Limoux, France Jul 15, 2012 Thomas Voeckler. Fast becoming a French cycling legend. Won another Stage about 4 days ago. Has lead the Tour for a number of days in each of 2004 and 2011. A great fighter who wears the Maillot Jeune with great pride. When we were here in 2004 he was only about 21 with very boyish looks. He held the jersey for about 10 days fighting to keep it from Lance for 2 days through the mountains. Held it by mere seconds the second day. On that day we were watching th...
Limoux, France Jul 15, 2012 Rupert Guinness. Acclaimed Australian cycling journalist and renowned for wearing Hawaiian shirts. Explained how tiring the Tour is for journalists with most days not finishing until well after midnight.
Limoux, France Jul 15, 2012 Robbie McEwen - cycling legend. He did not remember Carol from 2004 when we reminded him that we accosted him in the lobby of his hotel in Lourdes as he was checking out and he kindly posed for photgraphs with us. In that Tour he fractured two verterbrae in Stage 6. He met us on Stage 9 or thereabouts, and he told us today that he was in dreadful pain from that injury. He won 3 Stages and the Maillot Vert. Again he was generous with his time, relaxed and frien...
Limoux, France Jul 15, 2012 This is Gerry Ryan, the Founder of Orica Greenedge, the owner of Jayco, a keen Saints supporter and a sports philanthropist among other other honours. We spoke for quite a while and particularly about the tactics for today.