Caption Competition
Winning entries in the Caption Competition.
The competition is now closed.
This week it's perfomers at the awards ceremony for the 35th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Needlenoddlenoo
Drunk Girl decides to spice things up a bit.
5. Eattherich
When I said we should carry a spare, this isn't what I meant.
4. Whatever Next
Sky commentators remark that some women don't understand how to ride a bike causes outrage
3. Clint75Ìý
The ladies' cycle team welcomed their new Australian member.
2. PollySaxonÌý
When Norman Tebbitt and Andy Gray collide..
1. MuteJoeÌý
I think you'll find I'm level - and therefore onside, Mr Gray.
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Comment number 1.
At 27th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Monte Carlo Raleigh
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Comment number 2.
At 27th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:This wasn't what I was expecting when I signed up to be a cycle courier.
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Comment number 3.
At 27th Jan 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ putting up the picture with no comments box is just as cruel as making animals perform in circuses
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Comment number 4.
At 27th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:This is a wheelie bad idea!
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Comment number 5.
At 27th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Illiterate cyclists misread sign as "Four cyclists only"
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Comment number 6.
At 27th Jan 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Government Information Film #257 : How to Cope with Narrow Cycle Lanes
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Comment number 7.
At 27th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:And you say that if we take turns then the tyres will last a third longer?
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Comment number 8.
At 27th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:At least it takes gamblers' minds off things whilst we have the casino redecorated
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Comment number 9.
At 27th Jan 2011, Gray Gable wrote:Boris Johnson’s original idea for the bikes was vetoed..
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Comment number 10.
At 27th Jan 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:As cuts begin to take effect in the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ website, staff start to develop new skills
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Comment number 11.
At 27th Jan 2011, Gray Gable wrote:After scrapping the Nimrods, MOD boffins came up with a cheaper alternative..
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Comment number 12.
At 27th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:Is that the definition of a mountin' biker?
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Comment number 13.
At 27th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Rehearsals for the new musical "Spidercyclist" were not going well
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Comment number 14.
At 27th Jan 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Remember the cyclists' motto - "Always carry a spare"
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Comment number 15.
At 27th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:Spot the deliberate mistake, got it? Right, none of them is wearing a helmet.
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Comment number 16.
At 27th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:Mary, do we have to do this everytime you forget your cycle clips?
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Comment number 17.
At 27th Jan 2011, MuteJoe wrote:Jane's new anti-gravity boots worked a little *too* well.
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Comment number 18.
At 27th Jan 2011, rogueslr wrote:All this just because none of us thought to pack a puncture repair kit.
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Comment number 19.
At 27th Jan 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:That's perfect, girls - now hold it there while I paint the road sign
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Comment number 20.
At 27th Jan 2011, Lynne wrote:Tandem, by committee
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Comment number 21.
At 27th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Watching this makes you yearn for the days when all circuses had were animals being mistreated
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Comment number 22.
At 27th Jan 2011, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Tour de Frances
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Comment number 23.
At 27th Jan 2011, lindum49 wrote:"Roll On - Roll Off" suddenly took on a whole new meaning.
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Comment number 24.
At 27th Jan 2011, Raven Clare wrote:Due to ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ cuts, the caption competition moderators are given their new company car
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Comment number 25.
At 27th Jan 2011, lindum49 wrote:One way of missing the pothole!
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Comment number 26.
At 27th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:The new series of "Miranda" takes a more surreal turn
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Comment number 27.
At 27th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:And it's safer if we flip over on the ice
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Comment number 28.
At 27th Jan 2011, rabbi101 wrote:"The Cunning Stunts Bike Troupe" show Boris that they know the offside rule.
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Comment number 29.
At 27th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Tour de Pants
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Comment number 30.
At 27th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:"I'm sure there's more to lesbianism than this, girls!"
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Comment number 31.
At 27th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:The first bicycle converted to run on tramlines is unveiled
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Comment number 32.
