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yeeeeeaahhhhhhhhhh!
Come on!!
Magic, bloody magic.. 😀
I think I've got a bit of dust in my eye 😀
😀
WOW
This room has suddenly become a bit dusty
Similar problem here too!
What a finish !!!
Also a fantastic effort from Sagan.
Awesome! Team Sky take a bow!
Right, quick glass of champagne and time to do it again again on Saturday.
That finish could've been scripted!
😀
Aye but he left it late realman - inexperiance.
Had it been another 100ft he might have had half a chance
Dear Mr Cavendish,
Very well done.
Can we have the same agan on the Mall on Saturday please?
Thanks awfully.
WTF is the Liquigas DS going on about in that interview:
"oh if Sagan had been on Cav's wheel into the final corner I think he would have won"
WTF?! Sagan was nowhere close. Stop being a sore loser.
Incredible job from Sagan to catch up that much
legendary finish!
Aye but he left it late realman - inexperiance.
Actually I think he got stuck behind EBH when he pulled off. Could put that down to inexperience, or just bad luck. If it hadn't have happened, he might have had it.. But I am thrilled Cav got it.
"oh if Sagan had been on Cav's wheel into the final corner I think he would have won"WTF?! Sagan was nowhere close. Stop being a sore loser.
😯
What sprint did you watch? 🙂
So what they were saying is their man has an inability to get in the right place .....Thats what sprintings all about
Oh and +1 for cav james !
WTF is the Liquigas DS going on about in that interview: "oh if Sagan had been on Cav's wheel into the final corner I think he would have won"
Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
Not bad I s'pose.
That was pretty special - worth being inside on a nice afternoon for!!
Top job Team Sky - same again next week from Team GB I hope!
Eh to be close in a sprint finish youd need to at least be in the photo finish 😉 was a bike length at least on the overhead '
Well spank me with a kipper, that was awesome.
I'm proud to call myself a cyclist and (for once) proud to be British.
Well done boys.....roll on next weekend
Wiggo, Cav, Froome & the rest of the sky team - immense
Oh and sagans still sprinting when he passes cav whos celebrating. Quality
Maybe cycling will get its own tab on the BBC Sport page, or even a dedicated correspondent.
Brilliant stuff!
Don't know about anyone else, but I'm emotionally spent now 🙂
I'm emotional.
What a result
And still have the Olympics to come 🙂
Proper Job.
Well done to the entire Sky Team .
Was nervous as hell on that last lap.
What an awesome finish, last km lead out by the maillot jaune.
Just unreal!
😯
Looks like sagan just had his cornflakes crapped in on the podium !
I have the strangest urge to get one of [url= http://www.sky.com/products/tv-packs/entertainment-extra/ ]these[/url]. 😐
Congrats to all...
I think Sagan was a bit overwhelmed, bless him.
That was superb - very exciting finish.
Though it would seem most of the French don't agree judging by the comments on here.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/British-jusqu-au-bout/300345
Wiggo is for sure . Tears during national anthem i rekcon
Jesus that singing is painful. Wish we had a better anthem too.
Poor singing....Well done Wiggo.
Can't imagine the French are happy with that being sung there 🙂
Tears during national anthem i rekcon
tears of awkwardness. wtf was that?
Who was the bloke in white t shirt? Looked like he fell off the stage.
Who was the bloke in white t shirt? Looked like he fell off the stage.
I think Hinault helped him off
Yeah that national anthem was painful - im sure the crowd was booing her !
What was the winning raffle ticket number?
Raffle prize. That's cycling tradition!!!!!
Jesus that singing is painful. Wish we had a better anthem too.
+1
tears of awkwardness. wtf was that?
+100
Jesus, f***ing Leslie Garret spoils everything
worst national anthem ever lol
well done Brad and co but you owe me £800 quid (thanks to whoever posted up that royles discount code), nice cannondale on its way.....
No Lesley they aren't clapping your appalling national anthem, you stupid %^&**!
Can we please book the orchestra for when we will in next year.
The moment she opened her mouth all the dust in the room suddenly cleared.
If she is doing the anthems for the olympics we won't be winning any golds wouldn't want to hear that again
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If she is doing the anthems for the olympics we won't be winning any golds wouldn't want to hear that againthe awful anthem or the awful rendentition of an awful anthem?
The French have a long history of messing up other folk's anthems. Don't think they have ever managed the NZ one properly. It's psychological warfare. That was particularly bad tho....
The French have a long history of messing up other folk's anthems. Don't think they have ever managed the NZ one properly. It's psychological warfare. That was particularly bad tho....
She's English.
Both 😈
Should have had Paul Weller doing it.
Awesome day.
I hit the mute button as she started to set the dog off. Stupid bint.
Well done the Brits.
