tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post1281834605292742396..comments2024-01-27T20:32:17.610-05:00Comments on Pinchgut: Le Kangourou - Le VainqueurBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-49785134873825861532011-07-25T07:02:02.088-04:002011-07-25T07:02:02.088-04:00nzm: I loved every minute of it. The best day in 3...nzm: I loved every minute of it. The best day in 30 years of watching le Tour. <br /><br />Alexia: Yes indeed. This is the first time Cadel has had a really good team around him and Julian is a really great rider. This has made the difference.<br /><br />Merisi: There will be many new cyclists on the road in Australia - the motorists will hate it.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-70801640707638077932011-07-25T03:35:54.143-04:002011-07-25T03:35:54.143-04:00I rejoiced with you when I heard the news.
What a ...I rejoiced with you when I heard the news.<br />What a man, congratulations Australia! :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-76167170084377820932011-07-25T02:57:45.069-04:002011-07-25T02:57:45.069-04:00He is a true champion indeed, Badger - I didn'...He is a true champion indeed, Badger - I didn't intend my comment to sound belittling. In my view, one of the greatest Australian sporting achievements ever - on our news tonight it said "Australians are hailing it as the greatest sporting victory since winning the Americas Cup" Nah - it's bigger than that!!<br /><br />And... I do claim some pride for Julian Dean, team member, who is a "local" of the small town I live in and who went to the high school I now teach at. He was a couple of years ahead of my son at school... we all watch every solid ride he makes with great interest.Alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405656530899442354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-35533786445831330482011-07-24T20:53:56.842-04:002011-07-24T20:53:56.842-04:00Oh - today just took the biscuit. Cadel's tea...Oh - today just took the biscuit. Cadel's team looking after their man for the entire ride; everyone behaving themselves; the big team hug just after they came across the Finish Line (those nearby photographers couldn't believe their luck!); the amazing rendition of Advance Australia Fair (who was the singer?); a teary Cadel on the podium and a gracious speech in both French and English. It couldn't have been scripted any better.nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-39314412939119023422011-07-24T15:15:53.866-04:002011-07-24T15:15:53.866-04:00Sandy: Oh I am certainly more excited than Cadel! ...Sandy: Oh I am certainly more excited than Cadel! I am not sure he does excitement. <br /><br />Alexia: A true champion - considering he has come 2nd on two other occasions - an astonishing feat!<br /><br />fmcgmcclic: I cannot claim all the credit - Cadel did most of the work going up the mountains - although I shouted at him a lot.<br /><br />Annie: Yes I have a degree in dimwitedness and now that you have announced it on my blog I shall post a copy in the side panel. <br /><br />nzm: TT highlight - when the clocked ticked over showing Cadel had moved from behind Andy to in front of Andy.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-84756868567799175042011-07-24T08:18:28.449-04:002011-07-24T08:18:28.449-04:00Fabulous effort from, and result for, Cadel. I ha...Fabulous effort from, and result for, Cadel. I had tears in my eyes watching him on the podium yesterday, and that time trial ride was sublime. Jen and I high-fived as the results came up on our screen to show how he blitzed Andy Schleck!nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-7244530081270746332011-07-24T05:25:36.366-04:002011-07-24T05:25:36.366-04:00Jim says:
"You are a dimwit. I have told you ...Jim says:<br />"You are a dimwit. I have told you often that you write well. I have employed many journalists. Anyone who had described the Tour de France in the way you did in your blog would have been marked for promotion - but not to management."<br /><br />I say bravo!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806660109196835114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-41886149065126119712011-07-23T23:32:22.957-04:002011-07-23T23:32:22.957-04:00Congrats.Congrats.fmcgmccllchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184250774341700041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-5612873790593312372011-07-23T21:15:22.596-04:002011-07-23T21:15:22.596-04:00An astonishing feat! very well done, that Aussie!An astonishing feat! very well done, that Aussie!Alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405656530899442354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-89584567832398333662011-07-23T18:30:37.200-04:002011-07-23T18:30:37.200-04:00Oi Oi Oi! I was pleased to hear it on the news th...Oi Oi Oi! I was pleased to hear it on the news this morning but not as pleased as you obviously, you may even be more excited than Cadel. Well done both of you.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540456562833941487noreply@blogger.com