Tour de France 2009

i was in dartford when he went on a solo break when the tour left Lahndaan the buzz when he stormed up the road dancing on the pedals was electric. joe public despite knowing fuck all about cycling knew there was a brit out front and wanted to cheer him on.
In the post race interview (today) he mentioned the crowd and the streets he knew well as he lives in girona. He said it reminded him of the crowd at canterbury.
i think he's a bit of a romantic and feeds off the occasion, maybe after all the dark days of his doping confession he just want's to be liked and a have a bit of recognition back home?

Yeah, saw him in Goudhurst that day. He'd slipped off the back of the breakaway group of 4 by then, even so the atmosphere was absolutely electric. I'd never experienced anything quite like it. Luton Town's Johnsons Paint Trophy win over Scunthorpe was close though.

Messy...

Well, I was left in a sticky situation if that's what you mean.