Geraint Thomas: The Homecoming

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
edited September 2018 in Pro race
Don't know if anybody fancies watching. Should be available outside the principality.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales- ... homecoming

There are a few people about in Cardiff, today!
Becky and Rachel have already had a mention....
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    It's a bit cringy and overtly nationalistic for my taste.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,041
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Ha!
    I thought George would be there, dwarfing everybody else. :)
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    It would be quite amusing if, having survived the Tour, he now had a minor tumble riding through Cardiff with a bunch of kids. Nice to see my old club represented in the 'peloton'.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    mans a proper hero but is probably going to affect attendance on this evenings chaingang down to Newport :)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    mans a proper hero but is probably going to affect attendance on this evenings chaingang down to Newport :)

    They'll probably have to put up with being blasted for getting in the way by the tens of thousands of "cycling fans" trying to get home :lol:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Pross wrote:
    Vino'sGhost wrote:
    mans a proper hero but is probably going to affect attendance on this evenings chaingang down to Newport :)

    They'll probably have to put up with being blasted for getting in the way by the tens of thousands of "cycling fans" trying to get home :lol:

    Sounds like this chain gang weren't up to much. Good drafting potential though.

    https://twitter.com/GeraintThomas86/sta ... 9624933378
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Stuck in work 5 mins away :roll:

    Glad to such good crowds though, I won't be missed :wink:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Pross wrote:
    It's a bit cringy and overtly nationalistic for my taste.

    Two terrible renditions of the national anthem later, and I'm afraid I now agree with you.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    It's a bit cringy and overtly nationalistic for my taste.

    Two terrible renditions of the national anthem later, and I'm afraid I now agree with you.

    Things like this just bring out professional Welsh people to wave their flags and show they're Welsh (Max Boyce has even jumped on the bandwagon). I suspect a large part of the crowd had never watched a bike race or heard of Geraint until a few weeks ago but HAD to be there.

    That said, I think I'm being overly harsh and it's nice to see cycling / a cyclist getting such attention and there were undoubtably a lot of local cyclists there to see him. I just always feel a bit uncomfortable with flag waving events.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Nice bit of cross-banter there from George and Geraint.
    Gutted he won't be available for the big event, next June.
    Flipping Dauphine. :lol:
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,719
    Without wanting to be sarky, was there much traction in Wales during the Tour?

    Cymru didnt seem very Byth until the last weekend is all...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Can't beat the old Eye :lol:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    I was in town to watch Mission Impossible, so I popped along and took a few photos (the sound system could have been better). A lot of people there.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    I’m not Welsh but if someone said 10 years ago that by 2020 they’d have a Welsh Tour winner I’d have laughed them away.

    It is quite remarkable.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,719
    Hmmm, I'd have laughed and then said, "It'll be Gerraint Thomas..."

    (and then I'd have said, "if everyone else falls off, he should totally focus on the classics, he could win the Ronde you know".)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • effillo
    effillo Posts: 257
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    I’m not Welsh but if someone said 10 years ago that by 2020 they’d have a Welsh Tour winner I’d have laughed them away.

    It is quite remarkable.

    If someone had told me that 2 months ago I'd have laughed them away!
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    Pross wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    It's a bit cringy and overtly nationalistic for my taste.

    Two terrible renditions of the national anthem later, and I'm afraid I now agree with you.

    Things like this just bring out professional Welsh people to wave their flags and show they're Welsh (Max Boyce has even jumped on the bandwagon). I suspect a large part of the crowd had never watched a bike race or heard of Geraint until a few weeks ago but HAD to be there.

    That said, I think I'm being overly harsh and it's nice to see cycling / a cyclist getting such attention and there were undoubtably a lot of local cyclists there to see him. I just always feel a bit uncomfortable with flag waving events.

    entirely true I'd say. we've 3 members of our cycling club that are very welsh, and you can guess their reaction. frankly its great to see a decent guy win it and I couldn't care whether he was Welsh or not.

    nowt wrong with being a little bit proud of a local person who has won the hardest race you can do on a bike. apologies if my ramblings appear welshist.
  • chrisw12
    chrisw12 Posts: 1,246
    I said years ago very much jokingly that If a Brit wins the tour I’d be there in Paris to see it... I then said even more jokingly if a Welshman wins I’d be there, I was half expecting someone’s son or grandson of the current generation to do it and I’d be there as an old oap. Well I’ve made both trips and it shows that dreams can come true.

    I didn’t go down yesterday, the true fans were in Paris;) and like above I don’t particularly do flag waving in crowds but it was so nice to see yesterday the general public of Wales celebrate a true Welsh national hero.
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,677
    chrisw12 wrote:
    I didn’t go down yesterday, the true fans were in Paris
    Nice.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    Gethinceri wrote:
    chrisw12 wrote:
    I didn’t go down yesterday, the true fans were in Paris
    Nice.

    It didn't go there this year :roll:

    I suspect your sentiment may be that the majority of brits in Paris were middle class johnny come lately cycling fans.

    The real fans were on the tourmalet near the disgusting la mongie, or the col du portet in the searing heat and no shade for 5 hours, or the finish in Pau after riding over the solour and aubisque.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    chrisw12 wrote:
    I didn’t go down yesterday, the true fans were in Paris

    apart from the ones who couldn't go for a myriad of reasons. or didn't want to hang out with sky fanboys.

    ridiculous statement.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • chrisw12
    chrisw12 Posts: 1,246
    I thought the ;) in my ORIGINAL post gave a bit of clue to my sentiment, thanks for not using it in your quotes...
  • gethinceri
    gethinceri Posts: 1,677
    chrisw12 wrote:
    ;)
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,798
    One night only ...

    Motorpoint Arena

    Regular tickets £41.55

    Meet and greet (Get a good seat, signed poster and selfie) £90.35

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    The Motorpoint is ambitious. That's a big arena.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    And a big price.
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,798
    I just got a ticket for a Q&A with Roger Daltrey at the Cheltenham Lit Fest, despite 50(?) years of pretty high profile music career, millions of record sales and a pretty loyal fanbase, its a fairly intimate venue, copy of his new book, signing and it cost £35.

    It seems a right gamble that the thousands who will stand on the street in the middle of summer will fork out that kind of money. I know you have to make hay when the sun shines, but it was only a couple of years ago he was doing free book signings in Waterstones. Its certainly new territory for UK cycling stars ...
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