Geraint Thomas Live Chat!
by Jen See on Dec 2, 2010 1:55 PM EST
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Welcome!
Welcome to the Podium Cafe live chat with British National Champion Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Yay! Geraint will join us for the next hour to answer all your questions about life as a pro bike racer. Professional since 2007, Geraint finished fourth in the prologue at the 2010 Tour de France and has a lengthy list of results on the track, including an Olympic gold medal in the team pursuit. Wondering how a rider transitions from track to road? Here's your chance to find out. Also, learn what it's like to ride for a new team loaded with both talent and expectations.
If Geraint doesn't get to your question, don't be sad. You can catch up with him later over @GeraintThomas86. Regulars, please remember to rec up Geraint's answers so they get that lovely green glow. Please also remember to pace your questions so our guest isn't completely overwhelmed. If you're new to the Cafe, grab a username and join the fun!
Thanks to Geraint and all of you lovely people for coming. Enjoy!
Thanks to Gayle, @Gayle_Seren_PR, for the assist with this story!
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I'm being naughty
and stopped doing my assignments for this…
"Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - M.Ali
tut tut
No ’cross for you this weekend!
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
No cross for me this weekend anyway
Visiting home, ill get some spanish revision done or something :)
"Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - M.Ali
Hello G!
Welcome to PdC, looking forward to seeing what you have to say!
"Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - M.Ali
Gav, are you in charge of the Qs from absentees?
Or want me to collect them?
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
Road vs Track
Geraint — wait, should we be using a nickname instead?
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:02 PM EST reply actions
Use 'G' if thats easier... Hope this works
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
and it does!
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
the g in my name stands for great,
so that’s a good nick to have. Welcome!
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Well, you're great too
christ, always fishing for compliments aren’t you? :p
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
by tgsgirl on Dec 2, 2010 2:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Road vs track
You probably get this a lot, but do you feel like your ambitions on the road and the track are complimentary, a juggle, or a conflict?
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:03 PM EST reply actions
I enjoy boh when yor winning!! Good planning is needed, but ithinkyou can do both!!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:06 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
How does it feel to have completed a TdF after your unlucky couple of years?
Can you tell us a little of what it feels like to ride it?
Well the tour i by far the hardet thng i have ever done. in 07 i struggled all the way round. thi year as alot better and great to finallybe accident and injur free
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:07 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
That was impressive
Bouncing from fat sprinter to fat sprinter. If you had a choice on who you could land on in a crash, who would be your current favourite. Seeing as said fat sprinter has lost a few kilos in the last couple of years.
have you met R Murdoch, what's he like?
Wiggins said he was cool on his Guardian chat… ;)
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
I haven’t actually met him but i’ve met alot of the guys for team last week at the get together.They are all really into their cycling whih helps!! and are al top blokes!!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
haha!!!!!!!!
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Dec 2, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Hello Everyone!!
Hello by the way. Try to bear with me at first… Lets be having you…
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:05 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
thanks much for coming!
thanks also to bosses (Gavia I imagine?) for organizing!
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Dec 2, 2010 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
Did you laugh as much as we did
about all the Sky press releases about the Magic Bus? ;-)
and do the mood lights make any difference at all? :-D
to be honest i havent noticed the lighting change for different occasions, bu it isreally relaxing and easy to chill out on it. on the hype over the bus was funny, we are a bike team at the en of the day!!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
No
But the espresso machine does.
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
But does it make a real difference
warming up in public in front of a load of twelve-year old boys pulling faces, to doing it staring at a blank wall while they stand the other side making fart noises.
Question:
You wore the green jersey for a few days in the 2010 Dauphiné (well done!)
Any thoughts about that race and do you have any particular jersey’s that you are targeting next year?
moo
I’ll take next year as it comes really. simlar to this year. train hard and go and race hard. hopefully i will get abit of luck and free run some times and so will try to capatilise on it. no really specific jerseys to be honest. although a prolouge win would b very nice!!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
at the minute on my own or with ian stannard. he was snowed in today, haha. but fortunantly i live lower down and culd still get ut for 5hours. was on the treadmill this morning aswell, a good sweat through. that things great, can alter speed and gradient. you ca even program in a worlds course so you could theoretically ride the course
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Can you characterize the feeling at Sky
going into 2011? First years are always hard, and the team’s performance had its highs and lows. Are folks anxious to get going again? Do you guys feel like you have something to prove?
