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Hi rusty
It depends very much on hoiw the question is phrased!
Who was the first Brit to win a grand tour?
Bradley Wiggins, TdF, 2012
Which was the first grand tour to be won by a Brit?
Vuelta a Espana, 2011 - awarded to Chris Froome in 2019 after a drug disqualification.
(Froome is also the first Brit to win the Giro, in 2018 - I say "Brit", but isn't he actually African?)

Sneaky, eh?

Long gap in the PCT - is elle still away?

Hello, Chris.
Ah, well done!
I had forgotten about the disqualification.
(And my GP tested my memory during the week and said it was excellent!)
Yes, Froome has raced for Kenya before.
I'm not sure how he qualifies for Britain!
He has certainly never lived here.
I thought the nearest a Brit got to winning the Giro was Simon Yates.
And from memory Wiggins was born in Belgium, but certainly has a British passport, and lives here.
I'll tell Elle you were asking for her, Chris.
I'd rather not say any more than that, just now.

Thanks, rusty.

I'm not sure that Wiggins qualifies as a "famous Belgian". There are some unexpected ones - Audrey Hepburn, for instance.

Hello, Chris,
I told Elle you had been asking for her.
She said to thank you for showing concern for her, and she hopes all is well with you.

Thanks for that, rusty. Yes, all fine here (apart from the rain and wind).

Best wishes to elle (and to you, of course).

HELLO!

Rusty, are you reading this? how are you?

The "Hello" thread will continue on here!

Elle, are you somewhere out there? Do you 'hear' me calling you?
Hope you read this and come give me some news.
How are you coping with things as they are at present, lockdown etc...
In fact, how did anyone cope?

Rusty, are you around as well? would love to hear from you:

bumping in the hope Elle or Rusty see it!

Hello, Pigale!
What a lovely surprise! How very nice to see you!
Wherever did you find the PCT? It must have been well buried!
Yes, like you, I have been away from the Forum for several months....I only made a reappearance (spotted by Chris) on Sunday, when I was drawn to looking at the Everyman thread.
I am not liking lockdown very much...but then who is?
I miss seeing my family and friends ....and, of course, hugging the grandkids!
But we all talk on the phone, and send texts and emails..... and so life goes on......
What have you been up?

Hey! Nice to hear from you!
After a long break I decided to look in yesterday and was hoping to
see you and Rusty, and every one else of course.
It has been lovely to chat again with Forum friends!

I had to go back some 30 pages to find the PCT - date 21st February!!!
I know I wanted a break, but you must have done the same too around the same time!

I can't say that the lockdown does a big difference to my life, except that I miss my trips to the market and meeting my mates afterwards.
Like you we keep in touch by phone (not emails, they are not computer orientated at all!) but as you say, it's not quite the same.

Otherwise I have not been doing anything special
My friend Jeremy was supposed to be here now, but of course he is not and does not know either when he will be able to come.
The quarantine business is no big deal since he stays in what is in reality his own house, and remain here for over a month, but it's more the fact that another lockdown might happen during his stay!
and then he would be stuck here for God knows how long!

Yes, I can understand your missing the family particularly since you are all so close. Any idea when you might be allowed to see them again?