Aay up, ecky thump, it's Le Tour 2014

[Jon Crofts]

No David Millar for Garmin-Sharp.  I met him a few weeks back, a troubled soul is David.

No Alex Dowsett for Movistar.

Let's play spot the Englishman on Le Tour.

[bertlambshank]

Going up tomorrow,really looking forward to it.

[Chris Jameson]

As I went to collect my son from school there were a load of vehicles belonging to some Russian team doing whatever it is they do. Driving on the road I guess.

[bertlambshank]

As I went to collect my son from school there were a load of vehicles belonging to some Russian team doing whatever it is they do. Driving on the road I guess.

Taking over the Peoples Republic of Yorkshire.

[Chris Jameson]

Coming over here, wearing lycra, riding bikes...

[lovejoy]

So no English born riders in the Tour then?

[SteveN]

So no English born riders in the Tour then?

One or both of the Yates boys might be in the Orica team?

[bertlambshank]

So no English born riders in the Tour then?

Manchester will claim a couple if they were born this side of the equator.

[Chris Jameson]

Is the Kenyan born, South Africa educated and resident of Monaco Chris Froome not English?

[Jon Crofts]

About as English as Zola Budd.

[Simon Ward]

That'll be a good game to play then at Le Grand Depart! "Spot the English rider"

[Dave Cooper please]

Simon Yates has been confirmed in the Orica Greenedge team, so that's your lot for Englishmen I reckon.
Other Brits - Cavendish (Manx), Froome (sort of British) and Geraint Thomas (Leek Muncher).

[Chris Jameson]

Froome (sort of British)

Lionel Messi (sort of British) in that case.

[Jon Crofts]

I could just about see Froome as British/English if he wasn't such a po faced, stem staring unlikeable ass hat. 

I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing Contador laying down the hurt on Froome.

[Dr Butler]

plenty of pot hole fixing/road resurfacing and they have even cut the overgrown verges around the cycle route here in Cambridge......so thank god for the Tour...