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stage 11 is for Bardet

I'll be at stage 7 by the roadside and will be having lunch along the route of stage 6 so will go to see the race pass by.

Bardet?

Wa dada da dey

Whoever made that obviously doesn't care about Sir Cav and his noble battle against the EU.

THANK YOU.

Should really credit the (17 year old) person who made this.

https://x.com/CyclingYazz/status/1805284097792582001

I've impressed myself by being unaware until now that the Tour doesn't finish in Paris

Sir Are Cav x Bananas is the merch collab of the season. The official banana of the Tour de France according to the sticker. I’m welling up

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Are 4 fruits best value? My maths is shit

Lol - Alpecin:

🖤🩶 While our riders are constantly fighting the time and never giving up, this campaign and kit, symbolise the fight against one of the most visible signs of aging – grey hair

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Heh. I'm sure you know this:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/22/1000-varieties-banana-lack-of-diversity-extinction

Dan Lloyd no longer working for Eurosport after the GCN upheaval. That feels like a big blow.

Lloyd said that his departure from Eurosport’s commentary team arises as a result of the continuing changes, though added “GCN’s journey with Eurosport and live racing is something I’ll never forget”.

“However, it’s been a tough eight months or so for GCN – the shuttering of GCN+, and now the website, has meant we’ve lost a lot of very talented, hard working colleagues who are incredibly passionate about the sport,” Lloyd said on Twitter.

“GCN is still full of amazing people, and more importantly, supported by an incredible community of cyclists. I firmly believe that the next part of our journey will be more exciting than ever – I want to be part of, and instrumental in that next adventure, the next chapter.

“Unfortunately, that means I will no longer be on The Breakaway or Eurosport’s cycling commentary. It’s a part of my job that I will dearly miss, but more than that, I will miss the fantastic group of people.”

https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/dan-lloyd-departs-eurosport-as-part-of-knock-on-changes-to-gcn/

I always got the impression he was more than an employee of GCN. Is he a founding shareholder or something like that?

Dan Lloyd no longer working for Eurosport after the GCN upheaval. That feels like a big blow.

He'll need a new wardrobe.

Fingers crossed Kirby and McEwen go too!

You've missed Brian Smith. I shall be initiating an all deity prayer group for the peaceful (and permanent) exorcism of the unholy triumvirate.

“Say purple, Brian!”

“Purple.”

Passed a few vehicles from the caravan today (confusingly equal numbers going in opposite directions). Got cut up by the laughing cow when I was trying to get off the motorway.

Brian Smith spoke the Lario is just as nicer as Tuscany, end of last year; so he can do pretty much as he likes, until he repeats it again end of this year.

I hate you. Kirby is the best.

Do you reside in a secure institution?

Got cut up by the laughing cow

A bit like @sohi in Woolwich the other day. :)

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