tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post6248904196362860116..comments2024-02-11T05:49:56.398+11:00Comments on A Strong Belief in Wicker: TDF TBRLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-81233233840779536412015-08-01T13:24:18.085+10:002015-08-01T13:24:18.085+10:00I read and reviewed George's Grand Tour, loved...I read and reviewed George's Grand Tour, loved it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-89384566532453565832015-07-30T21:55:54.573+10:002015-07-30T21:55:54.573+10:00How wonderful to have actually been there watching...How wonderful to have actually been there watching. I've enjoyed bits and pieces this year but the year my dad was over there watching I had some sleepless nights keeping up. Obviously you really love it. I had no idea there were so many books on the great race. Teddyreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553244883194436385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-87668644573756943022015-07-30T00:25:00.615+10:002015-07-30T00:25:00.615+10:00Wonderful to have the memories of being present! ...Wonderful to have the memories of being present! Great reminders as you view I'm sure. And your growing book collection will not go to waste!<br />HapPy Paris in July - glad to see my button put to good use :)Faith Hope and Cherryteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170392449995588653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-39691243734981208352015-07-29T23:35:04.951+10:002015-07-29T23:35:04.951+10:00We're lucky here -- we can see it starting at ...We're lucky here -- we can see it starting at 8 a.m., sometimes earlier if it's a really long stage. I watch bits and pieces in the morning as I do my day thing; perhaps catch the afternoon repeat as I'm between shopping or garden or cleaning up; then watch with Rick in prime time! Now that it's over, I am watching the 3-5 minute segments on demand on cable because I miss the dulcet tones of Phil and Paul, the commentators we hear in the States. Their wonderful Brit accents make me swoon. Definitely withdrawal.<br /><br />If you are interested in the race itself and its people, versus cycling (my pref, too), I recommend two books by Richard Moore -- Slaying the Badger, which is about the competition between France's Bernard Hinault and America's Greg Lemond and his later "Etape," which looks at several of the major stages and their characters. Rick, who used to race, turned me on to them after discovering Moore's work through a great blog called "George the Cyclist." Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-8622934068265311032015-07-28T00:58:15.077+10:002015-07-28T00:58:15.077+10:00Louise, Like you, I'm obsessed by watching the...Louise, Like you, I'm obsessed by watching the Tour de France. It takes so much time, but all worth it. For us, the tour is on from 8 a.m. to noon usually. I started recording it and playing it back in the evenings because I couldn't stand the Hannah and her horse commercials. If you haven't seen them, then you're lucky. I don't even know what the commercial is for, but it was on every commercial break. Sorry for the rant.<br />I loved watching the tour and I'm so excited about the up and coming riders. I even started to root for Peter Sagan this year; he's working on his karma.<br />Thanks for playing along with Dreaming of France. <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Here’s my Dreaming of France meme</a>Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-48301542107788978402015-07-27T07:31:34.182+10:002015-07-27T07:31:34.182+10:00I took a writing class a couple of summers ago fro...I took a writing class a couple of summers ago from a reporter who did an extensive interview with Lance. Not a nice fellow. Sadly, I say this, as Lance is a fellow Texan.<br /><br />You certainly show a lot of pluck, watching from 10 pm to 1 am every night for three weeks. Wow.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-26651384844324415252015-07-26T14:21:42.133+10:002015-07-26T14:21:42.133+10:00Have you ever dipped into Gabriel Gate's food ...Have you ever dipped into Gabriel Gate's food and travel book for the TDF? A few regular customers of mine get a copy every year!! Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.com