Tour De France
Jun 29th 2012, 8:22 am
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Tour De France
Well its that time of the year again when the real men come out in force, the start of the Le Tour De France!
3497km of blood. sweat, tears, agony & ecstacy, this even has it all!
Forget about the drug taking, the non drug taking the slurs and the slander, it happens in every sport. The majority of these guys play by the rules and are superhuman,
Team Sky have assembled a British team with our most reallistic chance ever of winning Le Tour, Bradley Wiggins supported by The Manx Missile and the rest of the team are really going for it.
What price a Wiggins TDF win and Cavendish to win the Olympic road race?
William Hills here I come! Go Wiggo!
3497km of blood. sweat, tears, agony & ecstacy, this even has it all!
Forget about the drug taking, the non drug taking the slurs and the slander, it happens in every sport. The majority of these guys play by the rules and are superhuman,
Team Sky have assembled a British team with our most reallistic chance ever of winning Le Tour, Bradley Wiggins supported by The Manx Missile and the rest of the team are really going for it.
What price a Wiggins TDF win and Cavendish to win the Olympic road race?
William Hills here I come! Go Wiggo!
Jun 29th 2012, 11:08 am
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Re: Tour De France
Karlos,
Any idea which TV channel in Dubai will be showing the TdF with English commentary?
I love the TdF, saw it go through our village in the Alps 3 years ago....awesome!
Thanks
HMHB
Any idea which TV channel in Dubai will be showing the TdF with English commentary?
I love the TdF, saw it go through our village in the Alps 3 years ago....awesome!
Thanks
HMHB
Jun 29th 2012, 11:11 am
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No idea Im afraid. Im in Abu Dhabi and my hotel has a grand total of two channels that are in English! Al Jazeera Sports 3 and BBC World News!
I am sure someone on here will have the answer though!
I am sure someone on here will have the answer though!
Jun 29th 2012, 11:17 am
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Dubai sports hit or miss with english though..
Jun 29th 2012, 11:23 am
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Looks like im driving over to your house then Commander. You got a pool and beer in the fridge?
Maybe I can pick that bike up you were lending me.............oh hang on, after walking on The Corniche for a couple of hours this morning, maybe not!
Maybe I can pick that bike up you were lending me.............oh hang on, after walking on The Corniche for a couple of hours this morning, maybe not!
Jun 29th 2012, 11:31 am
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Its a long drive mate, I've been back in Dubai for over a year..no pool but a fully stocked up bar...alas I am racing next sunday so am on the wagon..
Jun 29th 2012, 11:43 am
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This bar you keep mentioning - is it a full on Pat Butcher one in the corner of the Saheel villa complete with mirrored wall and optics?
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Re: Tour De France
Jul 1st 2012, 1:14 pm
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Jul 1st 2012, 1:48 pm
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Well its that time of the year again when the real men come out in force, the start of the Le Tour De France!
3497km of blood. sweat, tears, agony & ecstacy, this even has it all!
Forget about the drug taking, the non drug taking the slurs and the slander, it happens in every sport. The majority of these guys play by the rules and are superhuman,
Team Sky have assembled a British team with our most reallistic chance ever of winning Le Tour, Bradley Wiggins supported by The Manx Missile and the rest of the team are really going for it.
What price a Wiggins TDF win and Cavendish to win the Olympic road race?
William Hills here I come! Go Wiggo!
3497km of blood. sweat, tears, agony & ecstacy, this even has it all!
Forget about the drug taking, the non drug taking the slurs and the slander, it happens in every sport. The majority of these guys play by the rules and are superhuman,
Team Sky have assembled a British team with our most reallistic chance ever of winning Le Tour, Bradley Wiggins supported by The Manx Missile and the rest of the team are really going for it.
What price a Wiggins TDF win and Cavendish to win the Olympic road race?
William Hills here I come! Go Wiggo!
Jul 17th 2012, 9:42 pm
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Frank Shleck...dear oh dear!!
Jul 17th 2012, 11:13 pm
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I hear they are introducing a new jersey, the maillot bleu, or the Rangers jersey. It's to be awarded to the cyclist who best avoids tacks...
Jul 18th 2012, 4:06 am
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So we confident he Wiggins can go on and win it? Would be fantastic to see him do so, as mentioned earlier in the thread Sky have put together a cracking team and Froome has really stepped up a level or two this tour. A potential winner himself in the next few years potentially. Would also be good to see Cavendish get a fourth consecutive win in Paris on Sunday.
Really disappointing news about Frank Schleck failing a doping test, I’ve always been fan of both he and his brother, apparently not a performance enhancing drug but still casts another dark shadow over the Tour. An Andy Schleck/Cadel Evans/Wiggo battle for yellow would have been even more intriguing, as in my opinion and not wishing to take anything away from Wiggins, it is a relatively weak field this tour, or perhaps just a sign the drug cheats have being weeded out?
Really disappointing news about Frank Schleck failing a doping test, I’ve always been fan of both he and his brother, apparently not a performance enhancing drug but still casts another dark shadow over the Tour. An Andy Schleck/Cadel Evans/Wiggo battle for yellow would have been even more intriguing, as in my opinion and not wishing to take anything away from Wiggins, it is a relatively weak field this tour, or perhaps just a sign the drug cheats have being weeded out?
Jul 18th 2012, 6:16 am
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So we confident he Wiggins can go on and win it? Would be fantastic to see him do so, as mentioned earlier in the thread Sky have put together a cracking team and Froome has really stepped up a level or two this tour. A potential winner himself in the next few years potentially. Would also be good to see Cavendish get a fourth consecutive win in Paris on Sunday.
Really disappointing news about Frank Schleck failing a doping test, I’ve always been fan of both he and his brother, apparently not a performance enhancing drug but still casts another dark shadow over the Tour. An Andy Schleck/Cadel Evans/Wiggo battle for yellow would have been even more intriguing, as in my opinion and not wishing to take anything away from Wiggins, it is a relatively weak field this tour, or perhaps just a sign the drug cheats have being weeded out?
Really disappointing news about Frank Schleck failing a doping test, I’ve always been fan of both he and his brother, apparently not a performance enhancing drug but still casts another dark shadow over the Tour. An Andy Schleck/Cadel Evans/Wiggo battle for yellow would have been even more intriguing, as in my opinion and not wishing to take anything away from Wiggins, it is a relatively weak field this tour, or perhaps just a sign the drug cheats have being weeded out?