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Yes, but not part of Britain. Eire is part of the British Isles but would you call the Irish British.
English
Welsh
Scottish

Never British.

no, they are all British.

not English.

Including the irish?

fuck the irish.

All of them, you may be some time.

Including the irish?

Northern Ireland is British, yes.

but if a southern (or republic of Ireland) rider wanted to ride for GB I'm sure he could?

You're all cheating Europeans.. it's all the same to us. :P

but if a southern (or republic of Ireland) rider wanted to ride for GB I'm sure he could?

now just hang on there! We'll take a Mick, but we'll draw the line at a Paddy.

I'll keep my heritage thanks. Glad to see you are all willing to give yours up so freely.

we're a very giving nation. it's one of our defining characteristics. we don't like to bicker over petty territorial squables

Thats funny.

ah, g'wan, i'm only having a laugh

Cav looks.. um... slow at the moment. Fat boy better shape up in the next couple of months..

Oh, Tour of California is on live Brit Eurosport Sat night 10pm. You don't have to thank me.

Chav looks.. um... slow at the moment.

Doesn't he ever.

boonen let him win yesterday,

"Great Britain" is the eastern island of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland as they have independent legislative and taxation systems.[5][6]

from the ever reliable wikipedia

So, basically it's England trying to claim another foreign rider as their own.. cheating English bastards! :)

IoM is a funny place filled with funny people. like scousers who've gone to ground. 3 very quick track racers though. more than any other island nation I can think of ...

Rider found dead in his bed at tour of Qatar???

IoM is a funny place filled with funny people. like scousers who've gone to ground. 3 very quick track racers though. more than any other island nation I can think of ...

Yes and we also know where you live, any more scouse references and you will have to be taught a lesson,the hard way.

Rider found dead in his bed at tour of Qatar???

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/feb09/feb05news2

Frederiek Nolf died in his sleep last night at the Doha Ritz-Carltonin Qatar, ahead of the fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar. The Belgian ofTeam Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, who would have celebrated his 22ndbirthday in five days, is believed to have suffered a heart attack.
"Cycling is in mourning when you lose such a young talent, a guylike him," said cycling legend Eddy Merckx, who is the technicalsponsor for the team.
Nolf turned professional in 2008 with Topsport Vlaanderen. The Tourof Qatar was his first race of the 2009 season. He finished 90th inyesterday's 141-kilometre stage four to Madinat Al Shamal, which MarkCavendish won.
Directeur Sportif Jean-Pierre Heynderickx found Nolf dead this morning.
"I rode with the guys here earlier this week in Qatar. Yesterday, hewas laughing and happy; he never woke up and died in his sleep," Merckxsaid.
Topsport will not start stage five from Al Kharaib track to Qatar'scapital city, Doha. The remaining seven riders will ride to the startof the stage. The team announced it will also pull out of the Etoile deBessèges, currently held in France.
Organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) shortened the stage out of respect for Nolf. It will also be neutralised.
It's not the first time this type of occurrence has hit a cyclingevent. In 2003, 23-year-old French rider Fabrice Salanson died in hissleep during the Tour of Germany. Then-teammate Sylvain Chavanel foundthe La Brioche Boulangère rider dead in his room.
The Tour of Qatar, February 1 to 6, is in its eighth year. The sameorganiser as the Tour de France, the Amaury Sport Organisation, runsit. Tom Boonen is the current general classification leader.

  Stay tuned to *Cyclingnews* for more information concerning this         distressing development.

thats more like it for cav

Looking forward to seeing how Mr. Cavendish fairs in the Northern Classics, always the best races of any season IMO

thats more like it for cav

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Frösi nearly got there. Go Frösi!

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oops sorry