At 27th Jan 2011, MuteJoe wrote:I think you'll find I'm level- and therefore onside, Mr Gray.
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Comment number 33.
At 27th Jan 2011, Presto West End wrote:And who says cyclists are all on drugs!
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Comment number 34.
At 27th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:The ladies' cycle team welcomed their new Australian member.
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Comment number 35.
At 27th Jan 2011, lindum49 wrote:London's latest Pole Dancing Club was rather novel....
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Comment number 36.
At 27th Jan 2011, Presto West End wrote:Alberto Contador's year off was going to be less relaxing than he'd originally planned.
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Comment number 37.
At 27th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:The women linesmen obey Andy Gray's request to get on their bikes.
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Comment number 38.
At 27th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:An attempt is made to boost viewing figures for the Tour de France.
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Comment number 39.
At 27th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Cirque de Foleil
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Comment number 40.
At 27th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Do it with bears and you're hired!
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Comment number 41.
At 27th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:One member of the cycling team takes emergency measures as last night's curry kicks in.
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Comment number 42.
At 27th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:We also do a nude version called "The Full Monte Carlo"
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Comment number 43.
At 27th Jan 2011, Presto West End wrote:Er, Tanya, this isn't quite what I meant when I asked for a 'backie'.
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Comment number 44.
At 27th Jan 2011, MuteJoe wrote:Fancy forgetting the puncture repair kit. Fortunately, we brought the roof rack.
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Comment number 45.
At 27th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:This way we can deliver easily in thirty minutes, but where do we put the pizza?
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Comment number 46.
At 27th Jan 2011, JimmyG wrote:All the preparations were complete for Chris Boardman to come out of retirement...
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Comment number 47.
At 27th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:Too late, Victoria Pendleton realised that she had been about to lap the pack
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Comment number 48.
At 27th Jan 2011, lindum49 wrote:Allo, Allo, Allo......no safety helmets, lights or bells...your knicked!
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Comment number 49.
At 27th Jan 2011, JimmyG wrote:How Amy Winehouse could be world champion #52 - The Tour de France
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Comment number 50.
At 27th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Billy Thicko's Circus
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Comment number 51.
At 27th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:The Goodies updated for new series
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Comment number 52.
At 27th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Chopper-field's Circus
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Comment number 53.
At 27th Jan 2011, Presto West End wrote:We call this the 'Sir Chris Hoy-her-on-top' manoeuvre.
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Comment number 54.
At 27th Jan 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:Brace yourself Mavis, we're just about to loop the loop.
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Comment number 55.
At 27th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:And to think I gave up a perfectly good roller derby gig for this.
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Comment number 56.
At 27th Jan 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:The new movie is a cross between the Tour de France and Sex Lives of the Potato Men.
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Comment number 57.
At 27th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Flann O'Brien's great oeuvre, "The Dalkey Policeman" is finallt brought to the big screen
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Comment number 58.
At 27th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Trick cyclists? Yeah, they should see one.
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Comment number 59.
At 27th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Is that Queen I hear playing, Mabel?
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Comment number 60.
At 27th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:And where exactly in the rules does it say you can't fill the tyres with hydrogen?
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Comment number 61.
At 27th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Now when you said you'd spin my head right round...
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Comment number 62.
At 27th Jan 2011, Candace9839 wrote:Take that, Lance Armstrong.
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Comment number 63.
At 27th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Tandem's a doddle
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Comment number 64.
At 27th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:We don't need no stinking helmets!
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Comment number 65.
At 27th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Real women don't need a seat.
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Comment number 66.
At 27th Jan 2011, Topnote wrote:Oh dear, we thought you said you needed uniQUE cyclists.
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Comment number 67.
At 27th Jan 2011, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Roll up, roll up roll up!
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Comment number 68.
At 27th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Of course we're wheel women. Why do you ask?
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Comment number 69.
