Tour de France 2013 - Race Chat
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dsoutar wrote:greasedscotsman wrote:
"Set up in Wood Wharf, right at the heart of Canary Wharf"
What a load of rollocks, Wood Wharf is a good 10 minute walk from my office. Neverheless might pop my head in after work. I was hoping it really wood (sic) be right in the heart as I could pop in sometime in the middle of the afternoon but doesn't seem so likely now
Also have they not worked out that the tour is a 3 week event ?
True, but I dont think it would please the TV companies if the whole Tour was on for free in the centre of London. Purely a marketing tool, a taster to drum up support for the Grand Depart in Yorkshire. But hey. If I lived in London I would be there, to soak up the atmosphere.0 -
dsoutar wrote:greasedscotsman wrote:
"Set up in Wood Wharf, right at the heart of Canary Wharf"
What a load of rollocks, Wood Wharf is a good 10 minute walk from my office. Neverheless might pop my head in after work. I was hoping it really wood (sic) be right in the heart as I could pop in sometime in the middle of the afternoon but doesn't seem so likely now
Also have they not worked out that the tour is a 3 week event ?
Wow. For the life of me I cant work out why people think that those of us who work in Finance have an inflated sense of entitlement0 -
Hardly the centre of London is it, Canary Wharf?
Good idea, but would have been better closer to the true centre of London.0 -
Dorset Boy wrote:Hardly the centre of London is it, Canary Wharf?
Good idea, but would have been better closer to the true centre of London.
M.O.N.E.Y. Potential sponsor firms etc.
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Richmond Racer wrote:dsoutar wrote:greasedscotsman wrote:
"Set up in Wood Wharf, right at the heart of Canary Wharf"
What a load of rollocks, Wood Wharf is a good 10 minute walk from my office. Neverheless might pop my head in after work. I was hoping it really wood (sic) be right in the heart as I could pop in sometime in the middle of the afternoon but doesn't seem so likely now
Also have they not worked out that the tour is a 3 week event ?
Wow. For the life of me I cant work out why people think that those of us who work in Finance have an inflated sense of entitlement
Sorry if that came over badly but even with a 90 minute commute I get in before 07:00, rarely leave before 18:00 and frequently am here after 19:00 and always have lunch at my desk. I can easily count on one hand the number of times I've been out of the office during working hours this year. As much as I'd love to I don't have the time to wander over to Wood Wharf.
And before anyone asks, no, I don't get paid overtime nor do I get some massive f**king bonus.0 -
Blimey, wish I hadn't posted the link now.
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greasedscotsman wrote:Blimey, wish I hadn't posted the link now.
Sorry !!
It's been a particularly bad week and I've just had to spend the last few hours writing up my performance appraisal which is a twice yearly task I dread. I'm not sort of martyr either 'cos I see the same souls who clearly have a similar lifestyle as me on the train each day.
For those in or near Canary Wharf, I hope it's worth visiting. Anyway, on a happier note, I'm looking forward to being in France for the last 2 days and especially looking forward to watching the "nocturne" of the final stage.
There, I'm happier already
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dsoutar wrote:greasedscotsman wrote:Blimey, wish I hadn't posted the link now.
Sorry !!
It's been a particularly bad week and I've just had to spend the last few hours writing up my performance appraisal which is a twice yearly task I dread. I'm not sort of martyr either 'cos I see the same souls who clearly have a similar lifestyle as me on the train each day.
For those in or near Canary Wharf, I hope it's worth visiting. Anyway, on a happier note, I'm looking forward to being in France for the last 2 days and especially looking forward to watching the "nocturne" of the final stage.
There, I'm happier already
And soz for being sarky. Appraisal time is the devil's spawn when its just annual, never mind semi-annual0 -
The bookies have short odds on Froome as the English public will be backing him (and the Kenyans). So it is a risk, same for Wiggo at the Giro. No value in it for the punter at all.
BTW does anyone know when Sky are announcing their team? (as I want to do my velogames team!)0 -
dsoutar wrote:greasedscotsman wrote:Blimey, wish I hadn't posted the link now.
Sorry !!
It's been a particularly bad week and I've just had to spend the last few hours writing up my performance appraisal which is a twice yearly task I dread. I'm not sort of martyr either 'cos I see the same souls who clearly have a similar lifestyle as me on the train each day.
