Slammed and it wasn’t…
...grand. Can't say I was feeling that confident about an England grand slam before Saturday's game. My confidence having dropped over the last couple of outings. And then the ref being announced. ...read this Blog post →
It’s Philippe Saint-André what won it for…
...England. If England go on to win the Grand Slam or just the Championship they need to strike one more medal and award it to the current French coach because on Saturday he made sure it could happen. ...read this Blog post →
Was that the making of this England…
...team? The previous two home victories, against New Zealand and Scotland, were good but was winning away in Ireland the indication of where this England rugby team is under Stuart Lancaster? ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 6 Nations, Alex Goode, Ben Youngs, England, France, Ireland, Irish, James Haskell, Jocks, New Zealand, Owen Farrell, Rugby, Rugby Union, Six Nations, Stuart Lancaster
Wales 2, France…
…one. Just in case you might not have heard – Spurs only have one player, Gareth Bale, Newcastle United are all French and Lewis Holtby is a German international with an English dad. It’s true I did Tweet during the match that Spurs would be… Buggered without Bale. — Toxic Web (@Toxic_Web) February 9, 2013 [...] ...read this Blog post →
True blue, like a brother to me…
...it was George Hincapie what done it. Of all the evidence against Lance Armstrong one man's is more damning than any others. His loyal lieutenant through all the seven Tour victories. ...read this Blog post →
Post Olympic syndrome…
...or is it a disorder? What are we left with after these last two weeks of the best Olympics ever but memories and the realisation that all there is now doesn't match up. ...read this Blog post →
King and queen of the track bow out…
...and their heirs have stepped in seamlessly. Sir Chris Hoy and Queen Victoria Pendleton have mixed final day of their Olympic careers with gold and silver while their understudies show there's more to come with double gold. ...read this Blog post →
Lost in translation…
...it's a good old get out clause. Philip Hindes. Did he or didn't he pull a fast one in that qualifying round? Does it matter as GB trio produced one of the great displays in the first night in the velodrome. ...read this Blog post →
One more box to be ticked in France…
...for the perfect finish. Mark Cavendish owns the Champs-Élysées and it was up to Bradley Wiggins in the yellow jersey to make sure he won for the fourth straight time in the Tour's final stage. ...read this Blog post →
Procession…
...a day early. It's meant to be the final run in to Paris that's the procession for the wearer of the yellow jersey, Bradley Wiggins put it in a day early to leave the rest of field in his wake. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, France, sky, Tour de France, Yellow Jersey
Allez Tommy…
...part deux. A classic case of deja-vu on stage 16 of the 2012 Tour de France, as Thomas Voeckler storms the second last day in the Pyrenees. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Bradley Wiggins, Cadel Evans, Chris Froome, cycling, France, Pyrenees, sky, Thomas Voeckler, Tour de France
Every rest day in Le Tour…
...a rider is done for drugs. This time round it comes as a shock when announced last years 3rd placed rider Frank Schleck had failed a drugs test. ...read this Blog post →
Le Tour: End of part…
...deux. Where were we? Oh that's right Tommy had just won the first stage after the last rest day and Bradley Wiggins was rocking the yellow jersey. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 2012, Bradley Wiggins, Cadel Evans, Chris Froome, cycling, France, Pyrenees, Tommy Voeckler, Tour de France
Allez Tommy…
...Voeckler. After last years heroic efforts by Thomas Voeckler in the Tour de France it was great to see him beat his injuries and win stage 10 of this year's race. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 2012, Bradley Wiggins, France, Jens Voigt, sky, Thomas Voeckler, Tour de France, Vincenzo Nibali
How could I have ever doubted the experts…
...when they said England would win the group? Oh that's right I've watch enough England games like this latest one the final group D game against Ukraine. It's amazing what a couple of very scrappy, lucky, wins can do for reality. ...read this Blog post →