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"Flan rouge"?

Dave Beal · 2003-07-25T04:31:22+00:00

Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark as the "flan rouge", or something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation site, it says that it isn't French. What is Paul saying?

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Dave Beal
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25 July 2003, 04:31 UTC #1

Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark as the "flan rouge", or
something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation site, it says that it
isn't French. What is Paul saying?

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Steven L. Sheff
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25 July 2003, 04:46 UTC #2

On 7/24/03 9:58 PM, in article
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Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark as the "flan rouge", or
something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation site, it says that it
isn't French. What is Paul saying?
flamme rouge == red flame (based on the shape of the red kite).

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Henry
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25 July 2003, 04:46 UTC #3

he's ready for dessert?
Sorry, couldn't resist............
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Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark as the "flan rouge", or
something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation site, it says that it
isn't French. What is Paul saying?

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Dave Beal
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25 July 2003, 16:31 UTC #4

"Steven L. Sheffield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On 7/24/03 9:58 PM, in article
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Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark as the "flan rouge", or
something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation site, it says that
it isn't French. What is Paul saying?
flamme rouge == red flame (based on the shape of the red kite).
Thanks, Steven.

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Tom Kunich
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25 July 2003, 23:00 UTC #5

He's a Brit ain't he? He's obviously talking about blood pudding.
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Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark

as
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the "flan rouge", or something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation
site, it says that it isn't

French.
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What is Paul saying?

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Trg
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25 July 2003, 23:45 UTC #6

If the rider ahead with 1 km to go ends up not winning the stage, he gets a flan rouge-rasberry
custard (actually creme anglaise avec son coulis des framboise) as a consolation prize). It's a
tradition since the 1958 TdF when rider Yann Plinn , a native of Brittany was overtaken by Brian
Robinson in the St. Brieuc - Brest stage which ended right near Plinn's mother's house. Upon losing,
his mom made him his favorite dessert as a consolation- flan rouge. (Flan isn't French, it's
actually Breton ie the language they speak in Brittany, that's why you couldn't find it in
Babelfish).
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Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark as the "flan rouge", or
something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation site, it says that it
isn't French. What is Paul saying?
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Matabala
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26 July 2003, 10:45 UTC #7

Why did I think it meant "la flamme rouge (the red flamme) but I defer to our Tour historian.
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If the rider ahead with 1 km to go ends up not winning the stage, he gets

a
Quoted message said:
flan rouge-rasberry custard (actually creme anglaise avec son coulis des framboise) as a
consolation prize). It's a tradition since the 1958 TdF

when
Quoted message said:
rider Yann Plinn , a native of Brittany was overtaken by Brian Robinson in the St. Brieuc - Brest
stage which ended right near Plinn's mother's

house.
Quoted message said:
Upon losing, his mom made him his favorite dessert as a consolation- flan rouge. (Flan isn't
French, it's actually Breton ie the language they speak in Brittany, that's why you couldn't find
it in Babelfish).
eal" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de
"]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark as the "flan rouge", or
something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation site, it says that
it isn't French. What is Paul saying?
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Trg
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26 July 2003, 19:00 UTC #8

Yeah, it does mean "flamme rouge". I was just funning you.
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Why did I think it meant "la flamme rouge (the red flamme) but I defer to our Tour historian.
"trg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
If the rider ahead with 1 km to go ends up not winning the stage, he

gets
Quoted message said:
a
Quoted message said:
flan rouge-rasberry custard (actually creme anglaise avec son coulis des framboise) as a
consolation prize). It's a tradition since the 1958 TdF

when
Quoted message said:
rider Yann Plinn , a native of Brittany was overtaken by Brian Robinson

in
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
the St. Brieuc - Brest stage which ended right near Plinn's mother's

house.
Quoted message said:
Upon losing, his mom made him his favorite dessert as a consolation-

flan
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
rouge. (Flan isn't French, it's actually Breton ie the language they

speak
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
in Brittany, that's why you couldn't find it in Babelfish).
eal" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de
"]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km mark as the "flan rouge", or
something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish translation site, it says
that it isn't French. What is Paul saying?
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Tom Kunich
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26 July 2003, 23:45 UTC #9

No imagination at all.
"matabala" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Why did I think it meant "la flamme rouge (the red flamme) but I

defer to
Quoted message said:
our Tour historian.
"trg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
If the rider ahead with 1 km to go ends up not winning the stage,

he gets
Quoted message said:
a
Quoted message said:
flan rouge-rasberry custard (actually creme anglaise avec son

coulis des
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
framboise) as a consolation prize). It's a tradition since the

1958 TdF
Quoted message said:
when
Quoted message said:
rider Yann Plinn , a native of Brittany was overtaken by Brian

Robinson in
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
the St. Brieuc - Brest stage which ended right near Plinn's

mother's
Quoted message said:
house.
Quoted message said:
Upon losing, his mom made him his favorite dessert as a

consolation- flan
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
rouge. (Flan isn't French, it's actually Breton ie the language

they speak
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
in Brittany, that's why you couldn't find it in Babelfish).
eal" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de
"]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Paul Sherwen consistently refers to the red pennant at the 1Km

mark as
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
the "flan rouge", or something like that. But when I run "flan" through the Babelfish
translation site, it says that it isn't

French.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
What is Paul saying?
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