Stage 21:-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysées, 115km ***Spoilers***
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Since the World Tour started in 2009, FdJ have only won three races (excluding stages) putting them behind the likes of Dan Martin, Rui Costa, Tim Wellens, Michael Matthews, Elia Viviani and Jakob Fuglsang.
Yet no-one ever suggests that Madiot is useless.Twitter: @RichN950 -
People talk about them all the time though, so if the whole point is publicity the man's a genius.RichN95. said:Since the World Tour started in 2009, FdJ have only won three races (excluding stages) putting them behind the likes of Dan Martin, Rui Costa, Tim Wellens, Michael Matthews, Elia Viviani and Jakob Fuglsang.
Yet no-one ever suggests that Madiot is useless.0 -
Trying to.think what they are ...pinot Lombardi is oneRichN95. said:Since the World Tour started in 2009, FdJ have only won three races (excluding stages) putting them behind the likes of Dan Martin, Rui Costa, Tim Wellens, Michael Matthews, Elia Viviani and Jakob Fuglsang.
Yet no-one ever suggests that Madiot is useless.
Must of won tour of the Alps or something. ( Is that wt )
They have won points jersey in the giro ? does that count ?"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
On about the final stage, btw - the interviews afterwards (at least on Eurosport) are generally worth hanging on for. Riders have their guard down a bit as they've just finished the tour, and they're not necessarily being interviewed because of their performance on the day (either winning, missing out, or having had a 'mare) - which means they're doubly relaxed. Having Orla and other members of the gang there also changes the dynamic of the conversation for the better.2
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mididoctors said:
Trying to.think what they are ...pinot Lombardi is oneRichN95. said:Since the World Tour started in 2009, FdJ have only won three races (excluding stages) putting them behind the likes of Dan Martin, Rui Costa, Tim Wellens, Michael Matthews, Elia Viviani and Jakob Fuglsang.
Yet no-one ever suggests that Madiot is useless.
Must of won tour of the Alps or something. ( Is that wt )
They have won points jersey in the giro ? does that count ?
Milan-San Remo and Hamburg Cyclassics - both Arnaud DemareTwitter: @RichN950 -
On Danish TV, Mikkel Bjerg told us that he was late for the Danish rider photo because he was getting his saddle raised to help a pain in one of his legs, but that when he rode onto the cobbles his balls regretted it a lotLanterne_Rogue said:On about the final stage, btw - the interviews afterwards (at least on Eurosport) are generally worth hanging on for. Riders have their guard down a bit as they've just finished the tour, and they're not necessarily being interviewed because of their performance on the day (either winning, missing out, or having had a 'mare) - which means they're doubly relaxed. Having Orla and other members of the gang there also changes the dynamic of the conversation for the better.
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That Hamburg race is wt ?RichN95. said:mididoctors said:
Trying to.think what they are ...pinot Lombardi is oneRichN95. said:Since the World Tour started in 2009, FdJ have only won three races (excluding stages) putting them behind the likes of Dan Martin, Rui Costa, Tim Wellens, Michael Matthews, Elia Viviani and Jakob Fuglsang.
Yet no-one ever suggests that Madiot is useless.
Must of won tour of the Alps or something. ( Is that wt )
They have won points jersey in the giro ? does that count ?
Milan-San Remo and Hamburg Cyclassics - both Arnaud Demare
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
Yes. Now called EuroEyes Classics and still WT. It was Vattenfall Cyclassics in 2012 when Demare won.mididoctors said:
That Hamburg race is wt ?RichN95. said:mididoctors said:
Trying to.think what they are ...pinot Lombardi is oneRichN95. said:Since the World Tour started in 2009, FdJ have only won three races (excluding stages) putting them behind the likes of Dan Martin, Rui Costa, Tim Wellens, Michael Matthews, Elia Viviani and Jakob Fuglsang.
Yet no-one ever suggests that Madiot is useless.
Must of won tour of the Alps or something. ( Is that wt )
They have won points jersey in the giro ? does that count ?
Milan-San Remo and Hamburg Cyclassics - both Arnaud Demare
Twitter: @RichN950 -
Danish limericks are a bit darkNo_Ta_Doctor said:
Completely wrong. It's entirely "this place is really quite nice, isn't it?"RichN95. said:I don't know the words of the Danish national anthem, but I imagine it's more to the 'we will crush our enemies' end of the anthem spectrum than the 'look at our beautiful countryside' end
There is a royal anthem that features these memorable lines though:
King Christian stood by the lofty mast
In mist and smoke;
His sword was hammering so fast,
Through Gothic helm and brain it passed;0 -
Nah he’s recycled French Fighter’s ‘I love Contador’ poster from back in the day (the tactics and training schedules are on a used beer mat)blazing_saddles said:
Madiot has his book of tactics and training schedules written on the other side.rick_chasey said:1 -
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Lanterne_Rogue said:
Those tactics in full...
Step two is "Cyclisme a Deux Vitesse' and the MPCCTwitter: @RichN950 -
We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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I definitely saw a Boardman from one of the years comps being sold on Facebook buy and sell or another forum a few years back.mrb123 said:
Think they're probably doing it fairly these days after the scandals of the past.orraloon said:
Non ITV viewer, sans ads Eurosport person, but... I recall the continual 'competition' keerap ads on there. Do you really think you have a chance of winning prize by sending a letter vs the high cost phone stuff?mrb123 said:Most annoyingly I have wasted a stamp by submitting postal entries for the usual 3 weekly ITV Tour competitions only to realise they are only doing 2 this year.
That said, I've never heard of anyone who has even met someone who has won an ITV TDF comp...0 -
For 30 years I have yearned to watch TdF in Paris.
Ticked that off the bucket list
But unless someone wants to gift me hospitality I won't be back again.
Nowhere near as enjoyable an experience as watching on a mountain or a provincial town, watching the worlds or a spring classic or a CX race . In fact I would go so as to say I hated the Parisian experience.
Too many closed off streets, too many sections of parcorps unapproachable. . . And for the kids.... No goodies thrown from the caravan.
We had an ace 2 weeks in the Alps Voges etc. Paris. . . I preferred standing in the queues in Disney.1 -
Yeah, I did it on the spur of the moment in 2018 to see Geraint's win as we were in Brittany on holiday and were due to go to Disneyland the following day anyway. I took advice to go Tuileries but it was the first year they didn't allow people to stand on that side of the Rue de Rivoli and we had to watch from behind the fence in the park. Wouldn't have missed it though and after we went for a Parisian fine dining experience (McDonalds at the Louvre) we were walking back and ended up seeing the EF team heading into a night club then turned the corner to find the Sky team bus with all the riders (and Chris Hoy) so got to see everyone up close with Bernal getting mobbed by hoardes of Columbian fans after his first Tour.alan_a said:For 30 years I have yearned to watch TdF in Paris.
Ticked that off the bucket list
But unless someone wants to gift me hospitality I won't be back again.
Nowhere near as enjoyable an experience as watching on a mountain or a provincial town, watching the worlds or a spring classic or a CX race . In fact I would go so as to say I hated the Parisian experience.
Too many closed off streets, too many sections of parcorps unapproachable. . . And for the kids.... No goodies thrown from the caravan.
We had an ace 2 weeks in the Alps Voges etc. Paris. . . I preferred standing in the queues in Disney.1