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:10 PM EST reply actions
i dont feel we have anything to prove but last year was a masive learning curve. for the team staff and us he riders to learn to work together, how we reach in certain situations etc etc so this willbe a massiv bonus come this year.
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Staff
Interesting point. We fans don’t see all the nitty gritty but I am sure what everyone does is important to the end product.
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If you could pick one race which you'd never ever want to ride again, which would it be?
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
from the races i did this year Qatar. its just a mssive shock to the system. of all the races ive done… i cant remember the name and dont want to either. it was in swzterland and started up a 1st cat climb, it was a 1 day.i did 8km andmy race was over. it was in my first year as a pro mind…
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 10 recs
Ha, short day!
I always thought people liked Qatar because it was warm. But too warm is no good.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Too warm is definitely hard
especially if you’ve been in the cold. Can be really hard to acclimate quickly. The other direction is easier – hot to cold, I mean.
she probably thinks cold means
a light sweater. Grmbl.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
by tgsgirl on Dec 2, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I also know she has seen skis on her feet at least once...
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
snow
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
hiked and by the time I finished it snowed two inches
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
G, thanks for coming :)
I was wondering, where do you see you’re future as a Rider, do you see you’re self being a chrono man coming off the back of you’re pursuiting, or try to maybe do something like Wiggo did in ’09.
Or, and i’d like to see this, concentrate on some of the classic after your brilliant performance on stage 3 of the Tour? It was wonderful to see the national champ up there with the best in the world, and do you think the competitiveness you showed that day means you could be a classics rider?
"Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - M.Ali
i’d loive to perform at the clasics!! i gre up watching them. hopefully i will continu to proess and move forward an become strongerin these races. i will still ride abit of everythng and see where my strengths really lie. nextyear though i can defo win some prlogues and thts what i want
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
Brilliant!
That’s just what i’d wanted to hear you say, thanks for that.
Good luck for the season!
"Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - M.Ali
Plus the team boss likes to have a go too
no not Rupert
go easy on him,
he’s from Barcelona
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Dec 2, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
hehe
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Dec 2, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
Questions.
1) Can you win paris roubaix – and if so is that a serious aim of yours?
2) youve done track and road, ever considered cyclo-cross?
3) olympic gold (track) or world championship (road) which would you prefer?
Dim
Hey Dim :)
"Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - M.Ali
:D
Hello… of course now i have to work out who you are.. people have too many different usernames. :D
Always the game...
Shame your is too easy to spot ;)
"Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - M.Ali
:D
It just grabbed whichever facebook account i happened to be logged on as at the time.
1 – i hope so!! like i said if tink i have a chance for sure i will go all out for it that would be amazing!
2 – ive oly doe a couple of x races when i was a kid. i enjoy it but not enough to do it seriously
3 – olympics in london
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
no time to hang out :(
but thanks for to G for doing this. can’t wait to read it later.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Are the Olympics a totally different feel than other
cycling races? Besides for winning, what do you remember the most from the experience?
the best bit other tha winning, was seeing the other athletes, chatting to them and seeing how they train etc etc and just having a laugh and making new friends. also sa federer, boltand some basketbll guys which was cool!!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
favorite climb is the mortirolo!! hard but very impressive!! day to day in the uk i like the blwch n south wales. also alpe d’huez was great to race up in the dauphiene becau of th history!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 12 recs
ooooh, can we put in suggestions?
Emma Pooley! Judith Arndt!
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
well, you know my no. 1 suggestion for absolutely everything.....!
I’m so predictable!
