What is it with French roadies?

Just got back in from a 5 hour ride, lots of mind blowing up hills, and seriously smile inducing downhills!I must have passed or been passed by well over 100 roadies, and acknowledged all of them, a wave or nod. But only a handful returned te acknowledgement, am i doing something wrong??!In the UK everyone acknowledges other riders!

[shrug] ? [/shrug]

I find it the opposite.

"In the UK everyone acknowledges other riders!"

HA!

maybe i was just being passed by english riders, and bitter aussies?!?!?!?!

I think that it is mainly that they are much cooler than you if yiou haven't noticed it can be a bit of a fashion parade

maybe i was just being passed by english riders, and bitter-drinking aussies?!?!?!?!

Fixed.

well we all know aussie's can't ride bikes!!haha!

Yeah, didn't see any Brit standing on the podium at Le Tour.
You lot get pretty excited when your track team is doing well.. what happens when all those great riders are gone? Yeah, someone else will be the dominant force. Cycles of cycles.

er, nope.

the more we win, the more funding we get, the young talent is being groomed as we speak.

british track racing has a wealth of talent, so does BMX.

we don't have the training facility in this country for decent road training, but with funding we may be able to get something permanent in europe.

cavendish is coming, watch the tour over the next four years to see more british riders doing well.

you bitter, old aussie sheep dribbler

Our track team has barely changed for 4-5 years and their results have been petering(sp?) out for a while. We need some new blood.
Also every other country uses or has copied the BT so now we can't beat you with just the bikes any more. :)
The Brit setup whereby riders went to join French clubs worked for loads of riders - why did it stop? We can get 10 riders in the Tour from the other side of the world, why can't you lot do similar with your neighbors?
Cav is a sprinter though.. we've done the same with McEwan already. You have no GC contenders.

well I'm sorry..

we'll try to do better,Sir.

You do that.

no but evans would have been british, if his great great great grandparents hadn't been criminals!!!!!!!

so would hippy.

what a terrifying thought

My Granddad was English.. and in a couple of years, having just renewed my visa I will be one of your famed British Citizens mwuahahahahaha.. then my children can come and fuck your country after I'm gone :)

My Granddad was English.. and in a couple of years, having just renewed my visa I will be one of your famed British Citizens mwuahahahahaha.. then my children can come and fuck your country after I'm gone :)

That's very worrying news! Dark Times :(

thank god i am leaving!!last one out switch off the lights!!

the german coach of the danish track team used to coach australia and great britain maybe cycling australia could ask him to come back?

one confused guy!!

the german coach of the danish track team used to coach australia and great britain maybe cycling australia could ask him to come back?

The GB coach is Australian. Therein lies your success. :P

listen, we had an awesome bowling coach in Troy Cooley who helped England win the ashes in 05.

the fucking ECB, stupid bunch of cunts let him go.

back to aus :(

When I rode to Edinburgh yesterday from Glasgow all the oncoming guys gave a nod or a lifted hand wave.

Never happens in the city though where everyone is just getting to the place they are going.

The GB coach is Australian. Therein lies your success. :P

this is why the british track team have improved so much? they're copying our system and nicking our personnel?

i fucking knew it.

this is why the british track team have improved so much? they're copying our system and nicking our personnel?

i fucking knew it.

yeah and they are fucking your women