Author Topic: Tour de France 2018 (Read 135207 times)

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #900 on:** 27 July, 2018, 09:25:03 am »

Having been out of the UK for over four years, I’m a bit shocked now at the adverts.

Why so many gambling adverts? Is that now legal?
Why so many funeral adverts? If you’re dead, why worry about your funeral?

I am shocked about the loan adverts and personal injury lawyer adverts too. Are we turning into the US?

Croft · « **Reply #901 on:** 27 July, 2018, 09:35:56 am »

I am hoping Argritubel will start sponsoring teams again. I still have the spare room full of tubular metal products for cattle after an ill-advised impulse purchase during the 2007 TdF.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #902 on:** 27 July, 2018, 09:39:56 am »

What happened to all those debtors who consolidated with Ocean Finance?

Perhaps they were sold to the little Spanish bloke who ran Polaris World, José Luis Hernández, and are still wandering the Costa Blanca trying to sell timeshares.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #903 on:** 27 July, 2018, 10:16:03 am »

He's advertising Polaris World on my DVD TV recording of the 2007 Dunwich Dynamo "the year of the rain".

rogerzilla · « **Reply #904 on:** 27 July, 2018, 10:19:28 am »

Someone needs to tell Watchfinder that slo-mo on TV is a generally-used technique to imply someone is a sex pervert.

orraloon · « **Reply #905 on:** 27 July, 2018, 10:23:14 am »

Quote from: Auntie Helen on 27 July, 2018, 09:25:03 am

Having been out of the UK for over four years, I’m a bit shocked now at the adverts.

Why so many gambling adverts? Is that now legal?
Why so many funeral adverts? If you’re dead, why worry about your funeral?

I am shocked about the loan adverts and personal injury lawyer adverts too. Are we turning into the US?

Daytime TV watching demographic innit. Naff all to do with their time, inactive, sit inside watching the telly. C'mon, a little bet won't harm you... You don't want the family to struggle to pay for your funeral now do you?... Did you trip over a pavement? You could claim ComPenSayShun...

UK is going to sh1t in so many ways. Pah. I'm off outside.

spesh · « **Reply #906 on:** 27 July, 2018, 11:25:02 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 27 July, 2018, 03:23:35 am

Now I come to think of it, I did see a shampoo ad the other day featuring notable Tour drop-out M Kitteh, or a fairly convincing lookalike. But I've no idea what The Product is for half the sponsors of the Tour teams.

Via the magic of Wikinaccurate and JFGI:

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fimm · « **Reply #907 on:** 27 July, 2018, 12:51:41 pm »

There was a list like that in the Guardian in a preview article.

I was thinking, hasn't Froome been in the position of being the "superdomestique who is stronger than his team leader" a couple of times? Once in that TDF that Wiggins won, and once in a Vuelta where IIRC Froome was told to wait for Wiggins and it ended up that both of them lost time when Froome didn't have to? Or something like that - I'm just going on what I recall... I wondered if that would make a difference to how Froome is reacting this time. I accept that the situations are not totally the same and that Froome has had some bad luck with that crash.

Legs · « **Reply #908 on:** 27 July, 2018, 01:21:43 pm »

My favourite was Gewiss (light switches) - Ballan (garage doors). First trade team jersey I bought...

Beardy · « **Reply #909 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:09:18 pm »

It’s gone very quite on this thread. Is everyone holding their breath?

andyoxon · « **Reply #910 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:19:17 pm »

Still waiting for GC action...

citoyen · « **Reply #911 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:20:10 pm »

Quote from: andyoxon on 27 July, 2018, 03:19:17 pm

Still waiting for GC action...

Are you not watching?

ijsbrand · « **Reply #912 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:24:00 pm »

Quote from: Legs on 27 July, 2018, 01:21:43 pm

My favourite was Gewiss (light switches) - Ballan (garage doors). First trade team jersey I bought...

