Cycling in Melbourne Australia

2008 Liggettisms Bingo

It's day three and it's time to get serious. Phil and the team have been trading witticisms for three nights so it's time for TDF Bingo. We need a list of words and phrases to use so can you add to this list?

Paul: It's getting a bit grippy out there
Phil: The organisation at the front-end
Phil: The race of truth (ITT)
Phil: That's absolutely right
Paul: Funny enough...
Phil: Spot of bother

Tags: bingo, liggett, phil, tdf

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Permalink Reply by Treadly and Me on July 9, 2008 at 1:17am: Paul: You should always ride in the front 15 or 20.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ChrisS on July 9, 2008 at 1:23am: Does 'just starting to learn the ropes' count?

Surely 'the F1 engines of professional cycling' or similar guff must count.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by skillsy on July 9, 2008 at 1:50am: Both very good. How about during the time trial...

Paul: It's all about the clock

The ABC have requested to be part of this exciting facet....

Peter Wilkins: And all eyes will be on Cadel Evans in the time trial tomorrow

Great work muppet boy! It's tonight Peter if you haven't noticed. Perhaps another book on losers is on the cards for Mssr Wilkins,- an autobiography.

Feel free to suggest this to him; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ChrisS on July 9, 2008 at 1:58am: "A pure stylist in the TT"

Gosh, a new one.

And hasn't Cancellara transgressed some ASO reg on race numbers? ;)))); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by vx255 on July 9, 2008 at 2:13am: I've heard "He's a beast of a man" about 5 times tonight; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by LongLoad on July 10, 2008 at 12:49am: Paul: "...in the sport of professional cycling..."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ChrisS on July 11, 2008 at 2:10am: "when the the road starts pointing at the sky"

Did like the anecdote about the cow as race prize.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rob on July 13, 2008 at 1:01pm: Pic Paul Sherwin (on the right) and the aftermath of riding around at the back of the peleton in the 80's, even road side protests can look like a bingle to PaulS

(Quote Paul or Phil at any time during any coverage) "You can tell by his different jersey from the rest of his team mates he's the national champion of .....
(Phil)
(PhilL) "we see from the shot from the helicopter , there's the eglise de....., I'm sure you Paul Sherwin having ridden through here at the back end of the peleton....might know something about it?...."
(cross to PaulS), banters on ....( "in the 15th century when Noah's beard was getting under his feet and sliced bread was just coming into its own they piled rocks up and it became the eglise de.....I know this because I rode around here a lot at the back of the peleton"
(cross to Phil)...."Now Paul, how did I know you were going to say that?"; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ChrisS on July 14, 2008 at 12:39am: Sherwinism- "first hors d'oeuvres of the day to be served up are four 4th category climbs"; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DamianM on July 14, 2008 at 1:56am: Don't forget Paul's reciepe of 1 minute every 10 kms that the peleton can pull back from a breakaway.

Of course, my favourite EVER Liggettism was after last years final time trial... "I had dinner with Levi last night and I can assure you he's not a doper".

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Permalink Reply by Oz on July 15, 2008 at 6:29pm: Heard a ripper from Phil the other night after Cadel's crash.

"The Doctor looks to have patched him up as best he can....no apparent injuries to Evans...apart from the obvious of course."; ▶ Reply to This