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bianchigirl · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 4063

Though l'homme du train was a v good film.

Have to say my evenings in la France profonde were full of dinners with either my masonic, le pen voting neighbour or my rose quaffing, TdF loving neighbour Wink

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Hommedesbois · Joined: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 377 Location: France

When I'm sober I worry about LePen getting in and sending home the Brits who claim RSA while driving flash (i.e. non-French) cars.

My neighbours are interested in hunting, drinking and being beaufs...

Last copy of Vélo I saw had an old American on the cover - that put me off ever buying it. I assume it is a magazine for a doctor's waiting room. This obscure award ceremony appears to confirm this.

Fontfroide · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 1179

Obviously people have views about different mags. I find Velo quite good, with in depth articles better than any that I read on links in other mags on this forum. There may be some better ones in France on the racing scene, but I have never seen them. I read the British ones, when someone sends me one, and they seem pretty much the same thing. But I certainly don't want to get into defending the mags or any one mag. I enjoy reading it.

As for "obscure award ceremony", I don't think that is quite accurate. Greg and Al were handed their trophies on Stade 2, which if I am right, is the headline sports show of the week. At least for those of us who do not have dozens of channels. I did ask if anyone knew of any other "global cycling award" that might be better done or more important, but no one could think of one. So in fact, I am not sure it is accurate to even call it an obscure award. Unless someone knows of a more important or even any other such award at all.

Still and all, everyone is entitled to their taste, and there is no doubt there were some odd choices made by the various cycling reporters from the sixteen countries. But I doubt if there can be any doubt about the winner, not a difficult choice.

kathy · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject:

FF, I used to buy Velo every month when I lived in France - thought it was excellent, better than any of the mags I bought in the UK. I managed to get it for about a year in Spain as well - one of our paper shops in the town had l'Equipe every day, and Velo every months, as well as the Mail, Telegraph, Espress etc, and a hot of German and Dutch papers. I sometimes get one in Spain called Bicisport but it's nothing like as good. NOw I'm in the sticks I can't get anything but Spanish papers and magazines.
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forearms van petegem · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 263