TdeF 2016 (Contains spoilers)

[mcshroom]

Not going right for Etixx Quick-step. Tony Martin retired with knee trouble, and then Kittel has a tantrum after a puncture.

[TimO]

Marcel Kittel is having a bad race, he was seriously unhappy with the bike change, and now has to chase his way back up to the front again.  The race officials are obviously turning a blind eye to him drafting behind team cars !

With 30km to go, he should be fine, but hard work nevertheless.

[Mr Larrington]

Thought Greipel's team had blown it for a second there!

[Séamas M.]

Thought we might have had another photo finish, very entertaining. Glad to see Greipel score at last.

[Ruthie]

Smile of the day is Greipel's for sure.

Hair of the day?  Sagan..  As always.

[Wowbagger]

I haven't read all this thread, but I can't let the "Podium Girls" get away without comment.

Can't they play the Benny Hill music, on an accordion if need be, to accompany them?

[Ruthie]

This might have been my favourite Tour ever.  Brilliant, from start to finish, and the world's nicest man goes home in yellow - and he's a Brit 

[Ruthie]

Nice speech from the man there.

[citoyen]

Nice speech from the man there.

I was getting a bit emotional by the end of it myself!

[Karla]

This might have been my favourite Tour ever.  Brilliant, from start to finish, and the world's nicest man goes home in yellow - and he's a Brit Kenyan 

FTFY

[Mr Larrington]

A Yates:	O hai! I am A Yates and I am made of teh Win! C Froome haz teh yellow biek, Crazy P Sagan haz teh green biek and teh R Majka haz teh spotty biek! WHY I NOT HAZ TEH WHITE BIEK? IZ TEH NOT FAIR!!1!
Omnes:	Oh grow up, u little squit!
A Yates:	SHAN'T!!1!
	[Later...]
T Sky:	Yay! Teh BEER!!1!
A Yates:	Teh T Sky haz teh BEER! Y I not haz teh BEER? NOT FAIR!!1!
Omnes:	Ur not old enuff 2 haz teh BEER, A Yates! Does ur Mum kno ur here?
A Yates:	WAAAAAAAAH!!1!
	[Quite a lot later...]
Omnes:	Oi! C Prudhomme! Get on with it!
B Hinault:	[Waves white flag] That's teh first & last time I surrend0rz, C Prudhomme, you utter git!
TD Gendt:	O hai! I am TD Gendt! Time 4 another pointless attack. CU l8r, suxx0rz! Actually, noes. Can't b ar53d!
	[Really an awful lot later...]
*** Boulting:	O hai! I am TV's *** Boulting! Isn't teh France BRILLIANT?
SD Millar:	O hai! I am TV's Super D Millar! Yes, ***. Yes, it is!
*** Boulting:	Ooh look! Teh XIIIeme century fish pond!
M Kitteh:	Did sum1 sa "fish"? I liek fish! Also, miaow!
M Bodnar:	W00t! I am now TV's M Bodnar! O hai clouds o hai sky o hai Mrs M Bodnar!
*** Boulting:	Ooh look! Sylvain ["Poisonous Term" - Ed.]anel! And now a 16' tall psychedelic wol will talk to u about pensions!
SD Millar:	U been at teh brass polish again, ***?
	[Almost, but not quite, tomorreau...]
T Martin:	Bai!
M Kitteh:	Piss, piss and miaow!
D Martin:	Arse!
B Holm:	WTF? Y my team fall 2 bitz?
T Bell1:	Ding and, moreover, dong!
B Coqup:	FFS!
A Greipel:	Yay! Made of teh Win at last!
A Kristoff:	Kristoff? Pistoff, more like!
CP Sagan:	Crazy!!1!
	[Teh Podiumz..]
P Girl:	Outta tha way, R Majka!
R Majka:	I'm not washing that arm 4 teh while!
	[Grams: Rule Britannia]
C Froome:	Merci, vive le Tour et vive La France! [Sotto voce] If that doesn't stop the piss-chucking bastards I'm retiring...
	[Long after dark...]
SD Millar:	***?
*** Boulting:	Yes, Super D?
SD Millar:	What is teh capital ov Canada?
*** Boulting:	Ot...[Grams: GY!BE's "East Hastings". Roll end credits]

1: No. No, not that one.

[Séamas M.]

- and he's a Brit 

Just like Andy Murray. 

[Karla]

There was a Englishman in the top 10 of course ... he's just been riding for Ireland since he was 20!

[mcshroom]

- and he's a Brit 

Just like Andy Murray. 

Far less hair - looks nothing like him

[Chris S]

This might have been my favourite Tour ever.  Brilliant, from start to finish, and the world's nicest man goes home in yellow - and he's a Brit 

Actually, I thought it was a bit formulaic and tedious. Oh Well...

ETA: It was rescued by our very own Mr Larrington, natch.

[Mr Larrington]

There was a Englishman in the top 10 of course ... he's just been riding for Ireland since he was 20!

I bet that's come as a bit of a surprise to A Yates!

[Ruthie]

This might have been my favourite Tour ever.  Brilliant, from start to finish, and the world's nicest man goes home in yellow - and he's a Brit 

Actually, I thought it was a bit formulaic and tedious. Oh Well...

ETA: It was rescued by our very own Mr Larrington, natch.

CF running up that hill was marvellous, shirley?

[woollypigs]

Well this wasn't a boring tour, the man who got yellow needed to work for it. And he threw a few curve balls into the mix, which got the blood going once or twice.

Some of the stage winners did some great riding - break aways and sprints. It looks like some up and coming riders to look out for in the future.

All in all a good tour.

[Séamas M.]

All in all a good tour.

Plus ça change..

[mzjo]

There was a Englishman in the top 10 of course ... he's just been riding for Ireland since he was 20!

I bet that's come as a bit of a surprise to A Yates!

According to Virenque, Durand and Marion the blonde bimbo, A Yates is thought to be austrine. Could be his fault for choosing to ride anti-podean.

[TimC]

This might have been my favourite Tour ever.  Brilliant, from start to finish, and the world's nicest man goes home in yellow - and he's a Brit 

Actually, I thought it was a bit formulaic and tedious. Oh Well...

ETA: It was rescued by our very own Mr Larrington, natch.

I have to disagree - about the formulaic bit at least. Sky were dominant, to a level perhaps they haven't been before, but that meant that non-GC-threatening breaks were fair game. That led to lots of exciting stuff off the Yellow Jumper race, and even C Froome got into the spirit of the event by doing some seriously risky stuffs. I loved it.

Have to agree about Mr Larrington's stuff, though. Has anyone sent it to TV's *** Boulting?

[Pingu]

Nice bit of fish tailing by P Sagan's bike at the finish - crazy!

[Mrs Pingu]

Speaking of muzak,  does anyone know what was being played when they did the tribute to C. Boardman's mum?

[Mr Larrington]

Have to agree about Mr Larrington's stuff, though. Has anyone sent it to TV's *** Boulting?

Nooooooooooo!  He'll send Evil C Boardman round to kill me utterly to DETH

[spesh]

Have to agree about Mr Larrington's stuff, though. Has anyone sent it to TV's *** Boulting?

Nooooooooooo!  He'll send Evil C Boardman round to kill me utterly to DETH

In an amusing and educational manner.