David Duffield Encounter With A Hero Part 2
I managed to keep within earshot as his fans came up to him and these were the snippets that I caught:
I don't commentate for the cycling expert - they know what's going on in a race. I commentate for everyone else and try to point out what's going on.
Lance is very friendly with me but now has so much security around him that he's hard to get to. He still waves or says hello as he passes and I often ask him how his cat Chemo is!
Sean Kelly is absolutely amazing at reading a race and points things out you would never notice.
My cat isn't very well and is on its last legs. I'll try and spend as much time with it as possible.
I have a dachshund so getting a new cat might be problematic (he said the dog's name and it was on a par with Sixpence the Rabbit but I forget what it was exactly!)
I was ill last Christmas and thought I had DVT but in the end it was ....
Russell Williams nearly fell off his chair when Hoy beat Tournant by one thousandth of a second at the World Champs!
When I was 8 years old I can remember constantly chatting in class and getting hit with a ruler by the master who shouted at me "Duffield, you are an old washerwoman!"
Pictures from the day
DD Left and new bloke from Eurosport (Sorry I forget your name, especially after we said hello during the great comentary you did at the Herne Hill Good Friday track meet!). Before anyone emails in suggestions I already know it is not Phil/Paul/Gary. Its not Adonis Russell Williams and it doesn't look like he parts his hair with a chamois leather so its not Mike 'Dungeon' Smith.
And its not Christy Anderson either!
DD with one of his many female fans. He was genuinely keen to find out about everyone and in this case offered all sorts of advice about Sustrans paths and the national byeway scheme to get people out enjoying riding their bikes away from main roads.
A veritable feast of cycling heros! Sean kelly being interviewed
I managed to say hello to Sean and also give him a poster with the web address on as well as telling him a little about the Duffield appreciation site. Who knows, maybe he will email in with a couple of stories for us!?
Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen were also there and seemed equally friendly. Paul even rolled his trousers up to show some of his fans the scabs and scars on his leg that accompany being a racing cyclist!
DD had a pretty good long chat with top bike designer Mike Burrows (Boardman superbike, Giant etc). Suspension, Minis, Moultons, strong cheese? Who knows what they were talking about????!
At this point you realise just how lucky we are in the UK and Ireland to have so much cycling talent around. Mike Burrows the top designer, Sean Kelly the hardman of the 80s and Phil, Paul and Dave... the three top English speaking cyclesport commentators in the world.
DD and Phil Liggett discussing the commentary plans for the penultimate day of the Vuelta.
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