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[BoyBlue_1985]

What a thread!

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The French questioning our Olympic success. Not that they are bitter.

Another war lost and a meak surrender

French all over that

 

[keemcfc]

Dear France,

A depressed, attractive man smoking a cigarette, is NOT a movie.

 

[SWP's back]

What a thread!

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The French questioning our Olympic success. Not that they are bitter.

Yeah I've seen that.

Whinging that we are tampering with the bikes. Even though the bikes are actually made in France.

Gregory Bauge (who lost to Kenny) asked a few questions in the press conference apparently as to what was so special about the wheels on the English bikes and I think some English bloke just replied

"Well, they're round"!

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Olympics 2012: Slumping French question legitimacy of British success

Sean Deveney Sporting News


LONDON—A week ago, new French president Francois Hollande was needling the British about their anemic early medal totals, while France had surged into the top four on the strength of swimming and judo successes.

“The British have rolled out a red carpet for French athletes to win medals,” Hollande told reporters. “I thank them very much for that, but the competition is not over.”

More woe for France: Britain's Kenny defeats Bauge for sprint gold

Indeed, it was not, and now that the British have surged in the medal standings—all the way to fourth overall, thanks in large part to some surprises in track and field events—the cross-Channel sniping has taken a different turn. Now, the French are taking potshots at the British, questioning the legitimacy of their conquests.

In the wake of Britain’s dominance in the indoor track cycling competition, Isabelle Gautheron, the director of France’s cycling federation, speculated the British somehow have “magic wheels.” Noting the British have not shown such dominance in events leading into the Olympics, she told the French sports newspaper, L’Equipe, “We are looking a lot at the kit they use. We are asking a lot of questions: How have they gained so many tenths of seconds? Have they found a new training process based on certain energy pathways? I am not talking about any illicit product, because anti-doping tests are so strong. Honestly, we are looking a lot at the kit they use.”

The French have held a good deal of bitterness about these Olympics for years—Paris was the favorite to win the bid to host the 2012 Games back in ’05, but London wound up the surprise winner. And, of course, these are two nations with a centuries-long history of animosity.

Further antagonizing the French were two judging decisions that favored the British in events France had a chance to win. One came in track cycling, after a British rider admitted that he crashed on purpose to force a restart and the GB side wound up beating out France for a gold. There was also a rowing event in which one British athlete’s seat came undone, and Britain was allowed a restart. The British wound up with a silver medal, while France finished fourth.
Olympics 2012: Great Britain's success in cycling has the French angry. (AP Photo)

In response to those perceived bendings of the rules, French fans started a Twitter topic, “#GBJOFacts,” (Grande Bretagne Jeux Olympiques), providing tongue-in-cheek explanations for how the British keep racking up medals.

“The Queen promised to confer knighthood on (Roger) Federer to lose to Murray,” one said.

“Usain Bolt has asked for British citizenship so that he can be allowed to make false starts,” another said.

“The English have the right to tackle in handball,” yet another said.

And this: “In javelin, the British can target their opponents.”

Bless 'em.

 

[Shaelumstash]

Burnley or wherever you're from.

How dare you, I'm very posh.

So you have to drive all the way to Burnley in your Champagne coloured Vauxhall Omega to get to the rally then? Bet the Russel Watson CD makes it an enjoyable ride though.

 

[MATCITY]

Burnley or wherever you're from.

How dare you, I'm very posh.

So you have to drive all the way to Burnley in your Champagne coloured Vauxhall Omega to get to the rally then? Bet the Russel Watson CD makes it an enjoyable ride though.

nah NWA all the way for me

Fuck da police

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Burnley or wherever you're from.

How dare you, I'm very posh.

So you have to drive all the way to Burnley in your Champagne coloured Vauxhall Omega to get to the rally then? Bet the Russel Watson CD makes it an enjoyable ride though.

Perhaps you could give him a lift in your 2CV?

 

[SWP's back]

Burnley or wherever you're from.

How dare you, I'm very posh.

So you have to drive all the way to Burnley in your Champagne coloured Vauxhall Omega to get to the rally then? Bet the Russel Watson CD makes it an enjoyable ride though.

No, I'd have to drive to Burnley whilst listening to Mumford & sons in my 5 series.

It's almost as if you have no idea who I am.

 

[Shaelumstash]

How dare you, I'm very posh.

So you have to drive all the way to Burnley in your Champagne coloured Vauxhall Omega to get to the rally then? Bet the Russel Watson CD makes it an enjoyable ride though.

No, I'd have to drive to Burnley whilst listening to Mumford & sons in my 5 series.

It's almost as if you have no idea who I am.

Yeh now you mention it I don't really know anything about your character, guess it was wrong of me to make sweeping generalisations. Sorry about that.

 

[MATCITY]

So you have to drive all the way to Burnley in your Champagne coloured Vauxhall Omega to get to the rally then? Bet the Russel Watson CD makes it an enjoyable ride though.

No, I'd have to drive to Burnley whilst listening to Mumford & sons in my 5 series.

It's almost as if you have no idea who I am.

Yeh now you mention it I don't really know anything about your character, guess it was wrong of me to make sweeping generalisations. Sorry about that.

Here he is flagging down a taxi

 

[Shaelumstash]

How dare you, I'm very posh.

So you have to drive all the way to Burnley in your Champagne coloured Vauxhall Omega to get to the rally then? Bet the Russel Watson CD makes it an enjoyable ride though.

Perhaps you could give him a lift in your 2CV?

There's room for everyone in my Liberal Elite, PC Zealot, tree hugging, organic, right on, hippy wagon. All I ask is that you judge people by their character as opposed to the colour of their passport. Liberal nonsense I know, but I'm a stickler for that one.