When is/was Tour De Celeb on?

[MossCommuter]

If this madness doesn't stop next thing you know it'll reach some critical mass and the nation will be forced into spending on cycling infrastructure which will only encourage more.

This kind of vicious circle needs nipping in the bud.

(Oh how I love a mixed metaphor).

 

[Slick]

Exactly, how did we ever let it get so bad?

 

[Crackle]

Austin Healey's in it but not his brother Frog Eye.

 

[MossCommuter]

Austin Healey's in it but not his brother Frog Eye.

Or Jensen

 

[johnnyb47]

We haven't seen this programme yet and think we should give it chance. You never know, it may end up being quite good and entertaining. I think it's a good thing seeing a TV programme promoting cycling. It may inspire car drivers to ditch there iron chariots for the bike which can only be a good thing for the environment and congested roads. I personally hope it turns into a big TV hit. If it does by some miracle it can only strengthen the popularity of the cycling fraternity in this country. :-)))

 

[Smokin Joe]

We haven't seen this programme yet and think we should give it chance. You never know, it may end up being quite good and entertaining. I think it's a good thing seeing a TV programme promoting cycling. It may inspire car drivers to ditch there iron chariots for the bike which can only be a good thing for the environment and congested roads. I personally hope it turns into a big TV hit. If it does by some miracle it can only strengthen the popularity of the cycling fraternity in this country. :-)))

Five minute wonder. Give it a few years and all the celebs will have buggered off to the next big thing.

 

[John the Monkey]

In summary then, a mixture of cautious optimism, and this.

 

[mkmark666]

Let's see: bunch of people who haven't done much cycling tackling a pretty rough day in the mountains. If they were ordinary members of the public we'd applaud their efforts. But, they're celebs. Enter chorus of sneers. Why? they're still ordinary physical specimens (Healey, Gough and Kidd excepted) They face the same challenges as Joe Public but have the advantage of top riders giving them advice. Feel free not to watch. Me, I'll watch to see what problems they face and how they meet them. Mountain descents scare them half to death? Me too, probably. Do they improve? If so, how and how much. Who knows, some of us might even learn something.

Cycling getting hatefully popular? How awful. Next thing you know we'll have a big enough pool to draw that from we'll be winning World and Olympic championships. I shudder at the prospect.

I'm pretty sure this is the 'celeb Darren Gough' on Strava. If so, he seems to like his cycling as much as many of us having put in 2,800 miles so far this year;

https://www.strava.com/athletes/10719831

 

[Crackle]

Or Jensen

You can't have that, there's no Sprite link.

 

[MossCommuter]

You can't have that, there's no Sprite link.

Healy

 

[Crackle]

Healy

I know, I'm still disallowing it...

Austin Healey Sprite
Frog eye Sprite

We can send it to the gif of arbitration that is @John the Monkey for a final ruling.

 

[MossCommuter]

I know, I'm still disallowing it...

Austin Healey Sprite
Frog eye Sprite

We can send it to the gif of arbitration that is @John the Monkey for a final ruling.

My mate at school had a frog eyed sprite. Aged 17 he was 6 foot tall.

He had to drive with the roof off wearing goggles

 

[fossyant]

It's on now C5 - 7pm.

Ex rugby player cycles so he has it easy. The others are very wobbly.

 

[nickyboy]

It's on now C5 - 7pm.

Ex rugby player cycles so he has it easy. The others are very wobbly.

Well if the show so far is anything to go by it will put off current cyclists, let alone encourage non-cyclists to give it a go

They keep falling off and, worse, having incidents with traffic

 

[fossyant]

Lucy is the one that poops herself and falls off. She only tumbles !