Tour de France 2016 **SPOILERS**

[Dayvo]

Was the crowd cheering or heckling him during his speech?

He was being cheered, I think.

Good speech, but Froome has been modest and unassuming all tour. Even the French fans seemed to have warmed to him as I don't recall any urine-throwing, foul-mouthing behaviour.

 

[smutchin]

What did he say? This pub is too damn noisy

The French bit was: "Thank you for your kindness at this difficult time. You have the most beautiful country and the most beautiful race. Vive le Tour et vive la France!"

 

[mjr]

Urgh, think I prefer the Go Compare jingle to the British anthem.

We really ought to modernise it to the 1920s...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sG1ibc9Hvc

 

[seraphina]

+1 for the Skoda adverts, for actually managing to show people other than middle aged white males on bikes.

 

[mjr]

+1 for the Skoda adverts, for actually managing to show people other than middle aged white males on bikes.

But minus several hundred for showing a Skoda following dangerously close to that woman pulling away from a temporary traffic light.

 

[suzeworld]

Is it just me, or do others find the Skoda advertisements patronising and annoying? To me them seem to exemplify ignorant pre-conceptions about cyclists, and take the piss in a way which I'd expect from ignorant motorists.

Makes me wonder why on earth they sponsor it. Apologies if this has already been covered.

I think they are funny --- I did start a thread on it here:
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/skoda-sponsorship-ads-around-itv4-tour.203757/

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Oh well, that's it over for another year.

 

[smutchin]

Oh well, that's it over for another year.

Damn.

 

[Dayvo]

Oh well, that's it over for another year.

Didn't you record it?

You can watch it again and see if you're any better at predicting the stage winners.

 

[themosquitoking]

It was crazy at times, the images of Froome running up the mountain will be played for ever.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Didn't you record it?

You can watch it again and see if you're any better at predicting the stage winners.

Oh yeah!

 

[HF2300]

Urgh, think I prefer the Go Compare jingle to the British anthem.

I still like Billy Connolly's idea of using the Archers theme...

 

[Mike_P]

On the subject of watching it again are DVDs commonly available? I got the 2013 Tdf on DVD as it was part of a 2014 Tdf Magazine package but have never seen DVDs since.

 

[HF2300]

Damn.

Vuelta soon.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

On the subject of watching it again are DVDs commonly available? I got the 2013 Tdf on DVD as it was part of a 2014 Tdf Magazine package but have never seen DVDs since.

If you are happy with Brit winners and cheating Lance
http://cyclingweekly.ipcshop.co.uk/...france-giro-vuelta/tour-de-france-dvds?Page=0