Tour de France

The sign reads "Tour de France. Free coffee for anyone wearing yellow or Lycra"

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The Tour de France has come to London. I assume that after the huge success of the Olympics everything else just pales into insignificance but London just seems to take 'Le Tour' in its stride. It's as though this major sporting event rode through the streets of London every Monday morning. Not many people in the Trafalgar Square 'fan park'.

Trafalgar Square 'fan park'. "Welcome to Le Tour de France. Stage 3"

World Cup fever never really took off. By the time pub landlords had raised their beer sponsored bunting the whole thing was over (from an English perspective at least). All that remains are Thomas Heatherwick buses, re-sprayed black and plastered with Adidas sponsored footballers and logo. Unfortunately the players featured, such as Steven Gerard and Louis Suarez have long been supping fancy cocktails by holiday pools instead of dazzling us all on Brazilian pitches.

Whatever’s next……….bring it on.

 

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World Cup reality check

The World Cup is less than a week away and there is a conspicuous lack of World Cup fever in the capitol. Only beer sponsored bunting, representing all participating counties (must be inclusive) are flown outside pubs and white van man is driving around without the cross of St George emblazoned on his vehicle.  Could this be the long awaited reality check into our chances or will there be a late run of ‘stick it up your junta’, and ‘achtung, don’t mention the score’ patriotism if we progress into the knock out stages?

Back to Ron Manager and Alan Partridge in the studio. Over to you Ron……