where is the N in Cofidis?
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Sherwen started this years ago - then the Eurosport commentators followed suit - a sort of semantic urban myth
Co Fid Is
No N
Not Confit of duck
not Confine
never no nil N
carry on
Co Fid Is
No N
Not Confit of duck
not Confine
never no nil N
carry on
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You have totally lost me here.Contador is the Greatest0
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It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0
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Haha, ok. I just did a search and see it numerous times. Never noticed it said or written like that before.Contador is the Greatest0
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I've never heard them being called Confidis...0
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File it next to Ulrika-Green EdgeIt's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0
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Salsiccia1 wrote:File it next to Ulrika-Green Edge
She sounds exotic :P0 -
I think Confidis came from that fact that Cofidis is a dodgy money lending company, kinda like a French Wonga.0
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oops double post0
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Same goes with Kreuziger.
Not Kreuzinger.0 -
If only I could find that clip of Guiseppe Geurini colliding with a fan. Sherwen's pronunciation at it's usual best.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Tony Rominger robbed it0
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Did he pronounce it Geurini instead of Guerini?pinarello001 wrote:If only I could find that clip of Guiseppe Geurini colliding with a fan. Sherwen's pronunciation at it's usual best.Twitter: @RichN950 -
RichN95 wrote:
Did he pronounce it Geurini instead of Guerini?pinarello001 wrote:If only I could find that clip of Guiseppe Geurini colliding with a fan. Sherwen's pronunciation at it's usual best.
Guy seppy Goorini - say it with a hard 'G' and that would be about right.
Found it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JARCpkeRJq4
21 minutes in.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
pinarello001 wrote:RichN95 wrote:
Did he pronounce it Geurini instead of Guerini?pinarello001 wrote:If only I could find that clip of Guiseppe Geurini colliding with a fan. Sherwen's pronunciation at it's usual best.
Guy seppy Goorini - say it with a hard 'G' and that would be about right.
Found it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JARCpkeRJq4
21 minutes in.
Whoosh!Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
Found something - the conspiracy grows - here's Duffers introducing the 2007 team which included Froome's best mate
37 seconds 'Happy Birthday Confidis'
then at 2.12 she has caught the N bug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tgi20-O8WI0 -
There's actually no 'F' in Cofidis.0
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Sorry, yes there is. There's no 'n' you're right.
There's no 'T''W''A''T' in Sky though. oh no hold on a minute...0 -
RideOnTime wrote:There's no 'F' in Cofidis.
There is - they were at the Tour this year...loh hang on you could be right0 -
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Funny how Wiggins once responded to a French journo with "I don't know why you are asking me in French, 'cos I don't speak French" and yet he rode for Confidis.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
