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TdF on ITV4

Postby Dombo » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:40 pm

Anyone see the live ones at the weekend?
Brilliant comment from Liggett; helicopter shot of peloton snaking through a pretty village, usual commentary about the riders, positioning etc, then it lingered too long on a combined harvester in a field.
3-4 seconds of silence and then we had "Combined harvester in a field there, separating the wheat from the chaff". Absolute classic. :D
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Sylv » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:20 pm

He is a very professional bike rider!
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Paul on the Pearson » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:12 pm

And there's always some one...."locked in their own personal purgartory.."
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Sylv » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:03 pm

"He's done his job at the front and now he must concentrate on getting his enormous carcass up the rest of the way"

http://www.liggettfan.com/main.htm
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Marek » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:58 pm

'And now onto the competition to win a boardman road bike.'

F... off and put the cycling back on you tossers, I don't want the opportunity to win some half baked time trial bike I just want to watch the cycling, and why are you asking me a question about a frigging track bike race when I am watching the tour de bloody france.

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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Jon C C on a Bianchi » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:45 pm

ITV4 ... Soooooo many ad breaks and soooo many adverts!!! :x

To top it all they went to an ad break and missed the decisive break on the Tourmalet!!! Twats!!! :lol: :lol:

Fortunately, I have eurosport so missed nothing!! 8) :lol:
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Marcus » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:49 pm

[quote="Jon C C on a Bianchi"]ITV4 ... Soooooo many ad breaks and soooo many adverts!!! :x

To top it all they went to an ad break and missed the decisive break on the Tourmalet!!! Twats!!! :lol: :lol:

Fortunately, I have eurosport so missed nothing!! 8) :lol:


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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Roy Green » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:40 pm

That's the concept of commercial TV. And folk moan about the BBC licence fee .... :roll:
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Jon C C on a Bianchi » Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:21 pm

[quote="Roy Green"]That's the concept of commercial TV. And folk moan about the BBC licence fee .... :roll:


i don't, Roy. the licence fee is absolutely value for my money. god bless the BBC and all who sail it her!!!the envy of the world and we want to get rid of it because some aussie-american meglomaniac press baron doesn't think it's fair. well diddums! :lol:
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Mike I » Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:09 pm

[quote="Jon C C on a Bianchi"]ITV4 ... Soooooo many ad breaks and soooo many adverts!!! :x

To top it all they went to an ad break and missed the decisive break on the Tourmalet!!! Twats!!! :lol: :lol:

Fortunately, I have eurosport so missed nothing!! 8) :lol:


Seriously though, Jon, how could ITV possibly have known that it was all going to kick off half way up the Tourmalet? Oh, apart from the fact that it was blindingly obvious from the moment the course was announced?
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Jon C C on a Bianchi » Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:15 pm

[quote="Mike I"][quote="Jon C C on a Bianchi"]ITV4 ... Soooooo many ad breaks and soooo many adverts!!! :x

To top it all they went to an ad break and missed the decisive break on the Tourmalet!!! Twats!!! :lol: :lol:

Fortunately, I have eurosport so missed nothing!! 8) :lol:


Seriously though, Jon, how could ITV possibly have known that it was all going to kick off half way up the Tourmalet? Oh, apart from the fact that it was blindingly obvious from the moment the course was announced?


LOL!! Exactly!
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Elliot M » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:46 am

"coming out of the ground again [underpass on Paris circuit] - like 170 moles on bikes"
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Sylv » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:19 pm

(in the TT) "Contador trying to move himself forward on the bike" - no he's not, he's pulling himself backwards, cos he keeps slipping forward. Seems to be a common occurence on the TT bikes as I'd noticed that from him and several riders before.
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Antloony » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:30 pm

[quote="Sylv"](in the TT) "Contador trying to move himself forward on the bike" - no he's not, he's pulling himself backwards, cos he keeps slipping forward. Seems to be a common occurence on the TT bikes as I'd noticed that from him and several riders before.


I heard him say that...what a plonker... :(
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Re: TdF on ITV4

Postby Toks » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:42 pm

[quote="Sylv"]"He's done his job at the front and now he must concentrate on getting his enormous carcass up the rest of the way"
I love that one i didn't here them say it this year.

Questions:
"How big exactly is Big George Hincapie"
"Is it possible to purchase a suitcase of courage?"
"Can you ride the time trial of your life every tour?"
"How many strong men of the tour are there exactly?

The ads on ITV4 are annoying and yes Paul and Pauls isms are a bit annoying but I find them silly and endearing at the same time. Chris Boardman, Ned Bolting (Lucky Bugger - presenting at the Fifa World Cup and The Tour De France :twisted: ) and Gary Imlach are all excellent too. :D
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