2025 Road Worlds ***Spoilers***

[Pblakeney]

I'm getting a feeling that there should be a grave accent in there. Vallières. Instinctively I would go for "valli-air" if that accent was there. But I couldn't necessarily explain why because it's so long since I studied French. Isn't that what a grave accent does? I may be completely wrong.

If you look at a map it is Vallières.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

This seems to be accepted pronunciation most sites i've found



There are a couple of examples here as well, seems to be a bit of difference in how much you lean into that R (possibly defined by how much you hate the English)

https://forvo.com/word/vallières/

 

[Dogtrousers]

Ok, next up ... Magdeleine

Or do we just get all familiar and call her "Mags"

 

[phreak]

They have been getting Kasia Niewiadoma wrong for years so it's no great surprise.

For the sake of any confusion, in Polish, it's ka-sha, not the awful sound kaaseea that most Anglo commentators insist on using.

 

[Dorset Boy]

I refuse to believe that Rob Hatch got either of them wrong.

Unless it's a Spanish or English name, I refuse to belive Rob Hatch got it right.

 

[Cathryn]

For the sake of any confusion, in Polish, it's ka-sha, not the awful sound kaaseea that most Anglo commentators insist on using.

YES!!!!!

 

[Cathryn]

Do we take on Uijtderbroeks? 🤣

Who…BTW… is the boyfriend of Mags Vallieres!! I was absolutely delighted with this info leaked by Victor Campenaerts!!

 

[M.R.M]

Kee-ahn Uuh-te-brooks.

 

[DeadCalm]

Do we take on Uijtderbroeks? 🤣

Weetabix.

 

[wakemalcolm]

Sadly departed Richard Moore did an interview with him when he was being touted as the next Eddy Merckx and they spent some time discussing it. Think it's Oatabix with a stray R in the middle.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Weetabix.

Karen Weetabix

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Sadly departed Richard Moore did an interview with him when he was being touted as the next Eddy Merckx and they spent some time discussing it. Think it's Oatabix with a stray R in the middle.

Oat-er-brooks

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[Shadow]

I'm getting a feeling that there should be a grave accent in there. Vallières

This is correct, with correct spelling. Why most written reports do not include it is outside of my limited knowledge. Maybe it is something against french speakers.

I would certainly expect a sports governing body to provide correct spellings, maybe naively*. The UCI website results of the women elite road race excludes Vallieres' accent, includes Garcia Canellas' (3rd), excludes PFP's (16th)** and includes Ruegg's (20th).

* yes, I know there should be something over the "i" but I don't know what its called or how to find it on my keyboard.
** and Prevot should probably have 2 accents, as in Prévôt !!

 

[mjr]

The story of the whole Nauru team DNSing and then becoming team manager for São Taomé & Príncipe is near the start of The Cycling Podcast: S13 Ep143: Out of Africa

Episode webpage:
View: https://audioboom.com/posts/8786126


Media file: https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/pscrb....p3?modified=1759438727&sid=1405050&source=rss

 

[matticus]

Oat-er-brooks

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Super, thanks!
(Although to my ears that is quite a Hull "oat", as distinct from how most Brits say "oat". Just saying... )