woolybanana Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 The Paris - Nice cycle race is always the true sign that Spring has sprung and it started yesterday, so lift up your hearts be joyful and thank Bobo the Great for your deliverance!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I bet it snows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pommier Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I thought you were giving your opinion on Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Don't be fooled.It's not spring here (UK) till 20 March, according to my Dataday tablet diary. [;-)]Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Friends of mine who are 'sad' in winter in autumn are pleased to see the lighter nights and sometimes slightly warmer days. Me, awkward as usual, I love autumn and winter and the dark early nights. For those of you who prefer the spring, well it feels like it is on it's way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 The riders are just about to pass nearby. They're having their lunch break in a village (... ahem, sorry, a very small town) not too far from us...Edit @13:55: Off they go! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ice-ni Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 B****y typical - they have gone past my front door (well, not quite but you know what I mean) and I'm in Suffolk watching my best friend of almost 50 years dying of cancer. But I'd rather be here.Go, Paul Weller, go (and the rest of the Sky team of course).John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 [quote user="Clair"]The riders are just about to pass nearby. They're having their lunch break in a village (... ahem, sorry, a very small town) not too far from us...Edit @13:55: Off they go! [:)][/quote]We were sitting in the sun outside a café in Maurs yesterday at 2.15 pm or so sipping coffee and watching them go by ... wonderful ... then yesterday evening a huge gaggle of migrating geese went overhead, heading north. Yes, spring is coming and I know why I like it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote user="Araucaria"]We were sitting in the sun outside a café in Maurs yesterday...[/quote]Lovely Maurs!I don't go there often, but I love this little town. It has a very provincial charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote user="Clair"][quote user="Araucaria"]We were sitting in the sun outside a café in Maurs yesterday...[/quote]Lovely Maurs!I don't go there often, but I love this little town. It has a very provincial charm.[/quote]I agree.They have this lovely sign "Maurs - Nice du Cantal", so I was expecting the cyclists to stop there.Is there a sign just outside Nice saying "Maurs du Midi" do you suppose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyboop Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote user="Mr Ice-ni"]B****y typical - they have gone past my front door (well, not quite but you know what I mean) and I'm in Suffolk watching my best friend of almost 50 years dying of cancer. But I'd rather be here.Go, Paul Weller, go (and the rest of the Sky team of course).John[/quote]Dont envy you that... had to sit and watch mum,dad,younger brother and three aunts.,all lose their fights with cancer.... chin up and remember the good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote user="bettyboop"][quote user="Mr Ice-ni"]B****y typical - they have gone past my front door (well, not quite but you know what I mean) and I'm in Suffolk watching my best friend of almost 50 years dying of cancer. But I'd rather be here.Go, Paul Weller, go (and the rest of the Sky team of course).John[/quote] Dont envy you that... had to sit and watch mum,dad,younger brother and three aunts.,all lose their fights with cancer.... chin up and remember the good times[/quote]Seconded.My o/h has just come back from visiting his old schoolfriend in Suffolk also. He died the morning after he left but he's so glad he went over when he did. Good for you for being with him, John, Mr C and I feel for both you and him. Grim times but your support will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote user="Araucaria"]They have this lovely sign "Maurs - Nice du Cantal"... Is there a sign just outside Nice saying "Maurs du Midi" do you suppose?[/quote]Can't say I remember seeing one last time I was in Nice... Just as well, I think. Maurs is much more pleasant than Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianagain Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 [quote user="Mr Ice-ni"]Go, Paul Weller, go (and the rest of the Sky team of course).John[/quote]Looking forward to watching this afternoon on FR3 - Bradley will hopefully finish well enough to be the final winner after tomorrow's time trial - one of the best of his career and maybe looking good for the Tour in July.Brian (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ice-ni Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 [quote user="brianagain"] Bradley will hopefully finish well enough to be the final winner after tomorrow's time trial - one of the best of his career and maybe looking good for the Tour in July.[/quote]Not sure about Le Tour - I fear that Sky will split itself into nothingness by trying to win both yellow and green and return with neither. Then of course a week later we have the greatest waste of money London has ever seen and BW and MC will still be too out of puff to do well there either.But what do I know, I'm not an overpaid pundit.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianagain Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Given that Sky's goal was to win the Tour within 5 years, I guess that Brailsford will have to make a hard decision about team composition and who to support. However it's not so many years ago since Deutsche Telecom picked a team to support Ullrich for the win leaving Eric Zabel on his own in the sprints; he then went to win the Green jersey on his own anyway, and I'm sure Cavendish could still win without a train to lead him out.Currently watching Tirreno-Adriatico on RAI S2 waiting for P-N to start on FR3.Brian (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 No but there is a place in the Languedoc known as 'le petit Nice'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 [quote user="Clair"][quote user="Araucaria"]They have this lovely sign "Maurs - Nice du Cantal"... Is there a sign just outside Nice saying "Maurs du Midi" do you suppose?[/quote]Can't say I remember seeing one last time I was in Nice... Just as well, I think. Maurs is much more pleasant than Nice![/quote] I haven't visited Maurs, but on the Cote, Nice is the only place I love to visit. I like the people and the place. Maurs is a small town isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariège Author Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Love the fact that we have this dilemma! Hopefully today will be the start of an amazing cycling year for the UK. Right, now where's my bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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