h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I want to talk to someone about it, no one else seems to be interested in cycling but me

Puts on a Pair of bike clips and yellow jumper! (jursey jaune)

Tsk tsk, Maillot Jaune Jack

O'Grady got Maillot Verte

McEwens bum looks like burger meat

the Pyrennes next week, that should sort the men from the boys

I'll talk about it!

...not that I have the foggiest about what's going on...

Yeah, post 3 lost me...

The Tour de France is a BIG cycle race

Shame on you Cat, Shaun O'Grady and Robbie McEwen are from Australia, they are fighting over thhe Green Jersey

The Yellow Jersey is worn by the race leader, the one who is doing it in the shortest time

The Green Jersey is worn by the rider with the most points, you get points for sprints and for where you finish

The Spotted Jersey is worn by the 'King of the Mountains' points are awarded on mountain climbs, there are 2 mountain ranges on the course the Pyrennes and the Alps all everyone hhas to ride up these

I know what it is, and I know of them, what confused me was whatever you were saying... Let me check...

All the 'Maillot Jaune Jack' and 'Maillot Verte' stuff. I don't speak French!! I know verte means green though... And what are the Pyrennes ?!

Ok, you just answered what the Pyrennes are, but still, that confused me. And all the Malliot stuff...

McEwens bum and the burger meat?

He fell off his bike and ripped a hole in his shorts and had a nasty graze on his bum

Maillot is french for jersey

Well, it makes a lot more sense now...

Glad I could help

Oh Reefgirl,

How wonderful

Another lover of the Tour de France! I have loved it since I was a little girl seventy years ago and watched it from my grandparents home outside of aix-en-Provence.

Besides which you love cooking, crosstictch and taking pcitures. I hope we can be friends. could you not even get the people who were there to give us their h2g2 names so that we can know who the pictures represent. You took lots of Mr. B including his nose!!.

Hope to hear from you soon. Gosport? Where is that?

Kind regards

Also Ran1

Welcome to the looniest place on h2 Also Ran 1 or course we can be friends

Thanks Reefgirl,

Wasn't the scenery in the Pyrenees absolutely wonderful?

Do you think Lance will do it again or will the young Frnchman win?

It's a problem though with the British Open also on at the same time!!

Kind regards

Also Ran1

OMG!! It suddenly occured to me! The Pyrenees are in the book I just finished reading!

We have Sky so we can watch it on Eurosport

Lance Armstrong is to cycling what Michael Schmacher is to F1, of course he's going to win, but I think Vockler will keep the yellow jersey into the rest day but he will lose it to Armstrong in the Alps

Today's stage is on the flat and Armstrong is a climber so McEwen will extend his lead in the green jersey Vockler will keep the Yellow and no one can catch Virenque in the polka dot

The airial shots of Plateu de Beille were gorgous yesterday, it was really beautiful

Is anyone else suspicious as to why Armstrong was crap until they got to the Alps and how he climbed L'Alp d'Huez 1 second behind the fastest time ever