Monty Zoncolan Posts: 341
    RichN95 wrote:
    Monty Zoncolan wrote:
    Phil confirming at 38km out that Sagan had won 3 stages this year, 'or four if you count today'. Cue LL Sanchez break away...
    If you go to the Menu on your set top box, then select Settings and on the Sense of Humour option choose NO, then these comments should be muted for you.

    Now that just reads as if I don't have a sense of humour.

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