Bruyneel and the Tour

Hmm, let me see:

A few weeks ago, Andy and Frankie were going to the Tour, and Mr Bruyneel said "I will be there to boss you about, not Kim Andersen."

Andy and Frankie said "What!! But we have always had Kim!"

Mr B said "Not this time, chums. I'm in charge, he won't be there, deal with it."

Andy and Frankie said "But, but but:"

Mr B replied "No. That's it, my word is final, no Kim."

There was quite a lot of muttering, and Andy was reported to have said that Kim would be there. Oh yes he would.

So, Andy and Frankie, yes: Kim, no, Bruyneel, yes.

Then  Frankie dropped out of the Giro after a shoulder injury, and Mr Bruyneel said quite openly that he thought Frankie was lying about the injury.  Andy, meanwhile, had not had a stellar start to the season, having pretty well failed to finish a race: so Mr Bruyneel started saying hinting that neither Andy nor Frankie was guaranteed a place on the Tour squad.

So, Andy and Frankie possibly no: Kim, no, Bruyneel, yes

Then the Long List was announced.

Andy and Frankie, yes: Kim, no. Also, Chris Horner, no, Bruyneel, yes
 
Oops, big stink about Chris Horner, lots of "beep beep" sounds of Mr Bruyneel reversing, and suddenly Chris is in, Jakob is out.  But Andy is now injured.

Andy, out. Frankie, in. Kim, out. Chris Horner, in. Jakob, no, Bruyneel, yes

But then Frankie starts saying that he won't be Team Captain, as he's still recovering from being shoved into the Giro unexpectedly.

Hmm: this could be Andy and Frankie out, Kim out, Chris Horner in, Bruyneel, yes.

And today, I can hardly say it for laughing, Mr Bruyneel announces that he won't be going to the Tour in view of the adverse publicity from him being involved with the Armstrong allegations.

Andy, Frankie, Jakob, no. Mr Bruyneel, no.

Will Kim Andersen be allowed to go now, do we think?

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And in sort-of-related news, a Freudian slip from Bjarne Riis in his announcement of his Tour Squad: he announced the team, confirmed that the GC was not possible for them this year, and that they would be going for stage wins, and possibly the KoM jersey.

He ended by saying " I see this as an exciting challenge," etc.

Trouble is, it was printed wrongly:




"I see this as an EXITING challenge"?  Oh dear, whoops, what a mistake!