Saw Rachel Atherton at the petrol station yesterday

We shared a bottle of Champagne with Celia Imrie in first class on Eurostar back into London after skiing a few years ago. She insisted we try some from her glass when we were trying to decide what to order and then got the waiter to bring us a full bottle. Such a nice lady. hic.

I saw Danny Invincible in a kebab shop at shawlnads cross at 2am on a Saturday night. Great name, nice chap, crap footballer at that time, maybe early nights and no kebabs would have helped.

Ro5ey are you sure that wasn’t a dream? Sounds bonkers, being chased by David Coulthard whilst in a running race and being egged on by the Athertons?

Once cheered at Leslie Crowther when I was up a scaffold.

He should’ve shouted “come on down!”…he didn’t though, he just waved.

Fred the weatherman was the guest speaker at my University ball, had a good chat with him afterwards.

Was chatting to Magnus Backsted at Manchester Velodrome just after Chris Boardman broke the hour record. He invited me to join him, Chris and his family who were having a bit of a celebration. Top man 😀

Chris seems to get around a bit, maybe there’s more than one……….

I had a chat with Ellie from Counrtyfile while walking dogs on Sunday.

I saw Kev at the petrol station this morning.. nice chap.

I had a chat with Ellie from Counrtyfile while walking dogs on Sunday.

Ooh! Now I’m jealous!

I’ve just met up with a colleague who I haven’t seen in over a year. I win.

#awesomnezcollegues

I rode a local club time trial with Olympic gold medal winning rower Zac Purchase a couple of years ago. Didn’t chat to him but seemed like a nice chap who likes his bikes.

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Bumped into Andy Ruffell when I was a kid. My brother, a bit of a fanboy, got his Mongoose jersey signed.

Jolly nice chap

Little known fact, Andy Ruffell went on to start the MOBO music awards!

Fact! (according to Wikipedia)

We often bump into Josh Bryceland on our/his local trails around Lyme Park

Well, given that there is only one legal place to ride in Lyme Park, and that’s a (mostly) tarmaced road, you’re all very naughty boys 😉

Gondola ride with Guy Martin, listening to him relentlessly ripping the piss out of Orange bikes. “Look at the state of that, welded in the dark! Wouldn’t touch it if it weren’t free. Now your Cotic, it might not be made in England but it was made by a little taiwanese feller who knows what he’s doing and takes some pride in the job” . And so on, without hesitation, repetition or deviation, for the entire way up. Brand ambassadorship at its finest

I was stood behind mr motivator at the blue oyster bar (local chippie, not hang out for leather clad gay bikers who like to dance the tango).

Gondola ride with Guy Martin

Ah, Venice. So romantic 🙂

I met Darth Vader outside my aunts toy shop in Shrewsbury once.

Also saw Scruff at the top of the red run at Stile Cop, Cannock Chase.

Ro5ey are you sure that wasn’t a dream? Sounds bonkers, being chased by David Coulthard whilst in a running race and being egged on by the Athertons?

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Gotta love Red Bull … when they put on an event they don’t mess about. Must have spent a fortune on it…. even had helicopters filming it overhead !?!

brand ambassadorship at its finest

Vaughan isn’t much better “yeah it’s faster if you take the chain off”

I once supplied Steve Peat with cider to do handups with at Bikefest. Actually scratch that, I was doing cider hand ups at bikefest and Steve Peat came over, helped himself to cider and cups and joined in. I let him off though.

I shared a cable car with Beatrice Dalle in France. She ignored me.

Gotta love Red Bull … when they put on an event they don’t mess about. Must have spent a fortune on it…. even had helicopters filming it overhead !?!

Fair play to Thomas Payn – 61k, nearly 30% further than 2nd. Given the size of the field that’s insane.

I did pit bitching for Davina McCall’s husband as Strathpuffer in 2008, he (and she) used to come into the LBS where I worked at the time. Their motor home was a diesel. Didn’t have to fill it up though.

I’ve just had coffee with my Mother after doing some shopping..

#awesomnezmothers

You all have more exciting petrol stations than me – only famous person I’ve seen at our local one was Ed Balls. Fairly crappy old Mondeo, didn’t notice if it was diesel. Probably was though.

I had a pee next to Williams Dafoe in Portmeirion Hotel toilets once. He said hi whilst I was in full flow.

I’ve got to stop at teh garage to get some diesel on the way home – getting really excited now 😀 8) 😀 8) 😀 8)

Out of almost all the people mentioned on here, pretty much the only one I’d recognise would be Danny Hart*

(assuming he still had his name written all over his shirt)

My car is a diesel

Did someone say ed balls,

(sorry, but any excuse to post this YouTube corker)

Willam Dafoe? Prob showing off, he’s got a massive nob apparently.

Damn, that video’s mesmerising !! 😯 😳

Willam Dafoe? Prob showing off, he’s got a massive nob apparently.

Is he related to Willem Dafoe? 3rd time lucky and that 😉

bump into Yeti Tribe ride last year with my yeti, im stoopid enough not to recognize any celebrity riders. 😕

i already sold my diesel 🙁

In general grumpiness at being taken clothes shopping by my wife a few years ago I shouted across a couple of aisles ” did these pants* meet her approval” whilst waving them much to amusement of Amanda Holden who appeared right in front of me at that moment….

The pants may have been diesel…..

Having dropped my Mother off I’ve just filled up at the Shell with SuperDuperUnleadeadedCarlsoFandangoSpeedySpeedy….

Petrol 🙄

#rightfuelrightcar

I don’t think we’ve yet established whether Manon Carpenter goes to the supermarket, but I can exclusively reveal that Liam Killen does (Waitrose natch).

My dad put his hand up my stepmothers skirt while she was leaning into a chest freezer in bejams.
He just narrowly avoided being arrested after it turned out not to be her just a woman in the same skirt.

I’m pretty sure Danny Hart also has his name tattooed on the back of his hand, just so he remembers which clothes are his. I had a curry with Danny Mac once, not just us but I can confirm he doesn’t take his woolly hat off, even when eating a vindaloo.

I used to work at The Hermit on Burley Woodhead and Richard Whiteley was a regular, never saw Carol though.

One of my dad’s mates is a Grumbleweed and used to drink in “The Chevin”

Never met a celeb in a petrol station but there is still time.

Oh, did sit with members of band Hard-Fi on return flight from Dublin, didn’t realise though until we got through and they had people waiting. Wouldn’t reconise them again now though.

I drove past Chris Moyles last week on the A650 at Morley – between the ambulance station and Toby Carvery, basically on the bridge that goes over the M621.

He was walking with an older Asian lady that was wearing a pink tracksuit; I was in a diesel.