Tour de France 2012 (with SPOILERS)

[smutchin]

Yep. On Bastille day round here they play national anthems. The Marseillaise, wakes everyone up, Flower of Scotland, great stuff. Then it's God Save the Queen, aaarrggghh! What a downer.. I reckon we'll win a lot more medals at the Olympics if they change the anthem. And definitely the 'singer'.

Can you imagine this scene if they'd had to sing God Save The Queen instead?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-E2H1ChJM

 

[fimm]

Is it possible to watch any of the highlights anywhere? I forgot to put ITV4 on till near the end of the highlights programme yesterday (my feeble excuse is that I'd been away for the weekend...)

 

[ColinJ]

I think it is time that someone started a campaign for a new national anthem! Perhaps it could be called CAMRANT?

 

[rich p]

Ah, I thought it was one or other with no propect of both.

Froome, Wiggins for the ITT with Stannard, Cav and Millar joining them for the road race.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

A gold fish with sideburns? Where did you get that, somewhere near Dungeness B?

I was just thinking that I need to take a picture of him and then photoshop some in!

 

[srw]

IIRC, the TT riders have to be part of the team for the RR.

Am I successfully giving the illusion of knowing a lot about pro bike racing?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Can you imagine this scene if they'd had to sing God Save The Queen instead?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-E2H1ChJM

I'm sure I wasn't the only one who got the complete irony of it all. I mean, they said in the commentary that where they were was where they used to bring the Aristocracy to be Guillotined, and yet, we had Lesley Garrat there singing

'God Save The Queen'

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Psst, here, you couldn't get an old Guillotine out and finish off Lesley at the same time could you?

 

[Scoosh]

Is it possible to watch any of the highlights anywhere? I forgot to put ITV4 on till near the end of the highlights programme yesterday (my feeble excuse is that I'd been away for the weekend...)

Try ITV Player - if it's not worn out by now !

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Is it possible to watch any of the highlights anywhere? I forgot to put ITV4 on till near the end of the highlights programme yesterday (my feeble excuse is that I'd been away for the weekend...)

ITV4 are showing the Paris stage highlights in 6 minutes!!! (13:00)

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm sure I wasn't the only one who got the complete irony of it all. I mean, they said in the commentary that where they were was where they used to bring the Aristocracy to be Guillotined, and yet, we had Lesley Garrat there singing

'God Save The Queen'

Oh, I don't know - I thought it was the most spine-chilling execution of the national anthem I've ever heard.

 

[fimm]

Thank you.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Thank you.

You are welcome, but, what for?

 

[Watt-O]

Oh, I don't know - I thought it was the most spine-chilling execution of the national anthem I've ever heard.

I found Garret's rendition of our rather naff national anthem buttock clenchingly embarassing - Christ was that Ginger Spice's old dress? Poor old Brad did well to keep his dignity. Still, it didn't detract from the super individual and team performances.

 

[Mr Celine]

In his various press conferences Wiggo never even hinted at claiming victory until he was over the last mountain, but did he ever actually say "it's not over till the fat lady sings"?

If he did say that, then it's his own bloody fault.