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What's your most hated advert during the ITV TdF coverage?

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For me it's that bloody Turtlewax one with 'man-cars' and the fly stuck in the teeth. It drives me mad!


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 1:49 pm
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Tough to narrow it down to one....


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 2:01 pm
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I tend to zone out because there isn't much TDF coverage amongst the adverts


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 2:12 pm
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I tend to zone out because there isn't much TDF coverage amongst the adverts

I try to, but every time I happen to check back to see if the coverage has restarted, that face and teeth and fly seems to be there.


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 2:16 pm
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PVR with 30s skip ahead button is your friend here.


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 2:31 pm
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Any that involve speech, as the lip-sync is so far out of whack


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 3:02 pm
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The new miracle of weight reduction that is Numan ,where an actor* covered in food waste follows a human around an office.

* I use this term very lightly


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 3:11 pm
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Anything that makes me feels sad; I don’t need those poor donkeys bringing me down maaan.


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 3:13 pm
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People who aren't even dead yet going on about how great Pure Cremations are - I mean, how do they know?


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 3:49 pm
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That one where all you have is a long ad of a bunch of people riding along the road.

 

Theres more excitement in a shake'n'vac advert


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 3:50 pm
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The cat ones because my dog goes mental. 


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 4:06 pm
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Posted by: dyna-ti

Theres more excitement in a shake'n'vac advert

The girl in that advert apparently had a MASSIVE hangover when it was filmed.  I like it because of that


 
Posted : 17/07/2025 4:14 pm
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People who aren't even dead yet going on about how great Pure Cremations are - I mean, how do they know?

Have they now had over 50k positive reviews and 5 stars from TripAdvisor (or maybe Trustpilot)???

Does make you wonder how people have managed that after they've been turned to ash

 


 
Posted : 18/07/2025 6:05 am
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Hmm I turn over whenever there's a sad advert: Donkey's or RSPCA etc...

It's not that I don't care, I do, but the pictures make me sooooo unhappy :o(


 
Posted : 18/07/2025 7:07 am
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I wonder if animal charities tried showing more of the positive side of the rescue work - happy rehomed animals - and they didn't get the same response. I find all the sad animal ones hard to watch (and I do donate to a couple).


 
Posted : 18/07/2025 7:46 am
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For me it's that bloody Turtlewax one with 'man-cars' and the fly stuck in the teeth. It drives me mad!

100% agree. It's just weird and mildly disturbing.


 
Posted : 18/07/2025 8:03 am
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The pointless competition advert that counts as part of the programme 


 
Posted : 18/07/2025 12:00 pm
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Posted by: pocpoc

For me it's that bloody Turtlewax one with 'man-cars' and the fly stuck in the teeth. It drives me mad!

100% agree. It's just weird and mildly disturbing.

200% agree. First thing that came to mind.


 
Posted : 18/07/2025 12:44 pm
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All of them. It's so crap on ITVx streaming that pausing and rewind is no longer available to me.  I have stopped watching. It's become boring, not the Cycling as such but the media delivery.

Booked my cremation though 🙂 and saved a donkey. I'm still waiting for my fluffy snow leopard from last year.

The Lloyds mountain bike ride clip looks like my level riding. So thats almost real 🙂

 

 


 
Posted : 19/07/2025 7:04 am
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All of them. It's so crap on ITVx streaming that pausing and rewind is no longer available to me.  I have stopped watching. It's become boring, not the Cycling as such but the media delivery.

Booked my cremation though 🙂 and saved a donkey. I'm still waiting for my fluffy snow leopard from last year.

The Lloyds mountain bike ride clip looks like my level riding. So thats almost real 🙂

 

 

I've just got a very competitive loan from Lloyds Bank to fund my next bike purchase...

 


 
Posted : 19/07/2025 7:49 am
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The big stupid gold coin. 


 
Posted : 19/07/2025 8:21 am
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Its the Lloyds link with the kids cycling on the balance bikes.....where do the rucksacs go man?


 
Posted : 19/07/2025 8:27 am
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Watched the stage 11 with my 7yo the other day. We had a pretty good chat about why it was such a good race but when I asked him what his favourite bit was he threw his hands in the air and yelled ‘LLOYDS’


 
Posted : 19/07/2025 8:32 am
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People who aren't even dead yet going on about how great Pure Cremations are - I mean, how do they know?

 

 

Have they now had over 50k positive reviews and 5 stars from TripAdvisor

You're thinking of Dignitas


 
Posted : 19/07/2025 8:38 am
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The donkeys one doesn’t sit right with me. Where do you get donkeys in the UK these days? Not at beaches, it’s all vapes and middle aged women cold water swimming now. There must be WAY fewer donkeys than there used to be. Even if they’re all being treated badly the numbers are surely being overstated compared with the airtime allotted. These charities must be raking it in by calling up old ladies and reminding them how much they used to enjoy sitting on a donkey as it plodded up and down Blackpool beach or wherever. I think there’s more to it than meets the eye.


 
Posted : 19/07/2025 9:37 pm
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Hundreds of donkeys living their best life in the new forest.  Magic, but I'm sure there will be abused ones somewhere in the country.

As an aside, was in Morocco recently and those ****ers beat the crap out of their donkeys with massive great sticks.


 
Posted : 19/07/2025 9:46 pm
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Audible. Exsqueeze me. 


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 5:33 am
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I just record the coverage and start watching the recording after about 45 mins. Fast forward the adds and I don't have to learn about stink grauals or fairy softness.


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 6:10 am
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I thought the donkey ad was for a British charity helping donkeys abroad? Though I've not been paying much attention. 

I do love the Lloyds ad with the kids on balance bikes though


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 7:11 am
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OK, the Lebara ad needs a mention - not least as it makes me think of tbe Philadephia cheese ads from 30 years ago.


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 12:42 pm
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The hedge trimmer ad that seems to be on every single break is quite irritating. Granted, I’m not the target market, not having any hedges to cut….

I’m glad the donkeys are having a nice life


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 2:34 pm
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Pepto Bismol.   Diarrhoea!


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 3:14 pm
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Posted by: Bruce
I just record the coverage and start watching the recording after about 45 mins.

It's clear which side of the hedge he's on, Bruce hates donkeys. Forget the race, put the donkeys on bicycles, let them earn their emancipation.


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 3:18 pm
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Bruce quite likes donkeys. I also like Reas , and Emus. All these are on one of my local rides.

I just hate day time tv adverts.

 


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 6:34 pm
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Just how much is there to say about a head shaver?


 
Posted : 20/07/2025 8:12 pm
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Bikmo Cycle Insurance. To be fair, it's not on the telly coverage. If you know, you know. 


 
Posted : 21/07/2025 1:41 pm

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