Le Tour!

[Athers]

French love protesting at Le Tour but rather than just blocking the road this one is really dangerous - top of a mountain meaning they were starting descending straight after the punctures.. at top speed, believe the leader of the King of the Mountains came off and broke his collarbone.

[bobo the clown]

Waste of a day today as some idiot decided to sabotage the race by throwing tacks on the road.

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Frenchie.

Knob.

Anything more needed, just ask.

[Bruce Rioja]

Waste of a day today as some idiot decided to sabotage the race by throwing tacks on the road.

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Frenchie.

Knob.

Anything more needed, just ask.

Of course. Foolishness on my behalf.

We'll have to get tacks of our own out the next time that the surly feck* are running away!

[Montreal Wanderer]

Waste of a day today as some idiot decided to sabotage the race by throwing tacks on the road.

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Hmm. Well, the tacks were thrown
a) in the Pyrenees
b) After the leading Spanish rider had passed

Just some nob I'd say.b

[Bruce Rioja]

Waste of a day today as some idiot decided to sabotage the race by throwing tacks on the road.

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Hmm. Well, the tacks were thrown
a) in the Pyrenees
b) After the leading Spanish rider had passed

Just some nob I'd say.b

Is that you being insightful? I've no idea. My question was simple.

[seanworth]

Waste of a day today as some idiot decided to sabotage the race by throwing tacks on the road.

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Hmm. Well, the tacks were thrown
a) in the Pyrenees
b) After the leading Spanish rider had passed

Just some nob I'd say.b

Is that you being insightful? I've no idea. My question was simple.

The thought had never even crossed my mind. Dying to hear if you heard that somewhere or came up with it by yourself Monty. Mind you I would only assume that was to help him win the stage silnce both the spanish riders in a run to win the stage were an hour or so behind the overall leader.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Waste of a day today as some idiot decided to sabotage the race by throwing tacks on the road.

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Hmm. Well, the tacks were thrown
a) in the Pyrenees
b) After the leading Spanish rider had passed

Just some nob I'd say.b

Is that you being insightful? I've no idea. My question was simple.

The thought had never even crossed my mind. Dying to hear if you heard that somewhere or came up with it by yourself Monty. Mind you I would only assume that was to help him win the stage silnce both the spanish riders in a run to win the stage were an hour or so behind the overall leader.

I know nothing and was just making a cynical comment. However the Tour has a history (from the 1930s) of people throwing tacks on the road to nobble favourites. Indeed it was almost permanently cancelled because of this.

[Andy Waller]

Jimmy Carr won that stage. He's great at tacks evasion.

[malcd1]

Jimmy Carr won that stage. He's great at tacks evasion.

Booooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! Get off!

[jimbo]

Been away for the last couple of weeks so not been following as closely, but managed to catch some bits of highlights on Catalonian TV. Sky have done a great job for Wiggans, and I'm really pleased for Froome who has shown so much energy and endurance on the climbs, whilst putting a good time trial in. He'll definitely win it for years to come.

[Lord Kangana]

Waste of a day today as some idiot decided to sabotage the race by throwing tacks on the road.

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Hmm. Well, the tacks were thrown
a) in the Pyrenees
b) After the leading Spanish rider had passed

Just some nob I'd say.b

Is that you being insightful? I've no idea. My question was simple.

Interestingly enough (or not) my dad and BiL were both present just down the hill form the incident and said both the French and the French Press were effusive in their praise of Bradley Wiggin's actions afterwards. Having been present myself in the past, its difficult to get across how huge Le Tour is, and as the race director pointed out, it'd be nigh on impossible to stop these acts from taking place. You'll always get dickheads, be it football or whatever sport, thats just life I s'pose.

[seanworth]

Waste of a day today as some idiot decided to sabotage the race by throwing tacks on the road.

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Hmm. Well, the tacks were thrown
a) in the Pyrenees
b) After the leading Spanish rider had passed

Just some nob I'd say.b

Is that you being insightful? I've no idea. My question was simple.

Interestingly enough (or not) my dad and BiL were both present just down the hill form the incident and said both the French and the French Press were effusive in their praise of Bradley Wiggin's actions afterwards. Having been present myself in the past, its difficult to get across how huge Le Tour is, and as the race director pointed out, it'd be nigh on impossible to stop these acts from taking place. You'll always get dickheads, be it football or whatever sport, thats just life I s'pose.

Still surprises me though with the number of cameras, both official and spectators that they couldn't have found out who threw the tacks. It's not like one can just jump in a car are speed off into the sunset from the top of that stage.

