Originally Posted by
Llani Boy
Can someone explain to me, why the obsession with French terms for a British bike race? Why is The Tour of Yorkshire called the Tour de Yorkshire? Why is every climb called Cote de Wherever. Do we not have enough varied descriptions of our own ie Hill, Bank, Rise, Knoll, Scar, Pass or Bar without having to precede each climb with a place where a dove lives! Also the television graphics show "Tete de la Course" instead of Head of the Race. The Italians do not put up with this pretentious bollocks on the Giro so why should we?