For those in or near Canary Wharf, I hope it's worth visiting. Anyway, on a happier note, I'm looking forward to being in France for the last 2 days and especially looking forward to watching the "nocturne" of the final stage.
There, I'm happier already
No worries. You should have said it was appraisal time. The lack of them is one of the few things I like about my current job! That and the 10-15 minute commute.
And the final stage should be great! I'll be there as well. What stages are others planning to go and see? I'll be at Ventoux, Alpe d'Huez, (maybe the Glandon on the Le Grand-Bornand stage) Annecy and Paris. Can't wait!0 -
http://road.cc/content/news/85400-anti- ... -de-france
TdF riders are extremely exposed to any form of protest, I hope the organisers are aware that the races higher media profile may present new issues.'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP0 -
Bo Duke wrote:http://road.cc/content/news/85400-anti-gay-marriage-protestors-target-tour-de-france
TdF riders are extremely exposed to any form of protest, I hope the organisers are aware that the races higher media profile may present new issues.
The Tour has been targeted many times by protesters, they'll deal with it."I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0 -
inkyfingers wrote:Bo Duke wrote:http://road.cc/content/news/85400-anti-gay-marriage-protestors-target-tour-de-france
TdF riders are extremely exposed to any form of protest, I hope the organisers are aware that the races higher media profile may present new issues.
The Tour has been targeted many times by protesters, they'll deal with it.
They will just send Hinault in...
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And this... Hinault deals with a bloke who got onto the Podium...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6lhnlbN3zo"I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0 -
"I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0
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inkyfingers wrote:And this... Hinault deals with a bloke who got onto the Podium...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6lhnlbN3zo
And the time he pushed Nibali off for wearing the wrong team jersey
If you do a google image search for hinault podium you get none of him winning races and lots of him attacking imposters.Twitter: @RichN950 -
ddraver wrote:whats the story behind Nibbles???
It's not nibbles."I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0 -
Yep. Just some bloke who looks a lot like him.inkyfingers wrote:ddraver wrote:whats the story behind Nibbles???
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If only he had pushed off this bozo as well...
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dsoutar wrote:Richmond Racer wrote:dsoutar wrote:greasedscotsman wrote:
"Set up in Wood Wharf, right at the heart of Canary Wharf"
What a load of rollocks, Wood Wharf is a good 10 minute walk from my office. Neverheless might pop my head in after work. I was hoping it really wood (sic) be right in the heart as I could pop in sometime in the middle of the afternoon but doesn't seem so likely now
Also have they not worked out that the tour is a 3 week event ?
Wow. For the life of me I cant work out why people think that those of us who work in Finance have an inflated sense of entitlement
Sorry if that came over badly but even with a 90 minute commute I get in before 07:00, rarely leave before 18:00 and frequently am here after 19:00 and always have lunch at my desk. I can easily count on one hand the number of times I've been out of the office during working hours this year. As much as I'd love to I don't have the time to wander over to Wood Wharf.
And before anyone asks, no, I don't get paid overtime nor do I get some massive f**king bonus.
Well dont do it mate. Its the American "hours at work" thing. I was getting dragged into that stupid situation, so I got out. I now work to live, not the other way round.0 -
Also, is the irony lost on anyone else, complaining about hours of work on a cycling forum at midday on a Friday?0
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Carlton Kirby @carltonkirby 17m
As you're asking: Tour de France on Eurosport is me & Sean Kelly on site, with Mike Smith back in the Paris dungeon. David H returns soon.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
"Whaaat! I sorry but that's bolloks, JC"TailWindHome wrote:Carlton Kirby @carltonkirby 17m
As you're asking: Tour de France on Eurosport is me & Sean Kelly on site, with Mike Smith back in the Paris dungeon. David H returns soon.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Was just about to post the same. I don't mind Kirby as much as some but still a disappointment.TailWindHome wrote:Carlton Kirby @carltonkirby 17m
As you're asking: Tour de France on Eurosport is me & Sean Kelly on site, with Mike Smith back in the Paris dungeon. David H returns soon.0 -
No Harmon? Shame.
Correlation is not causation.0
