Richard Hammond prefers to bike...
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Richard Hammond prefers to bike...
I'm a big fan of top gear, so this was pretty sweet to see on the BBC...they should do an episode where they review a bicycle~! It would be hilarious, i'm sure.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6605717.stm
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Hammond 'prefers cycling in town'
Hammond says he is ridiculed by Jeremy Clarkson for riding a bike
Top Gear host and motoring fan Richard Hammond has confessed to preferring cycling around town to driving a car.
The BBC Two presenter also told GQ magazine he understood concerns about global warming and said driving 4x4s in London was "pretty unnecessary".
Hammond admitted being ridiculed by fellow host Jeremy Clarkson, known for his cynical views on the environment.
He also spoke about his 280mph crash last year, saying he had been convinced he had "been at a party for two weeks".
Love of bikes
When asked in the magazine interview about public concern over greenhouse gas emissions, the 37-year-old host said: "Well, I can understand that. Driving a Range Rover in London is pretty unnecessary."
Speaking about his own choice of transport, he said: "When I am in town I get around either on a scooter, a motorbike or on a bicycle.
I've lost count of the times I've pulled up to the lights on my shiny specialised bicycle and heard someone yell, 'Hey, mate, where's your Ferrari?'
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"The truth is I've always loved cycling, ever since I was a kid.
"I do think that if you have a meeting in London and it's 45 minutes away, you can get in an hour-and-a-half's decent aerobic exercise."
Clarkson ridiculed him "remorselessly", he admitted.
"I've lost count of the times I've pulled up to the lights on my shiny specialised bicycle and heard someone yell, 'Hey, mate, where's your Ferrari?'," he said.
'Two-week party'
Hammond also recalled his accident in a jet-powered car during filming in September last year which left him fighting for his life.
"It's not an easy business getting over a coma, but I had it easier than others," he said.
"When I came around, I was convinced I'd been at a party for two weeks.
"A party at which - thank God! - I was chatting up my wife, who I really, really fancied. I kept asking her to come outside for a drink and a cigarette."
Hammond returned to presenting BBC Two's Top Gear earlier this year, four months after the crash.
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https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6605717.stm
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Hammond 'prefers cycling in town'
Hammond says he is ridiculed by Jeremy Clarkson for riding a bike
Top Gear host and motoring fan Richard Hammond has confessed to preferring cycling around town to driving a car.
The BBC Two presenter also told GQ magazine he understood concerns about global warming and said driving 4x4s in London was "pretty unnecessary".
Hammond admitted being ridiculed by fellow host Jeremy Clarkson, known for his cynical views on the environment.
He also spoke about his 280mph crash last year, saying he had been convinced he had "been at a party for two weeks".
Love of bikes
When asked in the magazine interview about public concern over greenhouse gas emissions, the 37-year-old host said: "Well, I can understand that. Driving a Range Rover in London is pretty unnecessary."
Speaking about his own choice of transport, he said: "When I am in town I get around either on a scooter, a motorbike or on a bicycle.
I've lost count of the times I've pulled up to the lights on my shiny specialised bicycle and heard someone yell, 'Hey, mate, where's your Ferrari?'
Richard Hammond
"The truth is I've always loved cycling, ever since I was a kid.
"I do think that if you have a meeting in London and it's 45 minutes away, you can get in an hour-and-a-half's decent aerobic exercise."
Clarkson ridiculed him "remorselessly", he admitted.
"I've lost count of the times I've pulled up to the lights on my shiny specialised bicycle and heard someone yell, 'Hey, mate, where's your Ferrari?'," he said.
'Two-week party'
Hammond also recalled his accident in a jet-powered car during filming in September last year which left him fighting for his life.
"It's not an easy business getting over a coma, but I had it easier than others," he said.
"When I came around, I was convinced I'd been at a party for two weeks.
"A party at which - thank God! - I was chatting up my wife, who I really, really fancied. I kept asking her to come outside for a drink and a cigarette."
Hammond returned to presenting BBC Two's Top Gear earlier this year, four months after the crash.
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04-30-07, 11:58 PM
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I can just picture that episode!
You would have The Hamster waxing all excited and competetive about his bike... Clarkson ripping into him about how girlie he is with his bike and white teeth, James May would be chunnering about the mechanical aspect of the bike... and discussing the merits of a sealed BB to a cup and cone... until Clarkson hits him...
Now... they say that his earwax could fuel a small city for a year, and if he had been on Celebrity Love Island they would have ALL been pregnant... including the cameramen... all I know is they call him 'The Stig'..
He of course would do the Top Gear course on a mid priced bike in record time.
You would have The Hamster waxing all excited and competetive about his bike... Clarkson ripping into him about how girlie he is with his bike and white teeth, James May would be chunnering about the mechanical aspect of the bike... and discussing the merits of a sealed BB to a cup and cone... until Clarkson hits him...
Now... they say that his earwax could fuel a small city for a year, and if he had been on Celebrity Love Island they would have ALL been pregnant... including the cameramen... all I know is they call him 'The Stig'..
He of course would do the Top Gear course on a mid priced bike in record time.
