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Such a brilliant thing
Jul. 22nd, 2012 03:03 pmWhen I started watching cycling in 1989 (I was a really young cycling fan, OK?), there were a couple of British riders out there. Our best result ever at that point was a fourth in the Tour and British stages were rare and far between.
Today I watched British riders take first and second in the Tour along with six stages on the way. I watched Mark Cavendish (the first British jersey winner - green) take the Paris stage, his fourth Paris stage and his 23 career Tour stage. That puts him with more stages than any other sprinter in Tour history and more Paris wins than anyone.
Bradley Wiggins won the Tour, his team-mate took second and will go into next year's Tour as one of the favourites. Four out of our five-man Olympic team won stages in the Tour.
This is the kind of Tour that I never dreamed could be possible, even a few years ago.
I think that I can honestly say that this is the proudest I've ever been of British cyclists. Yes, this even surpasses last year (sorry Mark) because we had so many different Brits winning different things and there is a very real chance that I'll be watching British riders on the podium in Paris for years to come.
Go Team GB!
Today I watched British riders take first and second in the Tour along with six stages on the way. I watched Mark Cavendish (the first British jersey winner - green) take the Paris stage, his fourth Paris stage and his 23 career Tour stage. That puts him with more stages than any other sprinter in Tour history and more Paris wins than anyone.
Bradley Wiggins won the Tour, his team-mate took second and will go into next year's Tour as one of the favourites. Four out of our five-man Olympic team won stages in the Tour.
This is the kind of Tour that I never dreamed could be possible, even a few years ago.
I think that I can honestly say that this is the proudest I've ever been of British cyclists. Yes, this even surpasses last year (sorry Mark) because we had so many different Brits winning different things and there is a very real chance that I'll be watching British riders on the podium in Paris for years to come.
Go Team GB!
