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Tour de France: what the heck's that flag?

 
 
George
 
Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 06:55 am
I've been watching bits and pieces of the Tour de France. I don't have
the strength of will to watch very much of it at a time. But I keep seeing
spectators (most of whom deserve a dope-slap, by the way) waving flags
that appear to be home-made. The flags resemble a Union Jack, but the
background is orange, the "+" cross is white, and the "x" cross is green.

Anyone know what this is supposed to be?
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McTag
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 07:51 am
No, I don't either. Let's find out. BM

Your description is kinda hard to visualise. No photos, I don't suppose?
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George
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 09:03 am
Nah, I haven't seen any pictures of it.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 09:08 am
You mean this one: http://www.experienceplus.com/images/basque_flag.jpg ?

The flag of Basque.
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Francis
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 09:09 am
You mean this one? Euskadi (Basque)..

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Euskadi.jpg/250px-Euskadi.jpg
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 09:10 am
I haven't watched the Tour de France but I have watched the Giro d'Italia once or twice. It was a keen display of mispronunciation, city name mangleing by the British announcer - and a visual treat re all the countryside the fellows bicycled through, totally absent of comment about it by the announcers.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 09:12 am
Euskatel supporters - but not exclusively! - wave it.
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George
 
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Reply Fri 21 Jul, 2006 09:15 am
Walter & Francis,
That's it!
The background is red, not orange as I had thought.

The "Travel Game" mavens strike again.
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