Tour du Romandie: 27 April - 2 May 2010

[El Oso]

Controversy also brings great publicity.

Cav is pure class. The journalists that criticize him are pure benders.

Not all publicity is good publicity. You think any sponsors are going to want to use that image in an ad?

 

[Willy_Voet]

And remember Judith Arndt crossing the finish line at the Olympics with her middle finger held high?

Susan

IIRC that was because the national federation left her girlfriend at home?

 

[pmcg76]

I think it was either last year or the year before that two Scottish footballers were kicked of the National team for giving the fingers to the media. They were trying to do it sneakily like children but were still caught on camera.

A Swiss football referee was also banned and fined for giving fans the finger because they were absuing him.

I also think Arndt got into trouble for her gesture so I am waiting to see what action will be taken against Cavendish.

 

[hfer07]

so I am waiting to see what action will be taken against Cavendish.

they should give him the finger....

 

[BroDeal]

I think it was either last year or the year before that two Scottish footballers were kicked of the National team for giving the fingers to the media. They were trying to do it sneakily like children but were still caught on camera.

A Swiss football referee was also banned and fined for giving fans the finger because they were absuing him.

I also think Arndt got into trouble for her gesture so I am waiting to see what action will be taken against Cavendish.

Ban him for the rest of the season. Anything like this that has the potential to scare potential sponsors away needs to smacked down quick and hard.

 

[kelvedon wonder]

It's rather a relief to see a British person being properly insulting with a full two-fingered salute, rather than the Americanised one finger version.

He can always tell them at Columbia it was V for victory

 

[Jamsque]

Ban him for the rest of the season. Anything like this that has the potential to scare potential sponsors away needs to smacked down quick and hard.

Don't be ridiculous.

 

[Willy_Voet]

New ad campaign?

 

[Oldman]

New ad campaign?

I didn't know Greipel was French. That is who Cav is saluting?

 

[luckyboy]

What a *** Cav is.

 

[auscyclefan94]

@cavendish: there are more "prudent" gestures to "silence" the critics......

I can't hear you ferminal. 7th, 11th on the stage. In the breakaway again with the sprint jersey and woin the team classification for the
day.

btw, pettachi's is better!

 

[karlboss]

HTC and Cav have some work to do. That lead out was less than perfect with renshaw hitting the front so early, it wasn't fast, but Cav was still the best of everyone there, and while not being the top sprinters in the world those guys aren't too bad.

 

[Arnout]

Yeah, I totally agree, it is a pi** weak field - the win should generate no discussion at all, but it's cav, so it does.

Even the BBC (who vaguely know cycling exists) have covered the result, I guess purely because of the controversy caused by the victory salute. It's all good, cycling in the UK never existed as a sport (at least as far as the press was concerned). on that score, anything good (or bad) which comes from the direction of Cav is great.

Just out of interest, is the British media picking up on cycling since the recent British successes and British team? Or is it still only the track thing that does get all the attention?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Fits and bursts. They were totally on the Team Sky bandwagon with all of their press releases being reported as news and all that, but after an explosion of stuff at the start of the season, there's been very little coverage the last couple of months. It's still a minority sport and the majority of people don't really understand it as a sport.

 

[LugHugger]

Just out of interest, is the British media picking up on cycling since the recent British successes and British team? Or is it still only the track thing that does get all the attention?

The mainstream media still has a deeply sceptical view of the sport. Outside of the Tour, most British people are not aware that cycling has Monuments or other Historical events. Ian Stannards ride generated zero mainstream coverage. Having said that, the BBC does a pretty good job of covering the major international track events

 

[ferryman]

I think it was either last year or the year before that two Scottish footballers were kicked of the National team for giving the fingers to the media. They were trying to do it sneakily like children but were still caught on camera.

Yes it was last year with the Scottish footballers and they were roundly crucified and ridiculed up here. There were other factors though counting against them getting kicked off the team.

Nothing sneaky about Cav's message though!

 

[craig1985]

Cavendish - WAC.

 

[ferryman]

Cavendish - WAC.

I'm not familiar with that acronym. So my guesses are:

Cav fan says: Win Always Cav;

I say: What A Chav;

You say: What A Chunt.

Am I close

 

[luckyboy]

Cavendish - Wants André's Cuddles?

 

[Winterfold]

Don't be ridiculous.

The British half of me was pleasantly amused to see the 2 fingered salute on the cycling news homepage, then, for a few seconds, the US half of me worried about how something so rude would play with Columbia's babyboom audience.

But then I thought 'bollox' the big teams and brands PRs are paid $$$$$$ and they need to earn it.

He is clearly signalling '2 wins' to his US cyclingnews.com supporters

 

[Winterfold]

What a *** Cav is.

This view is also reasonable, based on the facts.

But at least he's not boring. I got fed up with polite Brit losers a long time ago. Nowadays we have polite British winners, *** winners and 1000% hot winners to choose from.

I will put up with 'now youre not losers we dont like your 'were important once' stuck up asses any more' for a bit longer.

Wiggo had better walk the talk though or I will have to go and hide under a 4V stone somewhere.

 

[craig1985]

I'm not familiar with that acronym. So my guesses are:

Cav fan says: Win Always Cav;

I say: What A Chav;

You say: What A Chunt.

Am I close

You are correct. It's as obscene as Cav's winning "salute".

 

[ferryman]

You are correct. It's as obscene as Cav's winning "salute".

No offence meant. It is an obscene word, best not quoted in any form even doctored as I did.

 

[hfer07]

new ad campaign?

you buy one----we "shove" you two!!!

 

[danjo007]

little mark might think the commentators and writers know "jack ****" about cycle racing.
he definently knows "jack ****" about winning friends and influencing people.

tosser!