Jesus Christ on a bicycle - what was that godawful singing all about? The national anthem is bad enough but she - incredibly - made it worse. I muted the tv. Horrible.
MBoy - why don't you do us a dance version?
Great result, well done to all members of the team.
I think a small sherry is in order 😆
Olympics? Couldn't care less who wins that, TdF is the big one and we've won it with style, humility and humour, a proper British win, thanks Brad, Cav and Sky for making me proud to call myself a cyclist 🙂
Olympics? Couldn't care less who wins that
really? not even just a little bit? knowing how much it means to Cav?
Looks like sagan just had his cornflakes crapped in on the podium !
thats what 22 year olds look like when the big boys take their Porsche keys 🙂
thats what 22 year olds look like when the big boys take their Porsche keys
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I was strangely torn between wanting to see Cav rip up the finishing straight and Jens rip up the peleton - what a ride from him.
Looked like Cav went really early, EBH seemed to only do about 100m on the front - still didn't matter did it!
Awesome, I think we might have a large turn out for theclub race on Wednesday and the club run will be heaving.
I hear the Brits are heading to surrey for a training camp tomorrow! Dedication, lets hope it pays off and Cav can win again.
Wiggins for a medal in the TT? Surely his legs are going to be a bit tired now...
Wow... and I finished the ironing.
I hear the Brits are heading to surrey for a training camp tomorrow! Dedication, lets hope it pays off and Cav can win again.Wiggins for a medal in the TT? Surely his legs are going to be a bit tired now...
I suspect the 'training' is going to involve a lot of massages, early nights and gentle rides. They say fitness is gained in the recovery phase and they've just had the mother of all workouts!
What's Stannard's sprint like compared to EBH's? That'd be my only worry, Cav's train so far has been Froom dictating a pace to keep attacks back, then Wiggins winding them upto speeed, and EBH delivering him upto the line, is Stannard going to slot in EBH's place?
Wiggo in yellow, Cav the missile, Froome, God Save The Queen on the Champs, great day for British cycling 🙂
So, now it's all over, do people think Sky managed to balance the needs of Mark & Brad?
So, now it's all over, do people think Sky managed to balance the needs of Mark & Brad?
With Cavendish being out of contention so early I don't think there was an issue to balance?
Cav had no chance of green but I'm not sure he'd have got it anyway with the way Sagan was riding. He got three so not a bad tour. Most "normal" riders would class that as a good tour.
I think Stannard is fairly good in a sprint. Cav seemed to rate him, might even have requested him. Still as we saw on Friday, Cav can lead himself out if he needs.
The highlight montarge 'The Who' how appropriate 😀
Thoroughly magnificent tour for the brits.
Well done Sky & dave millar.
It's not over until the fat lady sings......ah, she did...
[url= https://twitter.com/TelegraphSport/status/227081999691706369/photo/1/large ]Clearly wiggo wasn't impressed at the singing either[/url]
I even got a bit emotional when Cav went over the line. Quite magnificent performance from one and all.
Just tuned into STW
What an awesome day. Did 6 PR's on Strava in the Surrey Hills and got back in time to watch the TdF last 10k
In no particular order
- great to see Wiggins giving it full gas for Cav
- another 500m sprint victory for Cav. Has he realised now that he might as well burn off the competition in the 100-500m mark rather than the last 100m
- huge amounts of dust in my room and then my eyes - waiting for noise complaints from the n'bours
- press are going cycling nuts. - last year hardly any footage in The Times of the TdF - this year 3 pages minimum daily
- have now watched the closing 3k 10 times on Eurosport and ITV - that's Sky Plus for you
- tons of credit to Froome - great interview on Eurosport
- when Wiggins said it was a raffle he should have added " the winning number is 101" ( joke from my dad)
Best...
Looking forward to Saturday....
Remember, Expectation killed our national football team - but at least our cyclists try....
Who was the bloke in white t shirt? Looked like he fell off the stage.I think Hinault helped him off
Don't know who it was but it gave velonews an opportunity for a classic headline
[url= http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/07/news/video-bernard-hinault-likes-an-orderly-podium_231366 ]Badger boots bozo[/url]
That's awesome, nice to see the badger hasn't lost any of what made him great.
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An amazing day - Cav winning the stage from a long way back and Brad in yellow on the podium. Just ace.
But Jenkins surely would've been much better than Garret! The anthem's not great but something nice to look at would've made it more palatable.
It was a horrible warbling mess, I agree with Wiggins.
expect to see the MJ doing his motorbike impression on the front from about 2km out, but more likely for EBH to be the final leadout man. It would be nice to see the rainbow jersey on the wheel of the MJ in the final straight, but Sky aren't the sort of team to do sentimentality.
Wiggo hit the front a little later than I predicted but still 8)