Positive as in a good thing, not as in drug test.
I'm really enjoying watching the Tour this year. It started out in Brittany, where I have spent alot of time and have a personal connection to. There are new faces that I find interesting and easy on the eyes. And it appears that Bob Roll has indeed taken some French lessons since last year.
All in all, I'm having a good time with it.
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07-13-2008, 11:12 AM #1
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On a positive note...
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07-13-2008, 11:36 AM #2
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Bob is neither as stupid or foolish as he at times appears... he knows Italian very well and can pronounce French when he wants to, but if you've ever heard his hilarious story about how hard it was to get water from French waiters back when he was a racer you would understand why he tends to mangle the French language...
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07-13-2008, 12:29 PM #3
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Me too! TdF viewing party #2 is tonight - my house - 7 p.m. (dinner first)
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07-13-2008, 02:01 PM #4
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It's about time. BBC Sport news: Unnamed Cricket Player Tests Positive.
Finally, WADA's hopefully found a new target. But... cricket??? Really??The International Cricket Council have confirmed that an unnamed player tested positive for a banned substance in the recent Indian Premier League season.
The tests were carried out under the supervision of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), after the IPL adopted the ICC's code on doping."How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
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07-13-2008, 02:03 PM #5
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Drugged crickets...I knew it!
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07-13-2008, 02:15 PM #6
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So that's why Jiminy's always whistling... Originally Posted by Dogmama
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07-13-2008, 02:16 PM #7
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I wish there were enough people near where I live who like to watch tdf that we could have a viewing party! That would be fun. I'm always sad when it's over.
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07-14-2008, 06:57 AM #8
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Several years back there was a french rider (wish i could remember who) who finally approached bobke about his trashing of the pronunciation of his name. From then on, Bob pronounced his name right, but another rider with the exact same name, kept saying it wrong. It is all a part of the Bobke mystique.
He knows dang well how to say a lot of it. Even now, despite how many riders speak english, french is the language of the peloton, they all can speak it well enough. Lance is really very fluent, it was fun to hear him interviewed on TV when we were over there for the tour in 04.
i'm thorougly enjoying it (working at home today and watching the tour live). when we went over, we were in the south area near the pyrenees, so the last couple days and next few, are great fun to watch given that we were in this area. heck, i found it frightening to drive the pyrenees in our car.
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07-14-2008, 08:59 AM #9
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Take that, VeloNews. Tsk, tsk.
Bobke is very cool and, yes, very smart. He's my favorite kind of person: Someone with a brain who's also a great big, irreverent goofball. Anyone who's a fan of the Tour who has not read his book, should.
And, may I just say... GO ARGYLE!!! Yay, Christian!"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
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07-13-2008, 02:14 PM #10
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Originally Posted by tulip
I think Kim Kirchen's kinda cute...though the Italians and Spaniards usually are my, um, favorites...
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