tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2295258353902748628..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The OTHER Tour de France.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36556698036416342021-07-14T07:48:14.738+01:002021-07-14T07:48:14.738+01:00There would be no Tour without commercial sponsors...There would be no Tour without commercial sponsorship. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78842900093481577972021-07-14T04:36:09.086+01:002021-07-14T04:36:09.086+01:00That seems to be a tradition that has been abandon...That seems to be a tradition that has been abandoned. A rider going through his own village/town was always allowed to go ahead, and stop to say hello to his family as he went by. I haven't seen that done for many years. I know the Ashdown Forest area well. My wife came from Crowborough, and 'The Hatch' at Coleman's Hatch is one of my all time favourite pubs!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9040542037923591592021-07-13T18:58:02.569+01:002021-07-13T18:58:02.569+01:00I remember when the tour started in Kent in the la...I remember when the tour started in Kent in the late 1990's. It went past our house. Children were given the day off school and we had friends for a bbq on the front lawn. They were handing out lots of freebies but the cyclists went past in seconds as you say. I don't remember the name of the cyclist but there was one who came from near the Ashdown forest where we lived and they let him lead the race for that part. A day to remember. ChickenMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281499882826621488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54225141337829064772021-07-13T15:47:58.784+01:002021-07-13T15:47:58.784+01:00I wonder why they didn't hand out any freebies...I wonder why they didn't hand out any freebies? When they go by here they can't give you enough!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6733039841586241262021-07-13T13:25:20.240+01:002021-07-13T13:25:20.240+01:00It's a bit like watching paint dry if you watc...It's a bit like watching paint dry if you watch the whole days' racing. Far better just to watch the good bits!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55220739176359116852021-07-13T13:22:52.766+01:002021-07-13T13:22:52.766+01:00My sister tells me to watch the highlight package....My sister tells me to watch the highlight package. It sounds good. After returning from an overseas holiday some years ago with a very upset body clock, I so enjoyed watching Le Tour late at night and into the early hours. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91364951052083015352021-07-13T13:20:08.216+01:002021-07-13T13:20:08.216+01:00I saw the Tour de France "caravane" when...I saw the Tour de France "caravane" when it passed through High Bradfield, Yorkshire in 2014. No "goodies" were cast out near the place where we were standing. Frankly, I was turned off by the commercialisation of the event. It was the cyclists we had come to see and cheer on.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14723474543074049252021-07-13T12:41:03.297+01:002021-07-13T12:41:03.297+01:00I've been a fan for years, and have seen it pa...I've been a fan for years, and have seen it pass by on a few occasions. The Caravane is always fun.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66244278104038045402021-07-13T11:11:13.900+01:002021-07-13T11:11:13.900+01:00Funnily enough my son sent me this film earlier th...Funnily enough my son sent me this film earlier this morning - or one very like it. He has been a Tour fanatic for many years now and never misses anything to do with it. This year for the first time I have watched and really enjoyed it all.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68712509314235196512021-07-13T09:46:13.013+01:002021-07-13T09:46:13.013+01:00Yes. I did mention it on the morning Tour post!Yes. I did mention it on the morning Tour post!Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57714863625995920032021-07-13T09:42:46.444+01:002021-07-13T09:42:46.444+01:00I once spent quite some while in and out of Ely st...I once spent quite some while in and out of Ely station. Off to London town?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78786239313768346132021-07-13T09:38:29.966+01:002021-07-13T09:38:29.966+01:00I am in Ely station btw.I am in Ely station btw.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28956665899643760942021-07-13T09:36:29.241+01:002021-07-13T09:36:29.241+01:00I got my goodies when I saw the stage that started...I got my goodies when I saw the stage that started in Cambridge a few years ago. It was great fun.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20821017485553111832021-07-13T09:23:43.642+01:002021-07-13T09:23:43.642+01:00You need to come to France; but be grateful that n...You need to come to France; but be grateful that no-one threw a jar of Marmite at you!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13791530000236006782021-07-13T08:42:07.940+01:002021-07-13T08:42:07.940+01:00That's the UK for you!!That's the UK for you!!<br />Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57891495306030397432021-07-13T07:45:53.066+01:002021-07-13T07:45:53.066+01:00I was hoping for free goodies when I went to watch...I was hoping for free goodies when I went to watch the tour of England when it went through Suffolk many years ago..........nothingSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.com