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
Do you feel a difference riding the Alpe
when there are half a million crazy screaming Dutchies there. Or is it always the same grind
A question from Drew, who can't be here
what does a typical training week in January / February look like? How many days do you ride, for how long, length of interval blocs etc
at the minute i have done a 24hour week with a day to go. jan and feb racing starts, so monthor so before you want so short harder racey efforts. starting zone 3 efforts then close to racing building t threshold, then max capacity style efforts. i ride everyday sometimes a day off if ive earnt it
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 10 recs
mine just ran off and hid in the other room...
and I need to hit the fridge. Come back cowards.
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
Excellent. Thanks Geraint and thanks Pigeons.
Mucho apreciado.
"Your not going won't unbreak her arm."
Bobby J
When Bobby Julich got released by saxo a fair few people hoped he would join Sky. What do you think he brings to the team, will you be working with him?
i’ll defo work with him.he has such experience and knowledge!! will be a great asset to the team
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
:D
Is Fran (Millar) sitting next to you making sure you dont say something you shouldnt :D
+1
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
G, worst weather you've raced in, and the worst rain
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
worst rain was in a buckley race in england somewhere when i was a junior it was a river running down the road and my eyes were flooded. i won though. as a pro ive been prety lucky paris nice was cold this year. hats as bad as it got this year anywayway. i dont mind the rain hough, just hate cold hands
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
So Dave Brailsford's legendary eye for detail
hasn’t yet come up with the idea of buying gloves
or maybe they need pirmaloft gloves that are somehow aerodynamicized
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
I just did a Google search for those
and it told me I might also like a cashmere baseball cap. Now if only someone would buy me a half million pound bus with mood lighting to go with the two.
Classics
Glad to hear you’re fond of them. Do you think the kind of effort that the pursuit requires is especially helpful on the cobbles? Or is it just, power is equally good for all kinds of races?
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:27 PM EST via mobile reply actions
i think it helps sure as its likea tt acrossthe cobbles. power helps for sure but theres a technic to itaswelli think. handling aswell
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
When I've been at Manchester for thee track world cup
it’s always fun when the GB riders are riding pursuit because of them being caught in a wall of noise, so I could tell where they are with my eyes closed. But what’s the atmosphere like as a rider?
And will you be riding Manchester in February again?
yeh im doing manchester world cup. te atmoshpere is great!! the actual race u dont really here it but the buz hen u arrive to the track is great
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Can't wait!
You’ll be able to spot me, I’ll be the one cheering, haha!
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
When the locals cheer on the foreigners
- let’s say, as a random example, Leonardo Duque – do you feel betrayed?
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
haha, this local cheers EVERYONE!
This year will be awesome!
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
no its all good racing/atmosphere. only if they cheer the aussies when im racing!! sorry my battery went by te way. hairdryer wasplugged in not my laptop
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
hairdryers are...
useful for drying tubs on rims.. :D every cycle mechanic needs a hairdryer
Does press coverage matter to you, personally?
I mean, I know you’re thankful for your sponsor/etc., but does the (usually) awkward UK coverage bother you, or do you leave it to others to worry about?
dont quite understand what u mean. but i like the attention fromthe media when things are good and we are riding well. but when things are hard its harder or when someone comments on us, not nknowing the full story. but its part ofthe job at the end oif the day
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Maybe an EBH - Kevin Pauwels duo live chat
would provide enough material. Just.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
heh
I think it would rapidly devolve into discussions among the regulars of hottitude, leg shaving, and centaurs.
hes shy at first but hes good now. really top bloke
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Maybe we could have a liveconversation
between EBH & Kevin Pauwels?
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
After cycling plans
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
above is a question
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
no idea. woud like to work on a farm for abit, back in wales. not all the tme though, too hard. will always stay i cycling, would like to try and give something back. help the youth riders..
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Could you convince Brailsford to always race with the green environmental jerseys?
I liked them much better than the blue version.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Also, do you feel Garvélo is copying you (as in, Sky) with their new design?
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
maybe, but it is the best hey?!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
its ‘the line’ we have afew lines describing what it represts. good and great. etc
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
really?? i prefer blue, they mayb back or something else who knows…
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
I think..
