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Ode To Bradley Wiggins

648 replies

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 21/07/2012 09:05

Oh Wiggins, oh Bradley
I love you quite madley
You look tres sexee
In the yellow jersey
Vous etes tres bon
Avant le peloton
With your mates Cav and Froome
To Paris you'll zoom
Do your side burns help you steer?
When you win I will shed a tear.

OP posts:
evilgiraffe · 01/08/2012 16:13

I agree Cancellara looks in a huge amount of pain, poor guy.

frostyfingers · 01/08/2012 16:47

Phew, now I'd better do some work. More excitement tomorrow, not sure if I can take it!

One thing I wish the cameras wouldn't do is zoom in on people when they've just finished or are in trouble like Cancellara. It seems really intrusive and unkind - it happens especially in crashes and I'm surprised the cameramen don't get thumped sometimes!

QuenelleOJersey2012 · 01/08/2012 17:33

GoCav, HalfMum and Mini I hope you all had a good view and have had a great day.

(It was definitely your banner that sealed those medals Thanks Wine)

GoCavWiggoMillarFroomeetal · 01/08/2012 18:45

What a fantastic day!!!! Completely overwhelming! We watched on the roadside (brilliant views), then once all the riders had passed by, we went up to the cool down area where we saw Bradley cross the line and do a lap alongside us Grin. For the medals ceremony we clung on to the railings of Hampton Court, belting out the national anthem and watching the big screen.

But what will stay with me the most was the warmth and camaraderie between all the spectators. Absolutely amazing! Our poster even had a fan club all of it's own Grin.

Halfmum took lots of fab photos of Froome and Wiggins and has film footage of Bradley going around our corner, as well as an accidental close up of his legs Grin.

HalfMumHalfBiscuit · 01/08/2012 19:26

AWESOME Day. Just paid for wifi on train to talk to you guys. We had a brilliant time. So chuffed with banner. Hopefully brad saw it. Everyone else did. Cannot wait to see it on tv. Had a tear in my eye just reading this thread. Am totally on a buzz now. Great to meet Gocav too.

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GoCavWiggoMillarFroomeetal · 01/08/2012 19:33

Likewise Halfmum Grin. Bradley is on his way to the BBC1 studios now!

mayaswell · 01/08/2012 19:34

Watched them fly through Kingston, just awesome, awesome, awesome. The crowd were incredible, such support.
A real day to remember.

Velodrome tomorrow!!!!

QuenelleOJersey2012 · 01/08/2012 19:40

How brilliant. Sounds like a fantastic day.

Neverme · 01/08/2012 20:08

Breaking lurker silence to say They just showed your poster on sky news!

mothmedalisnotaverbmagnet · 01/08/2012 20:16

Well spotted Neverme Smile I will try to see it, was weirdly proud of the mnetters.

I have such a tension headache from this afternoon, I couldn't look up at the screen until it was over because of nerves, but watched it all again on catch up. It was so brilliant!! I'm so happy for him and Froome, what an amazing day. Tony Martin has a nice face.

Am going to scour the channels for interviews Grin

kju · 01/08/2012 20:19

MN ode to Wiggo banner is on the sky news website at the start of the clip!

GoCavWiggoMillarFroomeetal · 01/08/2012 20:21

Woohooo!!! Thank you so much neverme and kju, I would never have found it!

SeashellsAllezModInYellowAllez · 01/08/2012 20:31

news.sky.com/

Grin Grin Grin Grin

Absolutely brilliant!!!

LostInWales · 01/08/2012 21:15

Best. Banner. Ever. Grin

Well done guys you've done MN proud today, I hope someone shows it to the queen!

NarkedRaspberry · 01/08/2012 21:27

You marvellous loons!

QuenelleOJersey2012 · 01/08/2012 21:36

Ooh I can't see it. Stupid BlackBerry.

Well done though!

GoCavWiggoMillarFroomeetal · 01/08/2012 21:40

Where's our co-author evilgiraffe?

evilgiraffe · 01/08/2012 22:35

Sorry been out for pub dinner - so impressed the banner made it on to sky news! Grin

So impressed with our boys :)

GoCavWiggoMillarFroomeetal · 02/08/2012 08:00

How is it possible to have the worst hangover despite not a drop of alcohol passing my lips yesterday? Must have been drunk on elation!

Minimammoth · 02/08/2012 08:40

Mornin'. I think it must be dehydration Gocav. I had bad leg cramps in the night from all that cycling Grin. Did you see the footage of Wiggo searching the crowds for his wife and kids? Clearly they were outside the gates. Velodrome today. Unfortunately I wil not be in front of a screen. Cheer for me everyone, well not me personally, on my behalf.

GoCavWiggoMillarFroomeetal · 02/08/2012 09:03

I woke up thinking I was back at the roadside cheering this morning mini Blush. It was lovely to meet you! Such a fun day out!

QuenelleOJersey2012 · 02/08/2012 11:18

I've just seen the banner on the Sky news video Smile. The video crashed my work PC, twice Blush, but was brilliant to see.

Well done all of you. You done us proud Torch

Minimammoth · 02/08/2012 19:20

Where is everybody today? The team are looking good in the V.drome.

evilgiraffe · 02/08/2012 19:36

How brilliant were Hoy and co?! Just fantastic Grin (they'll never replace Cav and Wiggo in my heart though)

DuchessOfAvon · 02/08/2012 21:52

Its all just awesome - including the MN Ode. Impressive work.

We have just spent a week in North Wales training the DDs to hang out the car window and scream "Allez, allez, allez" whenever we pass a cyclist.

DD2 also chanted "Badley, Badley".