Marc Zeepcentrale (Marc's Soap Central)
IJsboerke (Little ice-cream farmer)

But, there has been a local team, called Baby Dump. Because dump has only one meaning in Dutch English, being the short for dump-store.

Basil · « **Reply #913 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:24:44 pm »

Crossing fingers for Sagan surviving.

andyoxon · « **Reply #914 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:25:05 pm »

No. Looking at app graphic occasionally.

citoyen · « **Reply #915 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:26:46 pm »

Quote from: andyoxon on 27 July, 2018, 03:25:05 pm

No. Looking at app graphic occasionally.

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andyoxon · « **Reply #916 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:29:50 pm »

Oooh...

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #917 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:42:52 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 27 July, 2018, 03:26:46 pm

Quote from: andyoxon on 27 July, 2018, 03:25:05 pm
No. Looking at app graphic occasionally.

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Landa is up to 2nd on virtual GC at the moment.

Not anymore. Gesink dragged the MJ group back to 1'40" doubtless setting up Roglic for a last attempt in a bit

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #918 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:55:25 pm »

Kruisjike attacked. He's the bait for a Roglic counterattack

T42 · « **Reply #919 on:** 27 July, 2018, 03:55:36 pm »

As soon as the studio wights start burbling about the virtual GC the MJ group starts reeling the breakaway in.

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #920 on:** 27 July, 2018, 04:04:43 pm »

Dumoulin is effectively a Sky domestique

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #921 on:** 27 July, 2018, 04:06:29 pm »

Quote from: Hot Flatus on 27 July, 2018, 03:55:25 pm

Kruisjike attacked. He's the bait for a Roglic counterattack

et voila.

T42 · « **Reply #922 on:** 27 July, 2018, 04:12:35 pm »

Horrible descent in the fog from the Soulor.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #923 on:** 27 July, 2018, 04:18:15 pm »

Brilliant support from Bernal.

T42 · « **Reply #924 on:** 27 July, 2018, 04:31:17 pm »

Ditto Aubisque

Team:		Sponsors:
AG2R La Mondiale		Ag2r Prevoyance (French insurance and savings co.)
Astana Pro Team		The Samruk-Kazyna, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan
Bahrain - Merida		The government of Bahrain and a Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer
BMC Racing Team		Swiss bicycle manufacturer
Bora - Hansgrohe		BORA (German kitchen surfaces/extractor fans co.); Hansgrohe (german bathroom products co.)
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits		French money-lending co.
Direct Energie		French international electric utility co.
FDJ		French national lottery
Lotto Soudal		Belgian national lottery; Soudal (Belgian adhesives co.)
Mitchelton - Scott		Mitchelton (Aussie boutique hotel and winery); Scott (Swiss producer of bicycles, winter equipment, motorsports gear and sportswear)
Movistar Team		Spanish mobile telecoms operator
Quick-Step Floors		US-owned laminate flooring manufacturer
Team Dimension Data		South African IT services co.
Team EF Education First – Drapac P/B Cannondale		EF Education First (Swedish-Swiss education co.): Drapac Capital Partners (Aussie-US real estate firm): Cannondale Bicycle Corp. (US-Canadian bicycle manufacturer)
Team Fortuneo – Samsic		Fortuneo (French online bank); Samsic (French business service provider and France's 2nd largest cleaning co.)
Team Katusha - Alpecin		Katusha Sports (Swiss-based cycling clothing brand); Alpecin (German shampoo co.)
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo		Dutch national lottery; Jumbo (Dutch supermarket chain)
Team Sky		Pay-TV broadcaster
Team Sunweb		Sunweb (Dutch-owned international tour operator)
Trek – Segafredo		Trek (US bike manufacturer); Segafredo (italian coffee brand)
UAE Team Emirates		United Arab Emirates; Emirates airline
Wanty – Groupe Gobert		Wanty (mini-conglomerate with activities ranging from quarrying to civil engineering and roadsurfacing); Groupe Gobert supplies building materials like insulation or paving stones.