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Chris/ Pigale.
The crash is on You Tube.
Type "Sagan crash, Tour of Flanders" and that should get it for you.

Thanks rusty - found it. It did look like the material was loose - reminds me of the policeman taking the photograph (was it Abdoujaborov he took out?)

Yes, thanks Rusty - Difficult to see for sure if material got into the
bike or if bike upset the material!

Hello, Elle!
It is a lovely day here, too, though I did not venture out.
You will need to do your homework regarding sports packages to see which you prefer.
But in the meantime, I have phoned Eurosport and told them you are not happy at the lack of athletics on show.
They are extremely sorry about that, and have agreed to transmit the Paris Marathon in full, next Sunday morning, just for you!
I told them you would be very pleased to hear that!
Result!
The cycling was great.
A win for Phillippe Gilbert, and he deserved it.
A great attack and he did not come back!
I was hoping Sagan would win but he crashed and that was that.
Maybe next week in Paris-Roubaix (my very favourite race!).
The men are golfing now (in Texas).
The women start later (in California)
I am hoping Lexi "gets wet!"

Yes, Chris, that was Abdu, the Tashkent Terror!
That crash will likely be on YouTube, too.

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, I shall do some research into Sports packages to see what is on offer.
But from what I have previously heard, it does all sound very expensive.......and I am wondering whether my watching only tennis and athletics (I do not watch anything else) would justify the big expense?
But as you so rightly say, I need to look into this thoroughly and compare costs and exactly what I would get for my money.
So........I can look forward to tennis AND athletics this coming weekend then?
The Quarter Finals of the Davis Cup start on Friday - yes on BBC 2.
And you say that the Paris Marathon is being shown on Saturday?
And I can get that on the EuroSports Player?
Great!
Next on my agenda this evening is the Final of "The Voice: UK" - at 7 pm.
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching this throughout the last few weeks- it is a pity that it is now ending!
One of the best parts of the show is the great rapport and good feeling between the judges - and the genuine support they offer to the singers.
This is how it comes across to me, anyway.
I shall miss it!
But then we shall have BGT......
You, especially, will be looking forward to that!

Hello, Elle!
Yes, the Paris Marathon is on Eurosport 2, so you should get that?
It starts quite early on Sunday Morning, not Saturday.
I think there may be a triathlon on sometime, and cycling is never far away.
There may be other ways of watching sport rather than signing up with BT or Sky, but I have not used them.
The young folk are the ones who would know.
Yes, I am looking forward to BGT.
My favourite show!
Remember to 'phone your cousin!

Hi, Rusty!
Sorry, you did say "Sunday" for the Paris Marathon - that was my mistake. in repeating it wrongly.
I have belatedly realised that we shall have our elder daughter and the boys staying with us from next Thursday for a few days...........so I shall have to juggle tennis, athletics and children!
I shall record what I can to watch later!
Yes, all the grandkids broke up for the Easter holidays last Friday!
I shall have to plan a big get together so they can all meet up!
Now..... "The Voice".......I think the winner well deserved that honour.
Of the three remaining acts ........he was definitely the best.......although I had liked one or two who didn't make it through to the Final.
Right...I had better phone my cousin now, as it is my turn this week..............

Good morning, Elle!
Yes, Sunday for the marathon.
Have you heard about the controversy in the women's golf?
Poor Lexi.
When she was coming off the 12th green yesterday the officials told her she had a two stroke penalty for replacing her ball in the wrong place on the putting green the PREVIOUS day!
It was a viewer at home who phoned up to tell them.
Over 24 hours later, Lexi gets penalised.
She was in tears, and then they told her because of the 2 stroke penalty, she had signed her scorecard for an incorrect score (that she did not know about) and that was ANOTHER two stroke penalty.
So, 4 strokes are added to her score.
She ended up tied for the lead with So Yeon Ryu but lost to her in the play-off.
It was a blasted travesty of justice.
High time the Rules of Golf caught up with 21st century!
I will watch the replays later but I feel very sorry for Lexi.
She does lots for children's charities etc.
This should never have happened in the way it did.

The penalty for incorrectly placing the ball is fair enough - she should have known better. (You almost never see a pro marking alongside the ball.) However the penalty for signing for the wrong score seems to be counter to natural justice. As far as she knew, she was signing for the correct score.