We want to share an important update with our Betfair Community users.
Over the coming months, the Betfair Community platform will be winding down. The final active day for the platform will be December 21st. From December 22nd, users will no longer be able to access the platform.
Your discussions, insights, engagement, and, most importantly, feedback have helped shape the platform and guided innovation. Your feedback continues to be important to us, and we will continue to listen via our dedicated feedback channels, as well as through product testing and innovations.
To share your feedback and experience, visit: https://support.betfair.com/app/home
|
By:
Cracking finish.
Considering the big two favourites were out so early in the race it's been an excellent Tour this year. Probably would have been one of the best ever if Froome and Contador hadn't have had to abandon - and who'd like to predict what the end result would have been after Nibali was so good and proved himself time and time again? |
|
By:
Now it's all done and dusted I reckon the stand out highlights of this Tour will be The Grand Depart in England where the crowds were truly magnificent, particularly in Yorkshire and the environs, and probably the best ever spectators ever for Le Tour de France.
Plus, Jens Voigt winning another polka-dot jersey in his final Tour - and also the final sprint on the Champs Elysee. |
|
By:
“I felt it was almost an obligation to entertain the fans one last time, and give what they expect: me out in the break with the peloton chasing and I have zero chance - hey that’s the story of my life, the story of my career! It’s what made me famous. That is the way I knew I must say good-bye. I stayed out there long enough for the announcer to call up my 65 beautiful wins!”
How do I feel? I will not miss the pain, the stress, but I am going to miss interacting with the people, all the young kids, and of course the boys – I mean Danny van Poppel is half my age and it is just cool to hang out with him and see what the young generation is up to! I am happy on one side that the suffering is over, the 100kmh downhills, the crazy fighting for positions, but 17 years is a big chapter of my life, more than a third of my life, and maybe tonight, or tomorrow, I will realize that I am never coming back. But since I am a positive person I won’t cry that it’s over, but will laugh because it has happened. And that is how I look at it. Afterwards I was sitting alone by myself with my head down, helmet and glasses off, and just sitting there and letting it all sink in. Even the crowd was polite enough to be silent and let me be and give me some privacy. I needed this - it was a pretty special moment.” - Jens Voigt http://www.trekfactoryracing.com/news/reflections-successful-tour |
|
By:
And here's a video of Jensie after the final stage:
http://www.bicycling.com/video/jens-voigts-final-tour-stage?cid=social_20140727_28578496#/video/all/created/d/1 Talking of brekky - he says he's never having muesli for breakfast ever again! Jens Voigt @thejensie · Jul 27 "And now heading for my last Tour de France Muesli and Oatmeal brekky- from tomorrow on only eggs, bacon and pancakes!!!" Some great photos from yesterday on Jens' Twitter page: https://twitter.com/thejensie/with_replies |