At 27th Jan 2011, Presto West End wrote:The Cycling Proficiency Test has changed a bit since my day.
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Comment number 70.
At 27th Jan 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:So that's what they get up to behind the bicycle sheds
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Comment number 71.
At 27th Jan 2011, Topnote wrote:Our survey said...one in four cyclists think cycling is looking up in Britain.
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Comment number 72.
At 27th Jan 2011, Lewis Graham wrote:The attempt to re-create "The Dying Fly" was not well received.
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Comment number 73.
At 27th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:"It's not easy being the third wheel," lamented Sharon.
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Comment number 74.
At 27th Jan 2011, Graham Yates wrote:Auditions for the new "Stig" were not going as well as the Top Gear team had hoped
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Comment number 75.
At 27th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:Quatre-astra-filles at velo-cité
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Comment number 76.
At 27th Jan 2011, dribblinshoon wrote:How to deal with hiccups whilst cycling...
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Comment number 77.
At 27th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Honestly, there's got to be an easier way to use the high occupancy bicycle lanes.
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Comment number 78.
At 27th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:What was that about a fish and a bicycle?
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Comment number 79.
At 27th Jan 2011, Nick Fowler wrote:Circus Minimus
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Comment number 80.
At 27th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Gordon's dreams of a foursome were answered, but as luck would have it, he'd forgotten his spin shoes that day.
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Comment number 81.
At 27th Jan 2011, BaldoBingham wrote:I think you'll recall that I was the one who said we'd have problems if we started recruiting Australians to the act!
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Comment number 82.
At 27th Jan 2011, Rob Falconer wrote:Flann O'Brien's great oeuvre, "The Dalkey Policeman" is finally brought to the big screen
(correction)
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Comment number 83.
At 27th Jan 2011, Valerie Ganne wrote:Billy Smart's Circus? No, this is Billy Thicko's Circus.
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Comment number 84.
At 27th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:Renault's new 8WD wasn't as exciting as people had hoped
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Comment number 85.
At 27th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:If Kubrick had done 'The Bicycle Thief'
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Comment number 86.
At 27th Jan 2011, dribblinshoon wrote:Kate just couldn't work out how Elliott and E.T had done the whole air cycling thing...
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Comment number 87.
At 27th Jan 2011, MCMCMCMCMC wrote:"What do you call yourselves?" "The Aristocrats!"
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Comment number 88.
At 27th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I STILL miss my Brompton
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Comment number 89.
At 27th Jan 2011, Simon R wrote:Having pushed for additional cyclists in the circus act the latest member had to back pedal…
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Comment number 90.
At 27th Jan 2011, MorningGlories wrote:Stop your whinging. That's what you get for not carrying a puncture repair kit.
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Comment number 91.
At 27th Jan 2011, Scott wrote:jet propulsion in...3...2...1
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Comment number 92.
At 27th Jan 2011, Peter N wrote:And you still reckon Lance isn't on anything?
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Comment number 93.
At 27th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:Freddie Flintoff's new pedalo was sure to bowl a maiden over
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Comment number 94.
At 27th Jan 2011, Mr Snoozy wrote:"Keep practicing girls, and when you the three on the bottom wear the invisibility cloak from Harry Potter, this will look amazing!"
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Comment number 95.
At 27th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:My first thought isn't "How?" but "Why?"
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Comment number 96.
At 27th Jan 2011, Pendragon wrote:Watching them on the pavé is going to be fun!
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Comment number 97.
At 27th Jan 2011, Kudosless wrote:She'd known her tyres would make Monte Carlo - or burst
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Comment number 98.
At 27th Jan 2011, Simon R wrote:Working in the circus you have to be prepared to do back to back shows….
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Comment number 99.
At 27th Jan 2011, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:I'm bending over backwards so they DON'T have to send in the clowns!
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Comment number 100.
At 27th Jan 2011, clint75 wrote:Cyc-de-soleil
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