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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by The Ides of March, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. Saint Helen

    Saint Helen Well-Known Member

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    Oh, of course he is <doh> I' m pretty convinced that Geraint will do the ToB - as you said, a wonderful lap of honour and starting in his own country...
     
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  2. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Quite amazing that Sky have won 6/7 Tours de France....when if a British cyclist ever won it in my lifetime before I must have blinked.*

    *Answers on a postcard.
     
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  3. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    Bradley Wiggins was the first Briton to win it in 2012. Before that, Brits had had the occasional stage win, and worn the maillot jaune for the odd day. Sky under Dave Brailsford have revolutionised British professional cycling on both road and track, and the Sky team are the equivalent of Real Madrid in grand tours.
     
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  4. fatletiss

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    It is exciting to see, but it does leave me with a little taste of Man United sick in my mouth.
     
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  5. PompeyLapras

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    Talking of cycling, why was the Cycle London event scheduled on the same day as the final day of the Tour de France? Seems to me like a vain attempt to steal the Tour's thunder.
     
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  6. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Suspect that finding a date that you can have a cycling event in London is the decider. Policing just one of the factors to be considered.....other events also have to be considered. Being opposite the tour finale was probably just a coincidence and wouldn't have any effect on the numbers that might choose to go to France.
     
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  7. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    I think the fact that the Tour was live on ITV and the Cycle London event live on BBC was a huge factor. Pretty amateurish attempt from the Beeb to diminish what was a magnificent British achievement.
     
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  8. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    So you think the BBC shouldn't have covered the event?
     
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  9. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    I don’t think the event should have clashed with the end of the Tour. British riders have won the Tour for 5 out of the preceding 6 years so there was every chance we would have someone to cheer up the Champs Élysées on Sunday. It would have been relatively easy to find a different day. The whole thing smacks of the BBC being jealous of ITV’s Tour coverage.
     
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  10. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    So it was a BBC event...sorry if that sounds stupid but I wasn't even aware of it.
     
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  11. ChilcoSaint

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    Not stupid at all as I don’t know much about it either Fran. Apparently it is an annual event organised by Macmillan to raise money for a Cancer Research, so an eminently worthy cause screened by the BBC. I just think it’s a shame that the gloss of the world’s greatest bike race, won by a British rider, was taken by the two events clashing.
     
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  12. fran-MLs little camera

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  13. Beef

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    Elven Sports that have Serie A and La Liga rights have now got the UFC TV rights.

    They will be a channel on Sky
     
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  14. fran-MLs little camera

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    Murray v Edmund just started on Sky Arena
     
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  15. fran-MLs little camera

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    Murray beat Edmund 7-6, 1-6, 6-4

    Didn't know who to go for, but soon realised I was supporting Edmund. I am a Murray fan and I want him to recover form, but I have enjoyed watching Edmund's rapid rise into the top 20 top players and he is the future. Anyway...it was win, win really. :)
     
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  16. fran-MLs little camera

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45055266

    Murray through to quarter finals in a match that finished at 3 am in Washington. He broke down sobbing at the end and says he may not play in the quarter finals. Hope it was just emotional and not an injury.
     
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  19. ChilcoSaint

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    Indeed, as graphically illustrated in the film Rush, for those who don’t remember it happening.
     
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  20. The Ides of March

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    https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/45062411

    Why or why Joanna? What a foolish decisión to order something online and consume the substance without checking with the doctor first. Thank you BBC for highlighting the health risks involved.
     
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