The first time Le Tour came to Blighty...

[Fnaar]

...was a bit of a disaster, apparently...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-28090246

 

[Cuchilo]

There wont be such a faff this time as they let anyone in now . They will probably give them all council flats and a couple of hundred quid to keep them going

 

[raleighnut]

"Please don't compare the Champs Élysée to the Plympton bypass."

As if.

The Plympton Bypass was far smoother

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Yep - I remember all that. It was cr&p then and has remained cr&p since.