Tour De France

[donsdaft]

Surprised to see no thread on the worlds best sporting event.

 

Another great tour from Mark Cavendish, although I'm a little worried he turns out to be Manx Don.

[zander]

I'm surprised too...

[Bluto10]

Worlds best sporting event

 

LOL

[minijc]

Surprised to see no thread on the worlds best sporting event.

 

Another great tour from Mark Cavendish, although I'm a little worried he turns out to be Manx Don.

How's it going fatshaft?

[donsdaft]

Wrong spy there min.

 

By quite some distance.

[dave_min]

If this weather holds out, I'll be partaking in a stage of the Tour de Deeside tonight.

[Chewie37]

I used to despise the Tour until I broke my leg when I was 20 and it was one of the few things on tv at night. Got totally hooked, it was around the time of Indurain, what a beast he was. who's the equivalent these days, not really paid much attention for years?

[donsdaft]

Aye, Indurain was some kiddie like.

A massive bloke for a cyclist.

 

I first paid attention to the tour when Robert Millar was doing his stuff.

I was in Belgium when it was on and folk kept telling me about how well he was doing after they found out I was Scottish.

I watched the whole tour the following year when he won King of the Mountains.

 

Great event , tough tough competitors.

[RAZOR]

If this weather holds out, I'll be partaking in a stage of the Tour de Deeside tonight.

 

We'll have to go out for a cycle together sometime then post about it non stop.

[dave_min]

We'll have to go out for a cycle together sometime then post about it non stop.

I might cycle round to yours for a cup of tea, take a photo, then post is online. Sideways.

[E-P-K]

3rd most watched sporting event behind world cup and Olympics,and the largest yearly event.

 

And considerably the largest spectator sport with over 12 million per attending per race.

[Dynamo]

I quite like watching it.

[360]

It's boring. They should just declare who has taken the most performance-enhancing drugs before hand and save everyone the bother.

[daytripping]

Cavendish turns up and wins a few stages.......woohooo, then announces he's had enough and pulls out for a rest before the Olympics, I imagine he has no intention of winning a gold, will leave that to the soulless little twerp, whats the point??

 

And what happened to Wiggins? is he in fritzels cellar??

[The Boofon]

Cavendish turns up and wins a few stages.......woohooo, then announces he's had enough and pulls out for a rest before the Olympics, I imagine he has no intention of winning a gold, will leave that to the soulless little twerp, whats the point??

 

And what happened to Wiggins? is he in fritzels cellar??

 

 

Wiggins doesn't road race anymore. Retired from road racing in 2015.

[daytripping]

 

 

Wiggins doesn't road race anymore. Retired from road racing in 2015.

 

Strange move, at his pinnacle?

[The Boofon]

 

Strange move, at his pinnacle?

 

Concentrating on track stuff while he's still at it.

[Bluto10]

3rd most watched sporting event behind world cup and Olympics,and the largest yearly event.

And considerably the largest spectator sport with over 12 million per attending per race.

More viewers than the epl or CL?

No.

[The Boofon]

More viewers than the epl or CL?

No.

 

 

Yes it has.

[Bluto10]

Yes it has.

Really?

 

I'll take your word for it but I'm surprised it takes in more than the champions league which must generate circa 10m viewers for the final in the UK alone.

 

They're not like for like and the Tour is a great event. I enjoy the scenery if nothing else.

But it's an on trend fashion at the moment, very much has caught the zeitgeist, in part due to Armstrongs drug induced feats.

But it'll never be the third biggest event bollox, it's a minority sport IMO.

[The Boofon]

Really?

 

I'll take your word for it but I'm surprised it takes in more than the champions league which must generate circa 10m viewers for the final in the UK alone.

 

They're not like for like and the Tour is a great event. I enjoy the scenery if nothing else.

But it's an on trend fashion at the moment, very much has caught the zeitgeist, in part due to Armstrongs drug induced feats.

But it'll never be the third biggest event bollox, it's a minority sport IMO.

 

 

It's clearly not a minority sport if it's the third most watched viewed sporting event in the world.

[Poodler]

If this weather holds out, I'll be partaking in a stage of the Tour de Deeside tonight.

I did it the other night, surprising the AWPR decimates the old railway line without a plan in place to maintain it.

[donsdaft]

Has Cavendish dropped out?

 

Rest day yesterday so I didn't hear anything.

 

Alp's ahead so I'm not that surprised.

 

Champs Elysees sprint much more important than the fuckin olympics though.

[dave_min]

I did it the other night, surprising the AWPR decimates the old railway line without a plan in place to maintain it.

Yeah, I got caught out by that. Bastards.

[E-P-K]

Really?

 

I'll take your word for it but I'm surprised it takes in more than the champions league which must generate circa 10m viewers for the final in the UK alone.

 

They're not like for like and the Tour is a great event. I enjoy the scenery if nothing else.

But it's an on trend fashion at the moment, very much has caught the zeitgeist, in part due to Armstrongs drug induced feats.

But it'll never be the third biggest event bollox, it's a minority sport IMO.

Worldwide viewing figures of 3.9 Billion in 2015 and expecting to have 4.0 billion this year.

[Bluto10]

Worldwide viewing figures of 3.9 Billion in 2015 and expecting to have 4.0 billion this year.

With figures like that it basically means everyone on the planet with a TV watches it.

 

I dinna believe that

[E-P-K]

With figures like that it basically means everyone on the planet with a TV watches it.

 

I dinna believe that

http://letour.yorkshire.com/news/tour-de-france-the-facts

 

Remember, it's a 3 week event.

[johnstrac]

Really?

 

I'll take your word for it but I'm surprised it takes in more than the champions league which must generate circa 10m viewers for the final in the UK alone.

 

They're not like for like and the Tour is a great event. I enjoy the scenery if nothing else.

But it's an on trend fashion at the moment, very much has caught the zeitgeist, in part due to Armstrongs drug induced feats.

But it'll never be the third biggest event bollox, it's a minority sport IMO.

There's a difference between viewers and spectators.

[Chewie37]

There's a difference between viewers and spectators.

What is it? What is it? Can't wait for the punchline....

[tiktak]

Winner should name check his chemist, give him the credit he deserves.