Red stripe or red and yellow stripe in the vuelta for Txema. Think youre only allowed one kit variation a year though. The green was very nice, although how it looked in the flesh so to speak I dont know.
unless you're The Shack then you just pay a fine... and beg ignorance.
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
G, talking of Garvelo
Should Thor’s rainbow jersey look like this?
I agree though, Green Environmental Jersey was win. They looked gorgeous, and i REALLY want one!
"Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." - M.Ali
If you wherent a cyclist...
What would you do instead. Are you one of these riders secretly studying a law degree in the hotel rooms.
defo not!! but prob somthing scientific. i like biology and how the body works et etc
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Reminder
Last ten minutes — questions about topics other than racing!
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
she's a copy editor.. somehow related I think...
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
just doing my job a official pot stirrer...
what else do you expect form a photographer?
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
same
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
Mais oui
Just getting a jump, since the qs are several minutes ahead of the a’s
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
point
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
that might be the first legit answer we've ever seen to that question.
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
yep
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
well
no.
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
tgs
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
and the cold
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
snow, it's like it hasn't already snowed here this year
or we’ve never had any…. country in chaos blahblah
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
It's such lazy media!
half the year whining about how we’ll all die of heatstroke/drought, the other half whining about the snow…. We are a useless country! All the other European countries can manage to get to work when there’s a few cm of snow….
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
well
up here it’s a couple of feet now but… ;-)
I walk to work, I have no excuse. :-(
"What happened in British Cycling, a lot of people doubted me. I've come back, got this victory, and done it my way." - Adam Blythe after his first pro win at Circuit Franco Belge
Aye, but you guys are tougher up north!
Plus it snows every year in the North East, right? ;-) It just goes media crazy cos it’s hit London!
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
When it snowed in December/January
my assistant, who’s 23 & from Jarrow, said she couldn’t ever remember anything like it. But we’re doing ok. I only had 35 at my exhibition opening though. :-(
I got some crazy, crazy pics of Sheffield snow sent me earlier… but the hills always make it worse there.
"What happened in British Cycling, a lot of people doubted me. I've come back, got this victory, and done it my way." - Adam Blythe after his first pro win at Circuit Franco Belge
Post them, I'd love to see snow from that area.
I’m kind of miffed because it hasn’t gotten below 27(f) at night yet. I want a white goddamn christmas!
Plus it’s fun to race in a few inches of the stuff.
"Your not going won't unbreak her arm."
If there's a long transfer on the bus: How do you kill the time?
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
we can watch sky depending on the signal, on surf the net. sleep, eat whatever… anything but cycling related usually
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
I wonder if the Girls of Fasso Bortolo
fill their time making cement
BKwhatsit powerplus can come & fix my shelves....
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
but what if you get the short straw
and draw the guy with the power sander?
so that's what you kids call it these days..
no wonder..
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
you're so right!
(files that away from my inevitable next not-v-funny cross-powertools joke)
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 3, 2010 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Nys and Landbouwkrediet
can come give me money. Gilbert and Lotto, same.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Rabo & Freire too
and Fab could have brought me some from Saxo….
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
CdE too
we could’ve been so rich had we only realised this sooner. That’s the only flaw in this plan.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
You know, living the crazy live
paying rent, and food and stuff. I’m a wild child.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Not 'with' that money
‘for’ that money.
Just the slightest change makes a world of difference ;-)
"Your not going won't unbreak her arm."
of course it's sky
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
Would you ever consider...
Doing strickly come dancing.
and do you think my theory that Chris Hoy should do it is a good one?
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
Actually good point..
Do you have to call Chris Hoy Sir?
Yeh would be a laugh. i cant dance though, would be like gavin henson but worse!!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
he should do it. get a patition!!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:55 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
nt really. its just a great honour.
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
The only perk I've heard of
is that you are allowed to hire St Pauls for your wedding.
only if his trousers aren't tucked into the tops of his wellies..
(it’s a Montana thing..)
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Question:
Any strong feeling about the recent changes for Olympic cycling (eliminating events, limiting riders/country)?
moo
oh i rec this one!
