Bishop of Blackburn congratulates Bradley Wiggins on his Tour de France win
3:42pm Monday 23rd July 2012 in News
The Bishop of Blackburn has congratulated Lancashire cyclist Bradley Wiggins on winning the Tour de France.
The Rt Revd Nicholas Reade said: “I wholeheartedly congratulate Bradley Wiggins on winning the Tour de France. The Church of England in Lancashire joins with people from across the county, and especially in Eccleston, in celebrating the victory of not just an Englishman, but someone who lives and trains here in Lancashire. What a prelude to the London Olympics!
“To win a race over 3,947km shows not just athletic excellence but massive physical and mental endurance and stands as a real inspiration to us all. It was also the fruit of impressive teamwork amongst the athletes and the support team.
"In the Bible, St Paul looking back on his life writes, ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.’ Bradley has certainly been exemplary in finishing this particular challenge. I pray that we will all be dedicated in pursuing the race that is set before us.”
Wiggins posted a message on his Twitter page that said: "Just had a message from God!!! Literally!!"
Comments(10)
Little Diamond
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9:07pm Mon 23 Jul 12
rggraham1947
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9:21pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Chris P Bacon wrote:It has nothing to do with religion and the Bishop of Blackburn is totally irrelevant; he's just jumping on a bandwagon.
I don't know what this has to do with religion and why he thinks he is relevant but what Bradley Wiggins did puts him on the top of a very large tree of British successes. His achievement was greater than any other British sportsman or woman ever. He became the first Olympic gold-medal winning rider in history to win the Tour de France and the first British rider to win it while winning both time-trials during the tour and relegating his own comfort yesterday to being the lead-out man for the finest sprinter cycling has ever produced.
Chris P Bacon
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10:08pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Little Diamond wrote:Fork cough, Titley.
what's up Crispy you miffed cuz Telegraph got a quote from the Bishop instead of ringing you?
makaveli96
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6:58am Tue 24 Jul 12
Chris P Bacon
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7:09am Tue 24 Jul 12
makaveli96 wrote:If a cat is born in a stable, does that make it a horse? John MacEnroe was born in Germany, does America have to give up the titles he won? He's as English as English can be, so why you threw that nonsense in is beyond me.
It was a Great Achievement, but Bradley was born in Belgium.
Jerzei Balowski
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8:39am Tue 24 Jul 12
Chris P Bacon wrote:Don't think your "first in history" bit is correct. Miguel Indurain won an Olympic gold medal - and 5 Tours of course.
I don't know what this has to do with religion and why he thinks he is relevant but what Bradley Wiggins did puts him on the top of a very large tree of British successes. His achievement was greater than any other British sportsman or woman ever. He became the first Olympic gold-medal winning rider in history to win the Tour de France and the first British rider to win it while winning both time-trials during the tour and relegating his own comfort yesterday to being the lead-out man for the finest sprinter cycling has ever produced.
makaveli96
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10:12am Tue 24 Jul 12
Chris P Bacon wrote:Yes MacEnroes titles should be classed as Germanys.
makaveli96 wrote: It was a Great Achievement, but Bradley was born in Belgium.If a cat is born in a stable, does that make it a horse? John MacEnroe was born in Germany, does America have to give up the titles he won? He's as English as English can be, so why you threw that nonsense in is beyond me.
If the cat was born in a stable in Belgium, then its a Cat from Belgium thats been adopted by a horse.
America is an illegal country as it was taken illegally from us (not sure if we've even had an apology yet) in 1783. So all Americans could be classed as British, apart from the native americans.
Little Diamond
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10:12am Tue 24 Jul 12
Chris P Bacon
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4:25pm Tue 24 Jul 12
makaveli96 wrote:So Jesus Christ becomes a horse then, in your warped world, since he too was born in a stable.
Chris P Bacon wrote:Yes MacEnroes titles should be classed as Germanys.
makaveli96 wrote: It was a Great Achievement, but Bradley was born in Belgium.If a cat is born in a stable, does that make it a horse? John MacEnroe was born in Germany, does America have to give up the titles he won? He's as English as English can be, so why you threw that nonsense in is beyond me.
If the cat was born in a stable in Belgium, then its a Cat from Belgium thats been adopted by a horse.
America is an illegal country as it was taken illegally from us (not sure if we've even had an apology yet) in 1783. So all Americans could be classed as British, apart from the native americans.
Chris P Bacon says...
5:09pm Mon 23 Jul 12