Le Tour

Well done Cav. So many troubles in recent years but back like a great champion. Wonderful.
 
Brilliant to see the footage of him walking back down through the peloton to hug his Astana team who did him proud even if it was a bit ragged and to receive the plaudits of so many other riders. The man is like a rubber ball, Incredible.
 
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Tommy_Catons_Perm said:
Unfortunately I heard it on the radio news and from mum on the phone so I knew what was coming. Still brilliant though. Legend.
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I texted my mate who watches the highlights. Told him it was a fantastic finish. He said if it was Le Tour I was talking about he didn't want to know. Must have avoided any news 'cos he was delighted as the rest of us.

Arise, Sir Cav, oh, he's already risen!
 
Vienna_70 said:
L’Équipe has seven articles dedicated to Cav this morning.
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The BBC have a mention on the main BBC page and it clicks to the cycling page where the 2024 BBC SPotY had three piccies of earlier rides. Unfortunately one of them was the third one. I would have preferred the second one and we could have had Cav givin' 'em the Agincourt salute!
 
Do any of you know the name, Raymond Poulidor? L'éternel deuxième, because he came second in Le Tour three times, and third five times.

I did a French exchange in 1977, and my correspondent's dad did his national service with Poulidor in Algeria.
 
Shadz69 said:
I don't know if it will be recognised as the achievement it is until after the tour but those who know know.
I'm in awe of his feat. 39yrs old, remarkable after his last few years.
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Yeah, me too.

I haven’t heard it mentioned over the last 18 hours, but Cav was elbowed out of Le Tour in 2017 by Peter Sagan, so who knows how many stage victories he could have won, if it wasn’t for all those injuries.
 
Vienna_70 said:
Yeah, me too.

I haven’t heard it mentioned over the last 18 hours, but Cav was elbowed out of Le Tour in 2017 by Peter Sagan, so who knows how many stage victories he could have won, if it wasn’t for all those injuries.
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That's all I could think of,the missed opportunities and last year when he thought maybe it was his last.
I hope he finds some satisfaction in his record personally.
 
Shadz69 said:
That's all I could think of,the missed opportunities and last year when he thought maybe it was his last.
I hope he finds some satisfaction in his record personally.
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After his reaction yesterday, I think he will.

It was clear to see how much it meant to him, and from the way he was congratulated by his teammates and rivals, it was obvious that they all knew the significance of what he’d achieved.
 
give it to gordon said:
Is it just me ? The guy in the mountains jersey has an odd cycling action ? Looks like he could do with lowering his seat a tad
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Am interested to know if there are strict rules on the dimensions or weight for the bikes used ?
Does the seat, for example, have to be a maximum height ?
Anyone remember when the UK Olympics cycling team were based in Fallowfield ?
Used to regularly see these estate cars with the Logos driving around. Think they lived above the shit Wetherspoons (Grand Central, pub) ?
 
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