Wout van Aert appreciation thread

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,653
    kingstongraham said:

    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Sorry, I'm only talking about Vingegaard today. :wink:

    Get yourself a new thread if you want to revel in the zero seconds he took on GC today.
    Seem to remember him finishing ahead of all but 3 of the top 10, but I might be mistaken.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Pross said:

    rick_chasey said:

    What a win. Double Ventoux stage.

    Woof.

    Wasn't a patch on Eros Poli.
    Lol
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Never knew you could sing Rick...

    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    As I've said before. Music has avoided the low countries.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Ca plane pour toi?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited July 2021
    orraloon said:

    Ca plane pour toi?

    I'm not saying they have done nothing - Radar Love, Venus, Hocus Pocus, Lethal Industry, Animals, (they're all Dutch). Adolphe Sax for the Belgians. Soulwax as Too Many DJs

    But compared to the rest of Europe, including the classical days, they've not brought much to the table.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    ddraver said:

    Never knew you could sing Rick...

    I have already had this on repeat about 20 times and shared it with pretty much everyone in my phone.

    (Please note the Tommeke “wat doe je nu” reference - this is just another chapter in the rich history of ironically horrendous superfan songs for Flemish cycling superstars)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    To think that the UK get Null Points at Eurovision.
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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    RichN95. said:

    orraloon said:

    Ca plane pour toi?

    I'm not saying they have done nothing - Radar Love, Venus, Hocus Pocus, Lethal Industry, Animals, (they're all Dutch). Adolphe Sax for the Belgians. Soulwax as Too Many DJs

    But compared to the rest of Europe, including the classical days, they've not brought much to the table.
    You have forgotten Plastic Bertrand.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    webboo said:

    RichN95. said:

    orraloon said:

    Ca plane pour toi?

    I'm not saying they have done nothing - Radar Love, Venus, Hocus Pocus, Lethal Industry, Animals, (they're all Dutch). Adolphe Sax for the Belgians. Soulwax as Too Many DJs

    But compared to the rest of Europe, including the classical days, they've not brought much to the table.
    You have forgotten Plastic Bertrand.
    The post I quoted literally said "Ca plane pour moi" . I assumed that this was seen as Belgium's greatest track.
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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Opps. I missed that. Back in the day when I thought of myself as a bit of hard core punk I couldn’t stand old Plastic or who ever sang it. Nowadays it seems not that bad.
    Getting old f*ck the fire goes out.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,325
    RichN95. said:

    To think that the UK get Null Points at Eurovision.

    There is a reason for this, and it's nothing to do with music.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    pblakeney said:

    RichN95. said:

    To think that the UK get Null Points at Eurovision.

    There is a reason for this, and it's nothing to do with music.
    Not the thread for it but it very much is.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    There was a really interesting analysis of successful Eurovision songs recently. The main conclusion was that British entries were almost laser-guidedly targeting last spot.
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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    pblakeney said:

    RichN95. said:

    To think that the UK get Null Points at Eurovision.

    There is a reason for this, and it's nothing to do with music.
    you obviously missed this years excretion that was the UK's entry....
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,325
    MattFalle said:

    pblakeney said:

    RichN95. said:

    To think that the UK get Null Points at Eurovision.

    There is a reason for this, and it's nothing to do with music.
    you obviously missed the past 4 decades excretion that was the UK's entry....
    FTFY, if you don't mind.
    Complete waste of time IMO.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    There was a really interesting analysis of successful Eurovision songs recently. The main conclusion was that British entries were almost laser-guidedly targeting last spot.


    The rest of Europe know Britain can do so much better. The UK is the centre of European pop music. They send their stars and we do the equivalent of Ineos turning up to the Tour with Cameron Wurf as their GC rider.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,151

  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    RichN95. said:

    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    There was a really interesting analysis of successful Eurovision songs recently. The main conclusion was that British entries were almost laser-guidedly targeting last spot.


    The rest of Europe know Britain can do so much better. The UK is the centre of European pop music. They send their stars and we do the equivalent of Ineos turning up to the Tour with Cameron Wurf as their GC rider.
    It's more than that. UK persists in using the major key (4 wins in twenty years iirc), the song structures they've been using don't impress listeners etc. Basically the UK is writing Eurovision songs for the 1990s.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    pblakeney said:

    MattFalle said:

    pblakeney said:

    RichN95. said:

    To think that the UK get Null Points at Eurovision.

    There is a reason for this, and it's nothing to do with music.
    you obviously missed the past 4 decades excretion that was the UK's entry....
    FTFY, if you don't mind.
    Complete waste of time IMO.
    no problem at all!
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • bm5
    bm5 Posts: 584
    Seems a bit unfair to Wout to make him ride through those flames. I usually complain about the smoke canisters.😀
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,653
    bm5 said:

    Seems a bit unfair to Wout to make him ride through those flames. I usually complain about the smoke canisters.😀

    It's always happening to him, I think it's the heat generated by his power output
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    bm5 said:

    Seems a bit unfair to Wout to make him ride through those flames. I usually complain about the smoke canisters.😀

    It's always happening to him, I think it's the heat generated by his power output
    More like the hot air coming from the Belgian press setting it all alight
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,151
    <3
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    The hatrick woof
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,653
    Joy for @rick_chasey globally
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Joy indeed. Wife extra annoyed with me (Cav fan)
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Ooof

    Chasey's love of Wout Vs Chasey's dislike of podium children
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Well much as I would prefer Cav to get 35, it's bloody impressive isn't it

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