[seanworth]

Been away for the last couple of weeks so not been following as closely, but managed to catch some bits of highlights on Catalonian TV. Sky have done a great job for Wiggans, and I'm really pleased for Froome who has shown so much energy and endurance on the climbs, whilst putting a good time trial in. He'll definitely win it for years to come.

I actually feel bad for Froome. I understand how these races are done, but Froome is clearly by far the best rider in the Tour this year. He could have left Wiggins in his tracks so many times during the mountain stages this year it wasn't even funny. Great time for cycling in the U.k. right now.

[jimbo]

Been away for the last couple of weeks so not been following as closely, but managed to catch some bits of highlights on Catalonian TV. Sky have done a great job for Wiggans, and I'm really pleased for Froome who has shown so much energy and endurance on the climbs, whilst putting a good time trial in. He'll definitely win it for years to come.

I actually feel bad for Froome. I understand how these races are done, but Froome is clearly by far the best rider in the Tour this year. He could have left Wiggins in his tracks so many times during the mountain stages this year it wasn't even funny. Great time for cycling in the U.k. right now.

Yeah, I agree I feel sorry for him as well. Just pleased in the sense that he has really shown that he can do it and has earned himself a team leader spot somewhere for next year. He deserves that. He beat Wiggans in the Vuelta last year, but that was arguably down to Wiggans not being in best shape after his #collarbone in the Tour, but he's shown he's more than capable of beating him this last couple of weeks.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Seriously? Why would anyone do that? Someone involved with an ulterior motive or just some knob?

Hmm. Well, the tacks were thrown
a) in the Pyrenees
b) After the leading Spanish rider had passed

Just some nob I'd say.b

Is that you being insightful? I've no idea. My question was simple.

Interestingly enough (or not) my dad and BiL were both present just down the hill form the incident and said both the French and the French Press were effusive in their praise of Bradley Wiggin's actions afterwards. Having been present myself in the past, its difficult to get across how huge Le Tour is, and as the race director pointed out, it'd be nigh on impossible to stop these acts from taking place. You'll always get dickheads, be it football or whatever sport, thats just life I s'pose.

Still surprises me though with the number of cameras, both official and spectators that they couldn't have found out who threw the tacks. It's not like one can just jump in a car are speed off into the sunset from the top of that stage.

Bradley is now known as Le Gentleman, which is fair enough. Sean, it is hard to pick out a perpetrator in a mob scene, even if they do have all those cameras. No doubt the Surete are demanding greater resolution in close ups etc. but they'll never find anyone.

[CAPSLOCK]

Been away for the last couple of weeks so not been following as closely, but managed to catch some bits of highlights on Catalonian TV. Sky have done a great job for Wiggans, and I'm really pleased for Froome who has shown so much energy and endurance on the climbs, whilst putting a good time trial in. He'll definitely win it for years to come.

I actually feel bad for Froome. I understand how these races are done, but Froome is clearly by far the best rider in the Tour this year. He could have left Wiggins in his tracks so many times during the mountain stages this year it wasn't even funny. Great time for cycling in the U.k. right now.

Did Wiggins fcuk your mother at some point?

It's not clear at all

[TANGODANCER]

Talking to a neighbour today who says he saw a young bloke at the top of our road loading bikes on a car rack. Asked him if he rode in races. Turns out it's only Jason Kenny and he lives not much more than fifty yards from me. Never even knew. Small world.

[Il Pirate]

its difficult to get across how huge Le Tour is,


And it's even bigger than that. Superb work by Sky today. Cavendish ? I cannot praise enough. Who would of thought a predominately football orientated broadcast company (and Bond villianesque set up, apparantly, so I've been told allegedly) would provide the financial platform for a British TdF Winner? Funny old world innit? But as a clubman cyclist since 1970, I'm loving every minute!

[Harry Genshaw]

its difficult to get across how huge Le Tour is,


And it's even bigger than that. Superb work by Sky today. Cavendish ? I cannot praise enough. Who would of thought a predominately football orientated broadcast company (and Bond villianesque set up, apparantly, so I've been told allegedly) would provide the financial platform for a British TdF Winner? Funny old world innit? But as a clubman cyclist since 1970, I'm loving every minute!

Cycling has really taken off in the UK over the last 10 years and it's going to go stratospheric if Wiggans hangs in there. I'm really chuffed for folks like you IP who were voices in the wilderness of what was a tiny sport in the UK all them years ago. Have you read Matt Seatons book, The Escape Artist? It's a good read featuring competitive cycling in the UK in the 70s

[Lord Kangana]

I still reserve the right to get angry when you defy the Highway Code and ride 10 abreast on country roads.