[Dr Winston]

Favourite race of the year.

No idea who to pick, such a strong field I could have picked two or three teams. Just have to see how it pans out and react accordingly. 

Topic

[lesterama]

Je hebt net het internet

Je hebt net het internet gewonnen.

[Simon_MacMichael]

Mac1937 wrote:

Mac1937 wrote:

I suspect that people like Kelly think that Rob Hatch’s pronunciation is right as he claims to be some sort of a linguist. A false claim I think.

I was watching the opening stage of last year’s Giro d’Italia on TV and my partner, who is from Milan, asked who the commentator was.

I told her it was Rob Hatch, and she said he pronounced Italian words better than any foreigner she had ever come across, she was absolutely amazed.

For UK commentators, he probably has the best pronunciation across a range of languages. 

[nortonp]

If Jumbo were French you

If Jumbo were French you would be correct.

But it’s not, so you’re not.

[Anonymous]

Dr Winston wrote:

A cat 3 that definitely would need a 1st gear in the old 2CV.  That’s a tough climb. 

I love that story, especially as it’s so blatantly made up.

[Dr Winston]

A cat 3 that definitely would

A cat 3 that definitely would need a 1st gear in the old 2CV.  That’s a tough climb. 

[Condor Andy]

Correct, it’s not a normal

Correct, it’s not a normal summit finish and people will be targetting it and taking it easy for the rest of the TT.

It’s only a cat 3 so it won’t score highly.

[Gkam84]

Mac1937 wrote:

Hello.

I cringe every time I hear a commentator (Rob Hatch mainly) say ‘Yoombo’ when referring to Jumbo. ‘J’ in French is NOT pronounced like a Y otherwise, we’d have “yolie” and “Yoomeaux” (pretty and twins), The ‘Y’ I suspect is because they think that as French is a Latin based language – like Spanish and Italian – then it must be correct in French : it ain’t. For example, ‘Jure’ in Latin is pronounced Yoor – but not in French. I suspect that people like Kelly think that Rob Hatch’s pronunciation is right as he claims to be some sort of a linguist. A false claim I think.

What is French about Jumbo being a Dutch supermarket?? He is pronouncing it correctly. Listen in this video how it’s said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyif93zqkxo

[Mac1937]

Hello.

Hello.

I cringe every time I hear a commentator (Rob Hatch mainly) say ‘Yoombo’ when referring to Jumbo. ‘J’ in French is NOT pronounced like a Y otherwise, we’d have “yolie” and “Yoomeaux” (pretty and twins), The ‘Y’ I suspect is because they think that as French is a Latin based language – like Spanish and Italian – then it must be correct in French : it ain’t. For example, ‘Jure’ in Latin is pronounced Yoor – but not in French. I suspect that people like Kelly think that Rob Hatch’s pronunciation is right as he claims to be some sort of a linguist. A false claim I think.

[Dr Winston]

Is stage 12 a double scoring

Is stage 12 a double scoring affair?….Is it the climb scored separately from bottom to top for KOM  pts?

[Dr Winston]

Fantastic. He battled every

Fantastic. He battled every single metre of that climb. 

[11waterloo]

Great win for ‘our’ Hugh

Great win for ‘our’ Hugh though! Was willing him on over the last few kilometres – I’ll swear he was wrestling his bike at one point! 

[11waterloo]

I’m still behind the sofa

I’m still behind the sofa after Martin’s performance! What a brilliant stage though – absolute beast of a climb.

[Sniffer]

We all had a Vlasov dilemma

We all had a Vlasov dilemma today.  Either giving up all those GC points or the gamble on Martin and KOM points was the only way to get him in.

In the end I stuck with what I had from Saturday leaving out Vlasov.

Martin was top pick today.

[Dr Winston]

My brother is one place below

My brother is one place below you before today’s stage….he’s never been anywhere near this high before. We won’t talk about my disaster.

[11waterloo]

I bit the bullet & took out

I bit the bullet & took out polka dot Martin for Vlasov. I will be watching the break form from behind my sofa! 

[Author]

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