Nicole Cooke retains Grande Boucle Feminine

[Mrs Tortoise]

Top British rider Nicole Cooke has retained the women's Tour of France title, with fellow Brit Emma Pooley, coming third. I hope this spurs the British men to do well in the upcoming TdF.

[diapason]

Chapeau!

But the BBC coverage has been dismal. She merited only a one liner on local news today.

N

[pigman]

great for her, great for British cycling, but p#ss poor reporting. I knew nothing of this ... but I did know from the BBC that Hammond and Cavendish might be selected for the mens TDF!

[AlbionLass]

Allez Nicole! She is a real inspiration.

[mhara]

Fantastic result.

Feeble coverage.
And I've yet to see anything about Victoria Pendleton's achievements on TV.
Maybe I don't watch enough... but I seem to watch enought to keep hearing about Tim b****y Henman.

[diapason]

Fantastic result.

Feeble coverage.
And I've yet to see anything about Victoria Pendleton's achievements on TV.
Maybe I don't watch enough... but I seem to watch enought to keep hearing about Tim b****y Henman.

Indeed. Why can't the press give some column inches and air time to ritish athletes who ARE achieving something?

N

[Mrs Tortoise]

Fantastic result.

Feeble coverage.
And I've yet to see anything about Victoria Pendleton's achievements on TV.
Maybe I don't watch enough... but I seem to watch enought to keep hearing about Tim b****y Henman.

Indeed. Why can't the press give some column inches and air time to ritish athletes who ARE achieving something?

N

That would change into positive news and we can't have that now can we?
I have however complained to the Guardian that they mentioned Karpets' win in the Tour of Switzerland, but no mention of Cooke.