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
yeh its ridiculous!! the ip and maidson and points are all great events!! ominium is just not the same. 1 rider per event is crap aswell imagine the jamaicans if they didnt that in the 100m.
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Yikes! Don't let him go before he answers the wax or shave question!
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
it's done.
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
well played
point Gavia…
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
No more from me..
Just a big thank you to G for wasting an hour of his evening on here with us.
Ooh
Yep, this is important. I say we replace wax or shave with beer qs.
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 2:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
or we can have both
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
beer is far more critical.
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
beer
still stirring the pot.
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Stirring your beer?
You Belgians, you probably do it with frites!
by Sarah Connolly on Dec 2, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Frites + stoofvlees (beef stew with trappist beer in it) + mayonnaise
is my very favourite dish in the world.
Njam njam!
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Now I always feel too mean to pour that stuff into a stew
OK I’m not Asda Smart Price Bitter cheap, but I could never bring myself to pour Leffe over a bowl of potato and swede.
there's like four cases in the garage
and the stuff isn’t quite as wallet unfriendly here in Belgium as it is abroad.
(also, I once got drunk on Tesco Value vodka… that was not smart)
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Is this Utrecht?
No. It’s heaven.
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
Embedding from Twitpic doesn't work
There’s a time-out on the cached file, to be precise, so it doesn’t work after a little while. Use the “put this photo on your website” function.
One gets you compliments
One makes you not need compliments. I see a clear winnar.
My fruit bowl is full of sex wax--gavia
by Douglas Ansel on Dec 2, 2010 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Har.
My fruit bowl is full of sex wax--gavia
by Douglas Ansel on Dec 2, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
I've heard that..
followed by the one in front of him..
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
it was important enough to rec....
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
superbad or twin town. duno about belgium beer, duvel is pretty lethal no?!
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Draft Leffe.. cant be beaten
In a glass thats been kept in the freezer. or Kreig
yeh sorry
Kriek.. cherry beer.. lovely stuff, sat outside a belgian cafe on a sunny afternoon
Yep, that's it
It’s special, but very lovely on a hot day. Or a cold day. Any day, really.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Oh it can
but it certainly doesn’t need to be.
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
Eminem, mainly hip hop bit of kings of leon
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
no surprises
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
which is
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/
Help for Heroes is a charity formed to help those who have been wounded in Britain’s current conflicts.
moo
by Willj on Dec 2, 2010 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
similar to the US Wounded Warrior Project I suspect.
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist has a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Dec 2, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
peronis then some gin lemon and lime
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 3:03 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
+1
Sminer: I blame KARMA for everything.
Jens: I've heard it's a bitch
Water Girl: I heard it ran over your dogma
Yay!
Thanks to G for joining us! And thanks to everyone for showing up with questions.
Always fun times :D
Thanks G!
By the way, chatting at the Podium Cafe has been shown to improve riders’ results significantly. So enjoy those extra wins this spring. Good luck in ’11.
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 3:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Cheers guys!! sorry i wasnt the quickest. at repling..
by Geraint Thomas on Dec 2, 2010 3:08 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Oops.. there was a livechat?
Podiumcafe is slagging on me.. But had fun with making Santa Claus rhymes for and with my little sister
+1
"Next year we will build a strong team around Tom. We don't need pseudo-stage racers any more in this team." -Patrick Lefevre, 2005
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 2, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
Another great live chat--sorry I missed it!
The most important thing isn't how many days you spend fetching bottles, it's how much you enjoyed doing it--Fabian Cancellara
You're not the only one :-(
Rode home from work (-4ºC), got changed, ate dinner, got the kids into bed and completely forgot about the PdC chat.
G is tops in my book. Seeing him wearing the white jersey and that 2nd on the stage in Arenberg was superb. He’s a great advert for Welsh & British cycling, and highlighting Welsh cakes as race fuel.
Don't be sad!
We’ll do some more soon :D
You should get on the twitter, then you’ll get more reminders about these things than you’ll know what to do with.
I'm old school.
I like to shake a stick at them.
The most important thing isn't how many days you spend fetching bottles, it's how much you enjoyed doing it--Fabian Cancellara
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