Hammond and Cavendish are outside my office!
The Kennington Kaiser
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A T-Mobile van just parked up outside my office and who should pop out with their bikes but Roger Hammond, Mark Cavendish, Michael Rogers and one other of the team, I think maybe Linus German.
I went and had a chat with Roger (we're on first name terms now [;)]Seems they were doing some Tour de France publicity for t-mobile in central London. he said he was racing in philadelphia next but they weren't bothering with a reccy of the prologue route because of the traffic. Nice guy and perfectly happy to chat away (although I don't suppose he gets people coming up to him in the street every day, a la beckham). Didn't realise it was Mark Cavendish until I'd crossed over the road - but he's tiny. My non-cycling mate said he looked like he could do with a couple of pies, but his eyes soon glazed over when I told him about the recent tour of catalonia wins.
Oh well, makes a nice change from the usual miserable office workers and bemused japanese tourists I see on my break.
I went and had a chat with Roger (we're on first name terms now [;)]Seems they were doing some Tour de France publicity for t-mobile in central London. he said he was racing in philadelphia next but they weren't bothering with a reccy of the prologue route because of the traffic. Nice guy and perfectly happy to chat away (although I don't suppose he gets people coming up to him in the street every day, a la beckham). Didn't realise it was Mark Cavendish until I'd crossed over the road - but he's tiny. My non-cycling mate said he looked like he could do with a couple of pies, but his eyes soon glazed over when I told him about the recent tour of catalonia wins.
Oh well, makes a nice change from the usual miserable office workers and bemused japanese tourists I see on my break.
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Where are they? Are they still there?
Herd of gnus?
No! What's the news?
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They were in Palace Street, round the corner for Buckingham Palace. But they left about 20 mins ago.0
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I am interviewing these guys later on at the hotel for BBC Radio 5's Tour coverage [8D]0
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ContrelaMontre</i>
Where are they? Are they still there?
Herd of gnus?
No! What's the news?
<font size="1">Pink Bananarama!!
ContrelaMontre 220
Noodley 149</font id="size1">
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Are you trying to get some "pink banana holder" inside information [;)] - that's not an even playing field at all. [:D]0 -
I've met Roger a few times and he is always willing to chat . I don't suppose he gets recognised too often in the UK except when he's at a race or an official function .
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Where are they? Are they still there?
Herd of gnus?
No! What's the news?
<font size="1">Pink Bananarama!!
ContrelaMontre 220
Noodley 149</font id="size1">
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Are you trying to get some "pink banana holder" inside information [;)] - that's not an even playing field at all. [:D]
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I don't know what you mean [;)]
But unfortunately Palace Road is miles from here so I have been denied the inside info!
Do you like the new sig by the way?[8)] You are currently 71 points behind me!
Herd of gnus?
No! What's the news?
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ContrelaMontre</i>
Do you like the new sig by the way?[8)] You are currently 71 points behind me!
Herd of gnus?
No! What's the news?
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Yes, very good. And probably more by now, given my appallingly bad Giro - I was doing well until stage 5 then it's all gone to hell again. I'm saving myself to peak later in the year. [:I]0 -
Hammond is a 'good guy', very friendly and willing to chat to fans.0
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just read this http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/News2007/20070531_T-Mobile_Tour.asp was MR there as well when you saw them
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